Quote: rubber duckie "Where's your evidence. Not that I disagree with you, but it is a bold statement to make.'"
To paraphrase an earlier post of mine -
In 2016 - RL was ranked 27th for participation. Player numbers are down 39% over 10 years, and down 9% vs 2015.
Sports die when people stop playing them.
However, as a counter point -
30 years ago, the average top flight attendance was under 5,000.
Now, the top flight average attendance is just under 9,000.