Super League seven-year record set to be beaten at Grand Final

The Super League Grand Final between Wigan Warriors and Hull KR is set to have a huge attendance this Saturday.

Last round, Wigan Warriors had a crowd of 20,511 – the highest Super League play-off attendance since 2004, and the third-highest in Super League history.

Hull KR, meanwhile, had a sell-out crowd to watch their own semi-final victory.

Now, both clubs have confirmed that their initial allocations of 10,000 sold out, and that further allocation have been allotted.

Super League have also confirmed that limited tickets are available for the game, with just a few blocks currently left available.

Be quick 😅

There are limited tickets available for Saturday’s #GrandFinal 🎟️

Get yours now 👇

— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) October 8, 2024

This means it will surely at least be close to the 69,000 capped capacity, which is lower than usual due to ‘reconfiguration’ due to coaching and officating requirements.

Super League seven-year record set to be beaten at Grand Final

Alongside the fans of the two teams, there will be a huge number of neutral fans packed into Old Trafford, and rugby league officials are expecting a crowd of over 65,000 for the event.

This would be for the first time since the 2017 final between Castleford Tigers and Leeds Rhinos, where the attendance hit 72,827.

Since then, we have seen crowds of 64,892 and 64,102 pre-Covid, and then 45,177, 60,783 and 58,137 since the 2020 event, which was played in front of a crowd of zero due to restructions.

This is another welcome increased attendance in rugby league’s showpiece events, after the Challenge Cup final between Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves also saw the highest attendance since 2017.

It will likely be an increase of almost 10,000 on previous years as well – in one of a few feel-good rugby league attendance stories from this year.

Over in Australia, the NRL Grand Final once again drew a crowd of over 80,000 seeing Penrith Panthers win their fourth-successive title.