Rugby League fans were quick to lash out at the poor attendance for the Super League Grand Final on Saturday night. An official crowd of 60,783 watched St Helens clinch their fourth successive title with a 24-12 win over Leeds Rhinos.
A big increase on last year's 45,177 crowd as Saints defeated French side Catalans Dragons, it still fell well below previous Grand Final attendances, with Castleford v Leeds in 2017 drawing an impressive crowd of 72,827 and Leeds v Wigan in 2015 a huge figure of 73,512.
In 2006, a 72,575 crowd watched St Helens defeat Hull FC, and in 2011, Old Trafford still drew in 69,107 fans despite Leeds facing the Red V for what was then a fourth final between the two sides in five years.
