{"id":509696,"date":"2025-10-18T15:13:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/509696\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T15:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:13:18","slug":"rugby-league-ashes-opening-test-ticket-sales-surpass-landmark-figure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/509696\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby League Ashes opening Test ticket sales surpass landmark figure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AW7_9017-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Rugby Football League have confirmed that the opening Test of the Ashes has passed a landmark figure in terms of ticket sales.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a weeks time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-emotional-england-to-be-white-washed-by-australia-in-ashes-argues-ex-super-league-coach-109556\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">England will host Australia<\/a> in the first rugby league Ashes Test for 22 years and there\u2019s set to be a bumper crowd at Wembley for the game.<\/p>\n<p>Tests two and three at Everton\u2019s Hill Dickinson Stadium and Headingley are both sold out so the first Test at Wembley is the only match where tickets are still available, however, it\u2019s expected that the lower bowl will sell out \u2018imminently\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because ticket sales have now reached 54,569 meaning the attendance of the famous opening Test in 1990, also at Wembley, has been matched.<\/p>\n<p>Great Britain won that Test 19-12 with the game being one of the most iconic between the two nations and the crowd for that has now been matched, and will soon be surpassed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Serious About Rugby League has launched a brand new podcast which can be watched in full on our\u00a0<a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BqtbnfdwINA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ashes leading to huge commercial success<\/p>\n<p>As well as a ticket sales update, there was also an update on the commercial aspects of the upcoming three-Test series.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read: \u201cThe 2025 Ashes series has already become one of the most commercially successful international events in Rugby League history, with record sponsorship income and the widest broadcast and digital reach ever expected for a Test series in the UK. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Director of Rugby League Commercial, Rhodri Jones said: \u201cAfter months of build-up and planning, it\u2019s exciting to think that we are now only one week away from one of the biggest events in Rugby League in this country in decades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe record-breaking speed of sell-outs for the second and third Tests confirmed the huge demand for the return of Rugby League\u2019s oldest international rivalry. We\u2019re also in a strong position for the first Test in terms of ticket sales, and the way sales have accelerated since the Kangaroos arrived in London this week, we\u2019re hopeful of ticking off a number of other milestones before Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the return of the Ashes has also offered a major commercial opportunity for the sport which is exactly why RL Commercial was formed three years ago. We\u2019ve attracted new partners, created new content, and strengthened existing commercial and broadcast relationships \u2013 ensuring this series can leave a legacy for Rugby League, especially in the northern hemisphere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rugby Football League have confirmed that the opening Test of the Ashes has passed a landmark figure&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":509697,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4102],"tags":[4151,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-509696","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115395822555733973","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/509697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}