World Cup audience on a high

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ENGLAND’S 69-7 win over the USA in the Women’s Rugby World Cup opener in Sunderland last Friday drew in a peak audience of 2.4 million on BBC1 and 600,000 on iPlayer. In total, 4.6m viewers tuned in to the live coverage over the opening weekend, surpassing the entire reach of the previous World Cup, which […]

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