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Bristol Rugby: Definition/Purpose: The definition of sport spectating is to be able to watch a sporting event live, also having available seating arrangements so thats the spectators are satisfied. The purpose of sport spectating is to allow members of the public to be given a chance to watch a sporting event live, plus to witness the real atmosphere for themselves; a real life-time experience. Also, mostly all stadiums charge an entrance fee in addition to go towards keeping the grounds conditions clean and up-to-date. To sum it up, the grounds are there for spectators to enjoy, and that they are 100% fulfilled with the surroundings, to be able to experience the environment round them. Scale/Size: Memorial Stadium Bristol 12,100 12,011 - after segregation 2,500 - seated 101 x 68 metres - Pitch size

Season Tickets Bristol Rugby: BLACKTHORN END, Adult= 170, Concession=120 , Child=45 CENTENARY TERRACE, Adult= 180, Concession=145, Child =45 WEST ENCLOSURE, Adult=180, Concession=145, Child=45 FAMILY ENCLOSURE, Adult=180, Concession=145, Child=45 SOUTH STAND , Adult=220, Concession=180, Child=50 WEST STAND, Adult=305, Concession=240, Child=160 CENTENARY STAND Adults=305Concession=240, Child=160

Leagues: The Aviva Premiership is the highest (professional) league which rugby teams can make it to in the UK (Bristol rugby is in the Championship, league below Aviva Premiership). The Aviva Premiership is one of the biggest leagues in the world and includes top rated teams , such as Leicester, Saracens , Northampton , Gloucester , plus many more!, approximately 1.7 million people attend the Aviva Premiership each season. Plus the Aviva Company has the contact till 31 July 2014, so supposedly Aviva can have 5.1 million attending their events throughout the contact. Target Groups: All the Britsish rugby leagues mainly like to target , children and young middle aged males . But , they also like to promote things , such as a family stand where familys can attend a sporting event. Or even female week , this is when females can watch a sports event for half price, this helps promote the club in various ways. Services offered( Memorial Stadium) : The Memroail Stadium offers a wide range of services for the fans/customers to use. For instance , joint combination with Bristol Rovers FC ( rugby & football stadium), Two club bars , Changing facilities , seating availible also standing , refreshments (hot food, drinks). Impact on Community: Overall spectating has a large influence on the community. For example, Stadiums were created so everyone can come and enjoy a good day of sport and socialise with friends and family. Spectating is good as it gives people a hobby to do instead of Un-healthy things. Spectating as a whole Every sport which is being played professionally, there are billions of people attending these events, to tell the truth; you cannot calculate how many people appear at sports event every year. Spectating is influenced by people all over the world, thats why there are all these big-named stadiums around, Wembley (seating 90,000), Twickenham (seating 82,000), and Camp Nou (seating 99,354) and dont forget May Day Stadium which can seat up to 150,000.

Examples: Chosen club Clifton R.F.C Offers to spectators? Clifton r.f.c offers a choice of facilities for the spectators to enjoy. Clifton is a small establishment for sport spectating but they present quite a few of sporting facilities for the spectators to use (some will need membership such as the gym) they provide things like: One stand where people can go sit down for example if weather is bad Railings around the sports pitch , you lean on it if your tired of standing up straight Toilets Changings rooms Lounge area Bar Hot food available Gym Car park Flood lights ( night games )

How they make the experience more enjoyable? Clifton makes their club more enjoyable for spectators by investing in a wide range of facilities for them to use. For example , the stand , Clifton have provide that as they dont want their spectators getting annoyed with the bad weather and heading inside when the sporting match is still on , so they built a stand so they wont get drenched. This gives the viewers experience on what its like to be playing in bad weather conditions. Do they use any gimmicks to make the game more of an event? Yes the use gimmicks like, flood lights so its possible to go watch a sports match night time, live TV and hot food, plus speakers which people can pronounce the score or and other important news. How much money does your club make on match day? Clifton charge approximately, 4.00 for adults and 2.00 for children (u16). I cannot be precise but I think that Clifton can make just over 1500 a day maybe lower.

Is there any where else in the local area that your clubs competes with in order to have higher attendance figures? Yes Clifton R.F.C often try to compete against their rivals Dings R.F.C. when Clifton and Dings come to play each over the atmosphere is amazing as both BRISTOL sides battle it out to see which is the better team in the city of Bristol. But to tell the truth Clifton probably end up with more attendance figures as they have the bigger ground and more facilities to offer to the public.