How popular is rugby league in Cumbria nowadays?
I'm from Hull (Hull KR fan before you ask haha) and I'm very interested in the growth of rugby league in the country.
Cumbria is a traditional heartland of the sport, but with no Super League team and promotion and relegation being scrapped, I feel like for the younger generation, there would not be too much appeal in watching rugby league.
Whitehaven, albeit with their ongoing financial problems, are literally averaging <500 per game. So, how popular really is rugby league nowadays?