2017 v 2016

■ 156,067 registered players, an increase from 155,934 ■ 86,237 Small Blacks (5-12 years), an increase from 85,341 ■ 41,381 teenagers (13-20 years), a decrease from 42,275 ■ 28,449 players aged 21 and over, an increase from 28,318 ■ 24,295 registered females, an increase from 21,937 ■ 12,366 registered coaches, a decrease from 12,816 ■ 1750 registered referees, a decrease from 1858