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Roughriders’ mobile app sees record downloads


REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ new mobile application is being downloaded at “an astonishing pace” since its launch last month. The Rider App, developed by SaskTel Labs in partnership with interactive agency zu, is a free download that provides game scores, team statistics and schedule information on compatible mobile devices.According to the press release, it has been downloaded over 11,000 times in 64 countries. SaskTel estimates that over 8,000 unique users have downloaded the Rider App.No doubt that the team’s plan to host the CFL’s Western Final helped to fuel those numbers.www.sasktel.comwww.saskriders.comwww.zu.com