Biggest average attendances in European rugby this season - top 20 revealed

The Rugby Paper correspondent Peter Jackson has put together an interesting stats package in this weekend's issue.

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(Harlequins, Saracens and Baths figures are somwhat swelled due to their marquee home games at bigger stadiums E.g.Twickenham.)

20. Exeter Chiefs (11,396, +227)

19. Lyon (12,269)

18. Grenoble (12,607, -1,050)

17. Bayonne (12,801)

16. Bristol (13,432)

15. Munster (13,631, +1,033)

14. Gloucester (14,113, +228)

13. La Rochelle (14,891, +147)

12. Toulouse (15,254, -1,899)

11. Northampton Saints (15,369, -92)

10. Leinster (15,549, +448)

9. Ulster (15,585, +257)

8. Saracens (16,446, +331)

7. Clermont (17,046, -1)

6. Wasps (17,543, +2,042)

5. Bath (18,320, +5,095)

4. Toulon (18,783, -12)

3. Harlequins (21,129, +1822)

2. Leicester Tigers (22,899, +1,130)

1. Bordeaux-Begles (23,921, -1618)