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Union Bordeaux Begles (UBB) had the highest average crowds last season amongst the clubs of the three European leagues: the Top 14, the Celtic League and the Premiership, see table below.
This table was unveiled by The Rugby Paper.
The podium is also the same as last year. UBB are top for the second consecutive year. Les Girondins increased from 23 766 to 25 539 fans on average last season. Leicester Tigers are 2nd (21,769) and Harlequins 3rd (19 307). Toulon 4th (18795) are once again outside the Top 3. Toulouse 5th (17,153) and Clermont 6th ( 17 047) are also in the top 10 before Saracens, Ulster, Wasps and Northampton.
French Champions, Racing 92 rose from 27th to 21st place.
The full top 30 clubs average crowds are below:
Position | Club | Average attendance | Last years position |
1 | Bordeaux-Bègles | 25 539 | 1 |
2 | Leicester | 21 769 | 2 |
3 | Harlequins | 19 307 | 3 |
4 | Toulon | 18 795 | 4 |
5 | Toulouse | 17 153 | 8 |
6 | Clermont | 17 047 | 7 |
7 | Saracens | 16 135 | 6 |
8 | Ulster | 15 601 | 9 |
9 | Wasps | 15 501 | 12 |
10 | Northampton | 15 451 | 10 |
11 | Leinster | 15 101 | 6 |
12 | La Rochelle | 14 744 | 13 |
13 | Gloucester | 13 885 | 15 |
14 | Grenoble | 13 657 | 11 |
15 | Bath | 13 225 | 14 |
16 | Munster | 12 598 | 17 |
17 | Pau | 12 354 | – |
18 | Stade Français | 11 577 | 18 |
19 | Montpellier | 11 552 | 19 |
20 | Exeter | 11 169 | 22 |
21 | Racing 92 | 10 497 | 27 |
22 | Brive | 10 271 | 20 |
23 | Oyonnax | 9 908 | 24 |
24 | London Irish | 9 892 | 21 |
25 | Castres | 9 584 | 26 |
26 | Worcester | 9 042 | – |
27 | Cardiff | 8 834 | 25 |
28 | Ospreys | 8 597 | 28 |
29 | Agen | 8 316 | – |
30 | Newport | 7 931 | 29 |
31 | Llanelli | 7 352 | 30 |
32 | Glasgow | 6 787 | 33 |
33 | Newcastle | 6 742 | 32 |
34 | Sale | 6 169 | 31 |
35 | Connacht | 5 638 | 34 |
36 | Edinburgh | 5 479 | 35 |
37 | Trévise | 3 480 | 37 |
38 | Zebre | 2 375 | 38 |