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MUNSTER’S legendary supporters have helped the province scoop another award for the best supported team in the Magners League.

Indeed, Munster is officially the third best supported team in Europe with an average attendance for the season of just short of 18,000; that takes into account the fact that four Magners League games were played at Musgrave Park, where capacity is only a third of the space at Thomond Park.

Stade Francais have had an average attendance of 26,000 while Toulouse topped the 21,000 mark; Leicester and Harlequins come next while Leinster’s average of close to 15,000 indicates the increasing popularity of rugby as a spectator sport in Ireland.