Like what you've seen so far in the Heineken European Cup? In the 12 matches played in the first round there were 46 tries to savour. More than 72,000 fans poured into the 12 venues giving an average attendance of 6,000 per match.
Television audiences also totalled more than seven million. BBC Wales kicked off their Friday night coverage with Cardiff against Harlequins and reached a peak of 180,000 viewers, while BBC and FR2 followed by showing Bath and Toulouse, pulling in three million viewers each on Saturday afternoon.
BBC Northern Ireland beamed Bourgoin against Ulster on Saturday night, which pulled in 100,000, while British Eurosport and Canal Plus televised Wasps and Llanelli to 100,000 viewers and Colomiers against Saracens to 600,000. Someone's watching.
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