This fantastic crowd plus Sale Sharks' tournament record home crowd of 10,928, contributed to an overall Round 2 total crowd figure of 134,231 - the third highest total for any round of Pool matches in the history of the Heineken Cup.
And, following the record 152,991 fans who poured through the turnstiles across Europe in Round 1, it means the opening two weekends of this season's tournament have pulled in well over a quarter of a million supporters.
TOP 25 HEINEKEN CUP POOL MATCH ATTENDANCES
44,112 - STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS v Sale Sharks - Rd 3 2006/07 (Parc des Princes)
34,000 - TOULOUSE v London Wasps - Rd 5 2005/06 (Le Stadium, Toulouse)
33,883 - NEC HARLEQUINS v Munster - Rd 6 2004/05 (Twickenham)
32,500 - TOULOUSE v Leicester Tigers - Rd 4 2007/08 (Le Stadium, Toulouse)
31,885 - TOULOUSE v Bath Rugby - Rd 1 2008/09 (Le Stadium, Toulouse)
27,114 - CARDIFF BLUES v Gloucester Rugby - Rd 2 2008/09 (Millennium Stadium)
26,645 - CARDIFF BLUES v Leicester Tigers - Rd 2 2006/07 (Millennium Stadium)
23,500 - MUNSTER v Montauban - Rd 1 2008/09
23,463 - LEINSTER v Cardiff Blues - Rd 5 2003/04 (Lansdowne Road)
22,000 - TOULOUSE v Bath - Rd 6 1999/00
21,506 - LONDON WASPS v Munster - Rd 1 2007/08 (Ricoh Arena, Coventry)
20,000 - TOULOUSE v Saracens - Rd 1 2000/01
19,700 - STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS v Leicester Tigers - Rd 2 2005/06 (Stade Charlety)
18,890 - TOULOUSE v Edinburgh - Rd 6 2007/08
18,806 - TOULOUSE v Leinster - Rd 2 2007/08
18,652 - LEINSTER v Agen - Rd 3 2006/07 (Lansdowne Road)
18,500 - LEINSTER v Leicester Tigers - Rd 1 2007/08 (RDS)
18,300 - LEINSTER v London Wasps - Rd 2 2008/09 (RDS)
18,184 - TOULOUSE v Edinburgh Rugby - Rd 6 2003/04
18,145 - LEINSTER v Edinburgh - Rd 3 2007/08
18,017 - OSPREYS v Gloucester Rugby - Rd 5 2007/08
17,498 - LEICESTER TIGERS v Toulouse - Rd 3 2007/08
17,498 - LEICESTER TIGERS v Ospreys - Rd 1 2008/09
17,300 - TOULOUSE v Northampton Saints - Rd 4 2004/05
17,138 - TOULOUSE v Llanelli Scarlets - Rd 1 2005/06
