Saints v Harlequins (pt1)

A thoroughly enjoyable day out in London. LittleMo1 and LittleMo2 came along and we joined a surprising number of other Saints fans in First Class from Preston, courtesy of Mr Branson. After spending much of the journey separating the two youngsters and trying to stop them winding each other up it was a relief to pull into Euston to start negotiating the London Transport system. To be fair everything went well travel-wise and we got to Twickenham Station around 1:15pm. Hunger was kicking in so we queued up at the nearest chippy for the driest chips I have ever eaten. They tasted as if they were made from reconstituted potato and I wished I had taken Peter Kay's advice and got summat moist on them.

The Stoop is a great ground for watching rugby and I was impressed with the staff in the East Stand Bar who were many and speedy. Ok, £6 for a pint of bitter and a pint of Guinness is a bit on the pricey side, but at least it was a cask ale. There were also a number of staff walking round with beer dispensers for those not wishing to venture as far as the bar. There was a good turnout from the Saints fans and the North Stand was more or less full, with pockets of supporters elsewhere around the ground 3 -4,000 I reckon.
Saints warming up before the game