Lots of coverage in the papers today discussing the atmosphere and the game, but we took the kids to watch the Red Roses play France on Saturday. Had it booked a fair while in advance when they were only anticipating opening the Lower Tier. 58k on the day in the end, hell of a turnout.
- Weather was great (which always helps)
- People in seats long before KO including a huge cheer for the Roses as they run in post warm-up
- Very little foot traffic during the game; but plenty of supporters with drinks in-hand
- A good mix in the crowd of couples, families, groups but very few groups of men
- West Car Park had dodgems and a ferris wheel which the kids loved
- A good number milling around post-game for drinks, food and the sun whilst it lasted!
Result was great and an entertaining game, crowd was loud and enthusiastic throughout. Would happily pay more to take the kids next time, tickets were definitely too cheap (?5 for the kids and ?15 for adults in Block L2).
Was night-and-day compared to England v Scotland in this years 6N; not full of corporate types and groups of lads more interested in being on the p*ss than watching the game.
It won't help TV cash, but would much rather see some earlier KOs to try and reduce the amount of drinking pre-game and try and shift it more to post-game so that the in-game atmosphere is better for Families. As it stands, we're not interested in taking our kids to a men's game at Twickenham, partly due to the sheer expense but predominantly for the atmosphere.
They had a great time on Saturday and have all asked when they go and watch the Roses again. Well done to all involved!
On a slightly less happy note, a gentleman behind us went into cardiac arrest during the game; a scary experience for all involved especially the Family. Perhaps luckily, the St John's Ambulance volunteers, Stewards and some members of the crowd acted extremely quickly to (hopefully) have saved his life. It was an incredible team effort from them and a testament to all.
As he was stretchered down, he was conscious, breathing under his own steam and gave the crowd a wave so hopefully positive signs that he's on the road to recovery.
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