Over 27,000 fans flocked to Stadium MK on 25 April to see Northampton Saints v Saracens, rugbyworldcup.com made the trip to find out what fans made of the experience.
Rugby World Cup 2015 venue Stadium MK hosted a ‘Best of English’ clash between Northampton Saints and Saracens on 25 April. The match formed part of England Rugby 2015’s wider testing programme ahead of Rugby World Cup 2015, which will be hosted in 10 host cities across England and in Cardiff.
Some 27,411 fans packed out Stadium MK for this top of the English Premiership table clash, giving the tournament organisers an invaluable opportunity to fine tune various aspects of event delivery, such as transport and spectator services. So with just over four months until Milton Keynes welcomes the world, rugbyworldcup.com made the trip to Stadium MK to find out what fans think this state of the art ground will be like at the tournament:
On the pitch, six Stephen Myler penalties and a stunning try from Samu Manoa got Northampton back to winning ways as they picked up a valuable victory over Saracens.
Yesterday’s game was part of the #RWC2015 testing programme. How was it for you? Tell us! http://t.co/xzmaYfONkB pic.twitter.com/iHU6pzsRJC
— Northampton Saints (@SaintsRugby) April 26, 2015
Stadium MK will host three matches over six days at Rugby World Cup 2015:
France v Canada – Thursday, 1 October
Samoa v Japan – Saturday, 3 October
Fiji v Uruguay – Tuesday, 6 October
