Saints away game at StadiumMK?
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Saints away game at StadiumMK?
Once or twice the Saints have played their biggest HC group game in Milton Keynes so I fear the same will happen this year with our game... Hope it doesn't happen I would love a trip to Franklins Gardens
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Re: Saints away game at StadiumMK?
Would imagine it will come down to the date of the game, if its in Jan it might be a dead rubber.
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Surely they will be the back to back games? 1st seed v 2nd seed. and therefore in December.
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Actually they played all their HC games in Franklins Gardens last season so hopefully they have MK out of their system.
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+1Donny B. wrote:Actually they played all their HC games in Franklins Gardens last season so hopefully they have MK out of their system.
Would prefer an old school ground, we already have one soulless pit to visit in a concrete retail park (Ospreys).
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Donny B. wrote:Actually they played all their HC games in Franklins Gardens last season so hopefully they have MK out of their system.
Went to see Saints play Ulster at MK and I can confirm that its a soulless concrete bowl - do so hope its Franklins Gardens - proper rugby ground (and pretty close to home for us!!)
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Good to hear that, I was at my first ever rugby match in Franklins gardens (even before donnybrook) and would like to go back. My Dad took us across to silverstone for the Grand prix and took my brother and myself to Franklins Gardens to see Leicester and Northampton while there, don't even remember the score or who won I was about 7/8.Donny B. wrote:Actually they played all their HC games in Franklins Gardens last season so hopefully they have MK out of their system.
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What is last season now, the one just finished?Donny B. wrote:Actually they played all their HC games in Franklins Gardens last season so hopefully they have MK out of their system.
Of course, they shipped 50 to Munster there in the previous season's round 6 game. Maybe in 2013 they just didn't see Ulster as big enough a draw to move it there?
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Was chatting to one of their season ticket holders today - he reckons it will stay at Franklins gardens as its a pool game - he dislikes MK as much as everyone else so we hopes it wont be moved.Degz wrote:What is last season now, the one just finished?Donny B. wrote:Actually they played all their HC games in Franklins Gardens last season so hopefully they have MK out of their system.
Of course, they shipped 50 to Munster there in the previous season's round 6 game. Maybe in 2013 they just didn't see Ulster as big enough a draw to move it there?
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Really hope so myself. Haven't been to FG and like to get to the old school rugby grounds.
Plus it's ridiculously handy for yours truly
Plus it's ridiculously handy for yours truly
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Franklins Gardens used to be a school ground?Degz wrote:Really hope so myself. Haven't been to FG and like to get to the old school rugby grounds.
Plus it's ridiculously handy for yours truly
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And this years recipient of the Pedant's Shield is.....Alternative Ulster wrote:Franklins Gardens used to be a school ground?Degz wrote:Really hope so myself. Haven't been to FG and like to get to the old school rugby grounds.
Plus it's ridiculously handy for yours truly
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They've only moved one group game there before and that ended in a very bad defeat to Munster, so might have put the kibosh on plans to play any more games there. The other matches they played there were knock-out games.finchamdl wrote:Once or twice the Saints have played their biggest HC group game in Milton Keynes so I fear the same will happen this year with our game... Hope it doesn't happen I would love a trip to Franklins Gardens
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I wouldn't mind MK personally, it's just down the road from me.
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its listed on the Saints website to be at franklins gardens at 6pm on Sat 7th December