It's too darn hot...

It's too darn hot for rugby, anyway, as Saints played a "warm-up" game against Leinster from Ireland.

Unfortunately, the Leinster players were far from being first-choice (no Sexton or O'Driscoll), so the result was a very easy victory for Saints, 43-0.

As pre-season friendlies go, it wasn't particularly friendly, with Leo Cullen, the former Leicester man, a frequent transgressor, but it was interesting. And it was extremely hot, very un-rugby like weather.

And it was