Warm-up

Captain Dylan Hartley leads off his team after the warm-up, flanked by fellow England internationals Tom Wood and Phil Dowson.

In the middle of a heatwave, the rugby season has started and this was Northampton Saints' first home game of the season, against Exeter. It was hot stuff and Saints won an enthralling match, 24-21, scoring four tries and earning a bonus point. Dylan Hartley scored one of the best tries and was awarded Man of the Match by the Sky TV commentary team.

I took two of my boys and we had a great time in the sunshine!