- Stadium opens 1pm, kick-off 2pm.
- Santa is coming to the Gardens! All junior ticket holders will be able to pop into his Grotto in the Captains Bar for FREE.
- Food available in the Rodber Bar.
- Tickets still available for just £6 adults / £3 juniors*.
Loughborough Lightning return to cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens for their second Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby match in Northampton this season on Saturday 23 December (kick-off: 2pm).
Welcoming second-placed Exeter Chiefs to Northampton, Lightning come into the clash off the back of a resounding victory on the road at Sale Sharks – where tries from Daisy Hibbert-Jones and a brace from Carmella Morrall put Loughborough 17 points ahead at the break, before Cath O’Donnell added the bonus-point score to seal the win.
Tickets for the clash on Saturday are still available from just £6 adult / £3 junior*. If you purchased a Loughborough Lightning Season Ticket, you should have received your ticket to Saturday’s game via email. If you have not yet, please email [email protected].
For more detail on everything that’s going at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens (including opening times and other important information) please click on the titles below...
+ TICKETS
- Tickets for Loughborough Lightning vs Exeter Chiefs are still available to purchase HERE – with prices starting at £7.50 adult / £3 junior*.
- Please note; seating for this match is reserved seats only in the Carlsberg Stand, so please stick to the seat location indicated on your ticket.
- You can now enter the ground via the doors to the Rodber Bar, where your ticket will be scanned – allowing you to pick up a drink or some food on the way to your seat!
- Your match tickets are attached to your purchase confirmation email – please ensure you have these either printed on A4 paper, viewable on your smartphone, or added to your smartphone digital wallet before arriving at the stadium. Screenshots of your tickets are not accepted by the scanners on our turnstiles.
- Please note, Saints Season Ticket Holders will not be able to access the ground using their 2023/24 Season Ticket cards.
+ SAINTS STORE
- The Saints Store is open from 10am on matchday until 3pm. After the first half, supporters can access the Saints Store during the half-time interval – please see stewards at Gate 1 to leave the stadium and gain re-entry.
- Please note, our Village Stores will not be open for this match.
+ TICKET OFFICE
- The Ticket Office will be open from 10am on Saturday until approximately 15 minutes after kick-off (approx 2.15pm).
- Please note, from 10am to 12pm you will need to enter the Saints Store to purchase tickets, with the Ticket Office windows opening at 12pm.
- Those who have not printed their tickets at home, or are not able to show their barcode on a mobile phone, will be able to have their matchday ticket printed at the Ticket Office for a £2.50 fee.
+ ENTERTAINMENT
- Santa is coming to the Gardens on Saturday! All junior ticket holders will be able to pop his grotto into the Captains Bar – with entry and gift FREE.
- Visit our face-painters and have a go on our passing cage in the Rodber Bar pre-match.
- Get to your seats early to hear from some of Lightning’s stars 15 minutes before kick-off, as Saturday’s Club of the Match, Old Northamptonians RFC – who will also form the Guard of Honour as the teams run out – take part in a Q&A session.
- Stick in your seats at half-time to watch our brand-new game at half-time – ‘Play your Shirts Right’! Our Community team will be selecting volunteers from amongst the crowd, so look out for them if you want to get involved.
- Hang around after match to see if you can catch one of Loughborough’s signed balls.
+ FOOD & DRINK
- Please note, food and drink will only be available from within the Rodber Bar, with all Supporter Village units closed on Saturday.
- A range of hot food and hot and cold beverages will be available within the Rodber Bar, with loaded fries and pies available at the bar.
- Please be aware that cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens is a cashless stadium; all bars and food outlets will only accept card payments.
- Bars will close at approximately 4.15pm.
+ CAR PARKING
- Car Parking (in Car Park A, B & C, NN5 5AX) will be available for £3 on the day via contactless payment upon arrival. Car parking tickets are not available to purchase in advance. Car Parks open at 12pm, with the stadium opening its gates at 1pm.
- Car Park D will be used as an overflow should A, B and C become full.
- Please note, seasonal Saints Car Park passes are not valid for this fixture.
- After the Car Parks close at 6pm on Saturday, there will be no access to any vehicle left behind until Wednesday 27th December.
- Given that cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens sits in a residential area of the town, Saints strongly urge all supporters to use the Club’s car parks. Should they choose not to do so, supporters must park with due care and respect for the needs of local residents and businesses.
+ SMOKING
- cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens is a NO SMOKING stadium. Smoking and the use of e-cigarettes is not permitted anywhere in the stadium or Supporter Village pre, during or post-match.
- Supporters wishing to smoke will be allowed to exit the stadium during half-time to use one of the designated smoking areas outside Gates 1 and 2 – stewards will be on hand to direct you and will manage exit and re-entry into the stadium.
+ OTHER IMPORTANT INFO
- The Club requests that supporters refrain from standing at the side of the pitch to watch the warm-up to prevent congestion. Please watch the warm-up from your seat.
- With no RFU-appointed timekeeper in attendance at the game on Saturday, the in-stadium clocks will not stop during the game.
- Please note, Saints’ Fan Radios will not be in use on Saturday.
MATCHDAY TIMINGS
| 10am | Saints Store and Ticket Office open |
| 12pm | Car Parks open |
| 1pm | Stadium opens |
| 2pm | Loughborough Lightning vs Exeter Chiefs KO |
| 2.15pm | Ticket Office closes |
| 2.45pm | Loughborough Lightning vs Exeter Chiefs HT |
| 3pm | Saints Store closes |
| 3.45pm | Loughborough Lightning vs Exeter Chiefs FT |
| 4.15pm | Rodber Bar closes |
| 6pm | Car Parks close |
Next Home Match
02
Days
18
Hours
36
Mins
Sunday 5 January - 5:30pm
* Ticket prices are subject to a £1.50 booking fee.
