No6_Flanker wrote:I believe that the Exiles are hoping to tap into the vast numbers of students in the city. Hoping they'll crack out some deals for us! It's just a massive shame that Tigers are playing Welsh before term starts.
Unless things have changed a lot since I lived in the city with my then (ex) fiancee, who was at one of the colleges, town & gown inhabit separate worlds.
In my experience, few students venture beyond the city centre. I'd be very surprised to see many supporting LW.
As a regular at Welford Rd (season ticket until work changed my shift pattern)I drive about two and a half hours each way to watch a game, I can walk to the Kassam a lot faster and have a few beers for a change. Access to the ground should be ok on a Sunday and there is quite a bit of parking although I'm not sure if it can handle a capacity crowd. As for local support for Welsh, I doubt unless they do well, Wasps had a good local support when winning things but not now and the bulk of the true rugby followers seem to favour Irish. Still, I wish Welsh great success and many years in the Premiership, even if it is only so I can have those few beers. See and hear you all on September 2nd.
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A route for those who dislike motorways; it is the one I travel to each home game.
From Leicester B4455 Fosse way to Halford then A44 south to Oxford/ ring road. On a Saturday the Fosse way is a lovely, usually fairly empty, road. From Witney it is an hour and a half so about the same to Oxford. Allow 2 to get to the Kassam
That's the same route more or less that we use from Carterton. As you say reasonably quiet on the Fosse Way. Oxford ring road on a Sunday should be ok but can be a pig for even the most minor of incidents on the A43 or A34
purslane-tiger wrote:The only problem with the car park is getting out! You'd best go to the Priory after the game for a pint and wait for the traffic to clear.
Noted.
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