Guide to the Gardens: Loughborough Lightning vs Gloucester-Hartpury

Frequently asked questions

• + Tickets

  • Tickets for Loughborough Lightning vs Gloucester-Hartpury are still available to purchase HERE – with prices starting at £7.50 for adults and £3 for juniors*.
  • 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.
  • 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.

• + SAINTS STORE

  • The Saints Store will be open on Sunday from 1.30m until 4.30pm.
  •  A range of Loughborough Lightning merchandise will be available.

• + Ticket Office

  • The Ticket Office will be open from 12pm on Sunday until 3.20pm.​
  • 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

  • Free hand clappers will be available to supporters.
  • A Q&A session will be held with a Loughborough Lightning player 15 minutes before kick-off.
  • Play Your Shirts Right – join in the half-time fun on the big screen!
  • Watch out for our club of the match Loughborough RFC, who are providing the guard of honour for players as they run out onto the pitch!
  • Signed balls will be handed out by players to supporters after the match, so stick around after the final whistle and you could be one of the lucky recipients!
  • Watch out for rugby stars of the future in our Under-14s festival that kicks off at 10.30am and runs until 1pm. Participants will also be holding the big flag ahead of kick-off and paraded on the pitch at half-time – be sure to give them a wave.
  • The Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby trophy will be on display in the Rodber Bar!
  • WIN FOUR TICKETS TO THE ALLIANZ PREMIERSHIP WOMEN’S RUGBY FINAL: The Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby Final will be held on Saturday 22 June at Sandy Park, Exeter. Kick off 3pm.
  • You can win four tickets to the Final if you take a picture of yourself with the Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby trophy and post it on X or Instagram using the hashtag #PWRFinal and tagging in @thepwr

   

• + Food & Drink

  • Rodber Bar open from 2.00pm, serving food and drink.
  • Please note; the Supporter Village is NOT open for this match.
  • 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 4.45pm.

• + Car parking

  • Car Parking in Car Park D (NN5 5JT) 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 11.00am, with the stadium opening its gates at 2.00pm.
  • Please note, seasonal Saints Car Park passes are not valid for this fixture.
  • After the Car Parks close at 8pm on Sunday, there will be no access to any vehicle left behind until Monday 13 May.
  • 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.

   

• + Other info

  • There will be no access to the stadium via Gate 2 on Sunday.
  • ​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.
  • There is an RFU-appointed timekeeper in attendance at the game on Sunday, so the in-stadium clocks will stop during the game. 
  • Please note, Saints’ Fan Radios will not be in use on Sunday. 

• + 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 Gate 3 – stewards will be on hand to direct you and will manage exit and re-entry into the stadium.