Thanks to a brilliant friend of Lou’s we made our way to Twickenham. Friends and family area pitch side.

Great game cannot believe the serious hits they take – the real aficionados say it was not a great match. But you know what I really don’t care. I loved every minute. The glorious calm good natured 82,000 swinging sweet chariots.

The day had started wobbly. Dreadful painful night but Physio – awesome-Debbie knocked me into shape first thing. We covered my back with the ever handy lidocaine patches, poured in opiates and off I floated. Easy on the drinking but the hip flask nip definitely took the edge off the pain. Good job Daniel was in charge. Got us there and back floating easily through…

As for the streaker. OMG never have I been so close – oh deary me what sight. The rugby boys certainly take the hits,but old nudey got felled to the floor by the burly stewards spear tackle maul scrum … Ouch.