Stuart Wilson looks after the pitch at Croke Park in Dublin but supports Northampton Saints.
The pitch manager at Croke Park has said it will be a "great day" to see the first English rugby club play at the ground.Stuart Wilson supports Saints and is from Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, but looks after the pitch at the stadium in Dublin.Mr Wilson said it was "unbelievable" to have Saints play at the ground.
"It's been fantastic, it's been a great buzz, being a Saints fan and to be honest having rugby , I was a rugby player, so actually being around the rugby again is great," he said.He said: "It will be a great day... our boys are really looking forward to it.He also said the players and fans who had not been to Croke Park will see an "unbelievable" ground.He said he and his team would be pitch-side "close to the action and it will be great to see".
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