The Saints Go Marching In

My birthday afternoon preparations for tonight’s party have been continually interrupted by the excitement flowing from the TV tuned to the Powergen Challenge Cup Final.

It’s a local derby game between the two big names in rugby league, my home town team of Saint Helens vs. next-door neighbours Wigan.

An excellent game, with Saints romping home 32 - 16 after a pretty evenly matched first half. A few of my oldest mates will be busy celebrating that result tonight, and hopefully raising a glass to my 30th birthday, seeing as they’ve missed the party for the game.

A good week for sport all round - Saints winning the Challenge Cup, and Liverpool qualifying for the Champions’ League next season.