Police warn of another busy Rugby World Cup weekend

Northumbria Police are warning the public about an extremely busy day on our region's roads today and tomorrow as they prepare to host another two matches of world class rugby.

More than 50,000 rugby fanatics packed into St James' Park to watch Scotland take on South Africa last Saturday thousands more watched the game in the Fanzone at Science Central.

Despite the huge crowds in and around the city the force is proud that there were no rugby-related arrests in the city and minimal disorder.

Police are now fully prepared for another two matches at St James' Park as the stadium hosts New Zealand v Tonga on Friday evening and Scotland v Samoa on Saturday afternoon.