The television cameras were spoilt for choice.
During injury hold-ups and TMO deliberations – and there were plenty – they could swivel into the stands to pick out a variety of famous faces.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, sitting between Red Roses Zoe Aldcroft and Marlie Packer, joined in a Mexican Wave.
England hooker Jamie George, who has previously trained with his women's counterparts, chatted away with former wing and ever-present pundit Ugo Monye.
The Rugby Football Union's Bill Sweeney, who survived an attempt to oust him from his chief executive post earlier this year, enjoyed an afternoon in the comfy seats.
