the home of rugby , may be gearing up to embrace the sport 's biggest tournament , but on the other side of the capital , the olympic stadium , built for athletics and destined to be a football ground - is also quietly preparing to get in the oval-ball act .
in newcastle , st james ' park , usually a footballing stronghold , is another ground about to host rugby 's premier competition , and as former bath , saracens and england prop david ` flats ' flatman has been finding out , from the north east to east london , england is getting rugby-fever that