RFU looked at abandoning Twickenham and hosting England in Birmingham

09/07/2024 02:00 PM

• Midlands site offered 'better access for whole country'
• RFU want to stage more lucrative events at Twickenham

The Rugby Football Union considered building a new stadium in Birmingham and relocating, before opting to stay at Twickenham and selling the naming rights to the home of English rugby.

As revealed by the Guardian, the RFU also looked into buying a 50% share of Wembley and its chief executive, Bill Sweeney, said that moving to a greenfield site in the Midlands "which might have had better access for the whole of the country" had been under review.