Sweeney added that the RFU was now considering moving the home of English rugby from Twickenham, which was last year rebranded as the Allianz Stadium, to a venue in Birmingham or Milton Keynes.

Twickenham, the most famous rugby pitch in the world, is due to be ripped up this summer and replaced with a £1m surface. The home of the English game is starting to look like a patchwork quilt ...

England have been offered the use of a new stadium after RFU chief Bill Sweeney threatened to move the team away from Twickenham. The historic venue has been the home of English rugby since 1910 ...