Rugby-Twickenham Stadium to be renamed in RFU deal with Allianz

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - World Cup warm-up - England v Wales - Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain - August 12, 2023 General view of the scoreboard after the match Action Images via Reuters/Cat Goryn/File Photo

(Reuters) - The home of England rugby, Twickenham Stadium, is to be renamed in a deal between England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) and German insurance company Allianz, the RFU said on Monday.

Twickenham, named after the area of London in which it was built in 1907, held its first rugby international in 1910 when England hosted Wales, and will change its name to Allianz Stadium in September.