Changing names is never easy to do

SO Twickenham will henceforth be called the Allianz Stadium apparently, at least that’s what the sponsors hope.
Now the RFU is not in a position to turn down the scores of millions of pounds that will reportedly accrue from the deal but it still feels a bit clunky.
I’ve lost track of how many Allianz stadiums there are, or have been, around the world so to drop Twickenham altogether seems a massive and avoidable mistake. Plain Allianz Stadium could be any sport, any arena, anywhere in the world at any time. The Twickenham Allianz Stadium would sound much better and poss...

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