THE RUGBY WORLD CUP ENGLAND 2015

Interview with a Sports photographer: James Crombie, Inpho Sports

Flying High at Sywell Aerodrome Corruption and

Cheating in Sport

Cricket: NCCC Brian Reynolds 1932-

2015

Northampton Cricket

Sports in 2015

Field oF Glory Available online March-May 2015 Edition UoN Journalism £3.99

Contents Cricket: NCCC News: Pg 4

Brian Reynolds 1932-2015 Club news

Flying High at the Sywell Aerodrome: Pg 5Advanced & Unlimited British National Championships, 2015

Interview with a Sports photographer: Pg 6-7James Crombie, Inpho Sports

Feature: Rugby World Cup 2015 Pg 8-9The upcoming RWC and who to look out for

FIFA 2018/2022 and the 2016 Olympics: Pg 10

Listings Pg 11National and international sports events

Welcome: Editors letterThis year has been very eventful in the Sporting world so far, with many records being broken and new players being recognised. There has been a few controversies and a few deaths of respected palyers which has brought sadness for sport. However, the upcoming months will be very big for the International Rugby community with the IRB World Cup happening in September 2015. This magazine was formulated to feature a variety of sports that have been a part of my life since I was young and I hope that it can be imformative as well as enlightening to those who follow sport.The interview with James Crombie allowed a greater insight into the Sports photographer’s career and how much work they acytually have to do. James has put a lot of work into his job and shows that it can be a job that anyone can get into giving a good opportunity.

The news stories vary from a local perspective to the international field; from Sywell Aerodrome to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the Olympics in Brazil in 2016. This magazine is aimed to cover a variety of sports to ensure that I can infliuence a greater range of sports fans.

Editor: Phillip LandyPhotos accredited: James Crombie, Phillip Landy, Hannah Day, Paolo Camera CC Ben Ashcroft CC, the PC, Yogwi21 , the IOC, and Sywell Aerodrome.

Pg 6-7 James Crombie: Sports PhotographerPhotos by James Crombie

Pg 8-9 Rugby World Cup

Pg 5 Sywell Aerodrome Photos by Phillip Landy

Editor: Phillip Landy

Northants Cricket is delighted to announce that the County Tavern will remain under the ownership of the club

Ray Payne, Chief Executive of the club, said “We were in a position last week to be able to withdraw the County Tavern from the auction after reconciling a current cash flow position. It was always our aim if possible to retain one of the clubs most valuable assets. It should still not be ruled out as a possible course of action, but at this stage not a path we will be taking at the club.”

The Northampton County Cricket team is still selling their own lager despite mixed feelings when it was unveiled last year. Northamptonshire County Cricket Club launched its own brand of Steelbacks lager last year to help promote the club to more people in pubs and to expand their merchandise revenue.

A club spokesman said: “We are one of the only sporting club’s in the world to have our own brand of beer.

The lager is still on sale once the new season starts again later this year. There was a dispute over the ownership of the County Tavern which was the first place to sell the Steelbacks lager which if the club lost the ownership, the lager’s future may have been affected.

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club has paid tribute to long serving player Brian Reynolds, who sadly died on Saturday 22nd February 2015, at the age of 82.

A statement on the club website reads: “Brian was one of Northamptonshire’s most loyal servants over many years – making 426 first-class appearances for the County between 1950 and 1970, scoring 18,640 runs including 21 centuries and holding 299 catches plus 20 stumpings.

John Arlott once wrote of him: ‘In his own mind he is not only a cricketer, he is a Northamptonshire cricketer.’ The ultimate ‘one-club man’ his involvement with NCCC stretched over more than half-a-century. Born in Kettering, Brian joined the playing staff in 1950 and made his Championship debut that same season against Sussex. Receiving his Northamptonshire cap six years later, he remained an automatic choice in the side until the late 1960s – and was a member of the side that so nearly won the Championship pennant 50 years ago in 1965.

He later became one of the first Cricket Development Officers in the country, launching the ‘Centre of Excellence’ scheme which has brought so many excellent youngsters through the ranks.When Brian Reynolds officially retired in 1997, chairman Lynn Wilson spoke nothing more than the truth in that year’s Annual Report: ‘Throughout the long history of the County Cricket

Club there have been few, if any, individuals more committed and dedicated to Northamptonshire’s cause.

Brian Reynolds accumulated many runs throughout his prime cricketing career between 1950 and 1970 in Northamptonshire playing as a batsman, bowler and wicket-keeper. He was a player of many roles and proved invaluable to the County Cricket club both on and off the field. The current chairman Gavin Warren has described him as ‘a true gentleman’ of the game.”

Cricket: NCCC REMEMBERS BRIAN REYNOLDS 1932-2015

NEWS:

The late Brian Reynolds photo courtesy of the PCA and his over-all career statistics supplied by the PCA

Northampton County Cricket News

Northampton County Cricket Club: Photo by Phillip Landy

Career statistics

Matches - 465

Runs scored19307

100s/50s21/97

Top score - 169

Balls bowled -896

Wickets - 4

Catches/stumpings302/20

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Sywell Aerodrome:Advanced & Unlimited British National Championships

NEWS:

This year, the Advanced & Unlimited British National Championships will be held in Northampshire’s Sywell Aerodrome, just a few miles out of Northampton. The Championships is a National Aerobatics Tournament which allows pilots to show off their skills and ability to control their planes. The event is very simliar to the Red Bull Air Race, but it is a national tournament.

The British Aerobatic Association was founded on 1st May 1974 to represent the interests of all those concerned with aerobatic flying in a powered aircraft and in gliders, by promoting and organising all aspects of competition aerobatics in the UK, including progressive training, proper conduct, furtherance of the sport and arranging contests. The British Aerobatic Association Ltd is a Company incorporated with its liability limited by guarantee and not having a Share Capital, and is recognised by The Royal Aero Club as the governing body of Aerobatics in Great Britain. One of the most common and widely used planes for aerobatics is the

MX2. The MX2 is a carbon fiber, two seat tandem sport aircraft produced by MX Aircraft of North Carolina. The MX2 has been used by competitors in the annual Red Bull Air Race World Championship. It has also been used recently in previous British National Championships. It has a top speed of 253 mph and is able to be fast and agile to be at the top of th competiton. Sywell Aerodrome will be very lively during the championships and all helicopter flights will be cancelled during the tournament period. The pilots will need to stay focused to prove who is worthy of being a ace.

Silverstone refurbishment:The Silverstone managing director Patrick Allen will be determined to maintain the venue and keep it “quintessentially British”, but he has not entirely dismissed the possibility of overseas investment to further the circuit’s aims.His predecessors announced their ‘masterplan’ to turn Silverstone into a state-of-the-art venue, complete with new grandstands, hotels, leisure and business facilities, as well as a heritage centre. But the money will need to be invested wisely to keep the historic racetrack as a monument of British Racing.

Tony McCoy is retiring from Horse-racing this year:McCoy is retiring when the jumps season ends next month - by which time he will have collected his 20th straight champion jockey title - so this will be his last appearance at Cheltenham, which is widely regarded as the most prestigious meet in British racing.He has already won a record 30 winners at Cheltenham and it would be a major surprise if he didn’t add more starting Tuesday. But for the man who has dominated British racing for the past two decades, it’s the big ones that count. Tony McCoy’s long goodbye to horse racing takes him to the Cheltenham Festival, where Britain’s most successful jumps jockey has good chances in three marquee races. There are many events coming up in the UK over the next few months that McCoy will miss out on.

News in the Sport:F1 and Horse-racing

Silverstone Pit stop: Picture by Ben Ashcroft CC

Tony (AP) McCoy: Picutre by Paolo Camera CC

View of Sywell Aerodrome and the Helicopter training in Northamptonshire Photos by Phillip Landy and Hannah Day

Sywell Track: Courtesy of Sywell Aerodrome

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James Crombie has been working at Inpho since the end of 2006 as he won a RTE competition. He was the winner of the No Experience Required TV programme broadcast on RTE. He comes from an IT background and has a huge passion for sport. Starting from ground level he is fast becoming an important part of Inpho. Inpho describe him as someone who is ‘Combining working on the picture desk with the role of a junior photographer he is making very good progress’. James has worked hard since joining Inpho and has taken photos for the Ireland Olympic Team, Ireland football team and the National Rugby team during the RBS Six Nations since 2006 till the present. He will be working in England over the upcoming Rugby World Cup covering all of the Ireland games and all of the finals. He was lucky enough (unlucky) to get chosen to go and get photos of Ireland’s football team the last time they were in the Euros in 2012. Despite not making it through the group stages and losing every game, James got a lot of good pictures from the entire tournament including the finals as he was able to stay for longer. Being a sports photographer in Ireland means he will have to travel around Ireland wherever the boss tells him to go, which is reflective on the life that journalists have to put up with. Even though he is busy with work every week, he still has time to combine his family life with his work which he uses his photographer skills to his advantage. He has recently been hired to be a wedding photographer for several of his relatives which shows that his skills can be used in more than one aspect rather than just on sports. besides using his photography skills for weddings and family use, He has won several photography awards and been shortlisted for The Sports Feature Award at the Press Photographer of the Year Awards earlier this year for photos he took during the 2014 RBS Six Nations. The photo, titled ‘BOD Roar’ showed the moment Ireland won the Grand Slam during Brian O’Driscoll’s last ever game.

Inpho Sports Photography:James Crombie

The BOD Roar was short-listed for The Sports Feature Award at the Press Photographer of the Year Awards in 2015: Photo courtesy of James Crombie

How did you start off with sports photography?

Well I never thought I would have a career in sports photography, let alone taking photos at all. I wanted to work in IT and studied back in Ireland for a IT degree. And I came over to London to work for a few companies. But when that all fell through, I moved back home. Then RTE (The Ireland broadcasting channel) started No Experience Required which was a TV show that gave people the chance to get into a new field of work just like that. I managed to win it in 2006 taking sports photos. And from there, I managed to get into Inpho Sports Photography which is where I am still working today. Its one of the best things I have ever done with my life.

Did you have a passion for sports before your photography career started?

In Ireland, sports was always big. In school from a young age, we were all encouraged to take part in sport and the big thing for the Irish is Gaelic Football. My uncle played professionally and always got us involved. I love sport in all forms but I can’t choose which is my favourite. Soccer and Gaelic footbal have always been a part of my life since I was a little lad, I’m not the best at them but I always gave it a go. Plus I found it a good way to deck the guy who annoyed you at school and get away with it. It was always nice when family came over for Christmas, especially the lads from England. We always had a massive family game on the field every year.

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James’ Favourite Photos he has taken over the last few years

James’ Brother standing out in the Crowd at a GAA football Game during the All Ireland finals

All above photos are courtesy of James Crombie that he has taken over the last few years. This are just a few from his photographer career featuring a large variety of sports.

Brian O’Dricoll charging though the English Defence during the 2014 RBS Six Nations

Brian O’Driscoll and Fergus McFadden celebrate at the final whistle, after Ireland beat France to win the 2014 RBS Six Nations Championship: Photo courtesy of James Crombie This photo is titled Deflated:

Connacht’s Tiernan O’Halloran dejected after losing to Biarritz during a Heineken Cup game

Ronan O’Gara after Munster had lost the Heinek-en Cup Semi-Final to ASM Clermont Auvergne. This was to be his last game before retirement

What have been your favourite moments as a photographer for Inpho Sports?

Over the last few years, I have had the privelege to go and support the Irish teams in many events. I got to go to the 2012 Olympics to get photos of the irish contestants and I even met a few of them. I got to go to Euro 2012 in poland and ukraine and I even got a free set of tickets to bring my twin brother along. That was a good experience despite the weather and watching Ireland get thrashed by Spain in the group stages and never make it further than that. I love supporting my home country though even if the lose, I am still there in the cold and rain ready with my camera. My favourite moment so far, would have to be Ireland winning the Grand Slam during the 2014 Six Nations. I got a snap of O’Dricoll cheering at the final whistle which was short-listed for the Sports Feature of the Year award for the Press Photographer awards. But all I remember about that moment was watching the team cheer while the whole stadium roared out in happiness. I would have loved to run onto the pitch but I had to stay cool (you know all that professionalism nonsense they always go on about back at the office). Its just a whole different experience being there pitchside during something like that rather than stuck in the seats sky high and so far away you need a telescope or something to see anything good.

Would you say there are many perks about being a sports photographer?

I suppose with any job that is press related there will be little bonuses. The most common thing is being able to travel to go to sports events for free and if I have to drive, I just claim back for the fuel. I love just walking around with my media pass at events and just being able to see more than everyone else. I do get to work a lot at home as well so I’m not away from the family a lot which is always great. I also get the top notch equipment paid for which I’m glada about considering one of my lens costs €5000, and that’s not the most expensive one we use. Its just great to have a job that gets me out and about instead of stuck in a office all day.

Is sports photographer a good career to go into? And why?

It’s a grand job, if you love sports and you are good at taking pictures, I would really recommend it. It’s just different from most jobs, you can see things that you probably wouldn’t dream of seeing. Free entry, backstage passes and the chance to meet sporting legends says it all really about sports photographer. The pay is great but its very competive, you have to literally take a photo, transfer it to your laptop and send it off straight away. But seriously, if you have a passion for sports, just go for it and give it a go. I am so happy with this career.

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Preview: Rugby World Cup England 2015

As the RBS Six Nations battle on to win the Grand Slam, the rest of the International teams are training hard to prepare to fight for the glory of the World Cup. The cup is currently held by the Mighty All Blacks, who won the last World Cup on their home turf as New Zealand hosted it back in 2011. The All Blacks are the highest ranking team in the World with 2 World Cup Championships. However, the Rugby World Cup this year will only be the 8th in history and there are many strong contenders this year.New Zealand will place to their strengths as the dominant team in the world winning 406 out of 526 games in their entire history, while remaining at the number 1 rank for the last 14 years since the ranking was introduced. The Haka, the unique and legendary Māori challenge, is performed before every game and may prove to be a necessity to grant the New Zealanders a third World Cup Championship for their trophy cabinet. As the current rankings stand, the All Blacks are the favourites for the 2015 RWC.

The Springboks won their first World Cup in South Africa as they hosted the tournament. This victory was won during Nelson Mandela’s first term as President and the game became significant for National unity between the Afrikaners and the Black South Africans. The Springboks are a strong unified team who use speed and strength to overcome their opponents. One of their best players, Bryan Habana, is known for his speed and even races cheetahs for his training. This shows that they are willing to fight nature itself to beat the odds and win the Cup. They are ranked 2nd in the World and they will be sure to put up a fight against the All Blacks.

Ireland, the National Rugby Team where the border between the North and the Republic doesn’t exist are strong contenders for the 2015 World Cup. Their rankings may change from fourth to third overtaking England if they win the Six Nations this year. Ireland has always played well in International tournaments, but they have never won the World Cup. Without Brian O’Driscoll, the team will have to rely on new leadership under Paul O’Connell but the team will make it their goal to fight through the competition and bring the Cup back to Dublin at the end of October. The Irish side are fierce in their game and have proven to be able to beat the top teams in the World, apart from the Mighty All Blacks. There will be the biggest threat to an Irish Victory. But if Ireland can overcome them during the competition, there will very little standing between them and the World Cup.

There is always the belief that playing on your home turf is lucky for any host. England are hoping to get as much luck as possible as possible to regain a second World Cup Victory. Their

biggest threat during the group stages will be Australia who will show no mercy as like New Zealand and South Africa, they are also looking to claim a third World Cup Championship. Although they will have a big fight ahead of them in September, England have been a strong team in recent tournaments. But their morale may be decreased if they perform badly during the Six Nations as the current winners, Ireland, are one of the favourites to win both the Six Nations and the World Cup, and the bitter rivalry between the two nations will be reignited during both tournaments.

Having lost to Ireland during this year’s Six Nations, England has shown that were unable to challenge the Irish side for the Grand Slam. Losing 19-9 to the Irish, England may have allowed to Ireland side to progress to their path to maintaining their title as Champions of Europe. There was a lot of build up to the game, with sports personalities saying this could decide if England has a good chance of competing for the World Cup.

However, there is still time to practice and get better with 2 games left in the Six Nations and there is still many months till the World Cup begins. So England can still have there chance for a second World Cup Title. The stadiums are already there, and there will be ready for the first game in September in Twickenham, the Home of English Rugby. There will need to win back their confidence in the remaining Six Nation games and reset their game face to prepare for the biggest competition

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Teams to look out for

IrelandIreland’s recent international performance has been outstanding remaining unbeatable in the last year. They have beaten England in the Six Nations and won against Australia and South Africa, proving they will be a force to be reckoned with. Their chances are very high in their favour and the team has shown great promise despite the absence of O’Driscoll

EnglandThe hosts of the 2015 World Cup have the home advantage as a manner of speaking. But their recent performance hasn’t been up to World Class standard. The team have the ability to stick together and play to a high level. They can go far in the upcoming World Cup but the competition will be fierce and the current Favourites, The All Blacks will not give up easily.

AustraliaThe Aussies will be willing to

risk all to try claim the Cup, and they have a good enough reason

than most. Having previously won it twice before like New Zealand and South Africa, the Aussies will be aiming to get a

third victory and put their place in history. They will just need to bring their strongest and best to England in September and

fight for the championship. They are currently ranked 5th by the International Rugby Board so

they will need to play to a better standard to beat the best.

in International Rugby History. It will be better to try and move on from their defeat and aim for victory. Since the last World Cup Victory, the team has changed massively, losing Johnny Wilkinson to injury and retirement, the head coach Sir Clive Woodward moving on and new players moving up through the ranks.

The current standings for the IRB may be subject to change before the World Cup in September as the RBS Six Nations are going on currently. Any International Competition affects the Rankings of each Country. The Six Nations has contributed to Ireland moving up to 3rd place swapping places with England after their victory over the English at home in Dublin.

Current Rankings: IRB Last updated March 2nd 2015

1. New Zealand2. South Africa

3. Ireland4. England5. Australia

6. Wales7. France

8. Argentina 9. Samoa

10. Scotland

The Rugby World Cup and the venues Pic. by the IRB

Ireland Badge photo by Phillip LandyI predict that Ireland will perform well in the WRC and have a good chance of winning the cup, there main opposition will be New Zealand.

My 2015 RWC Prediction

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The 2016 Rio Olympics are either going to make or break the Brazilian nation. The last World Cup caused a lot of issues including knocking down favelas to clear the way for stadium construction and the lack of Brazilian nationals not being able to go and see their own team play in the greatest game in the world that Brazil is famous for. The Olympics have faced many of the same issues with many of the facilities facing inspection concerns about not being deemed appropriate or safe, with many of them not being ready for the 2016 Summer.

With 500 days to go until the 2016 Olympics begin, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor acknowledged Monday that the much-touted goal of cleaning up the city’s blighted waterways for the games would likely not be met.

Without a well-developed sewage collection and treatment system or reliable garbage collection in the sprawling urban area that rings the bay, tons of garbage and raw sewage flow into the bay, as well as other area waterways — including Rio’s world famous beaches.

The 2016 World Cup has been causing a lot of controversy since it was announced Qatar would be hosted it. There is has been a lot of speculation about bribery and corruption within FIFA, The World Governing body for Football, where top officials have been accused of taking payouts to make sure Qatar won the bid to host the Cup in 2022. Along with this, the next hosts, Russia in 2018 have been accused of corruption and causing mass disruption to the Ukrainian government by supplying rebel forces with arms and

supporting them with troops. Ukraine has called for a boycott of the World Cup in Russia. Ukraine President Petro Pro-shenko last week urged allies to boycott football’s marquee event in Russia, and other politicians have also questioned the Qatar event amid allegations of corrup-tion and poor labor conditions. However in response to the boycott suggestion and corruption claims, FIFA President Sepp Blatter hit out at unnamed lawmakers for wanting boycotts of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2022 event in Qatar.Sepp Blatter has said that:‘’Football should be united, sport should be united when it comes to boycotts,’’ Blatter said at the UEFA congress on Tuesday. ‘’Boycotts have never had any results.’’While FIFA investigate the corruption claims, the boycotting may happen if the allies of Ukraine do not see a change in Russia’s stance with what is happening in Ukraine and whether or not the situation worsens. Ukraine and Poland hosted the last European Championship in 2012 where civil war or annexation was not even thought of back then, and now the country is ripping itself apart, so maybe football could help unite the country again,

Future Sporting Events2018-2022 World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics

Cheating in Sport - Top 3

1 - Black Sox ScandalThis baseball scandal, known now simply as the “Black Sox Scandal,” took place during the 1919 World Series, where the White Sox were playing against the Cincinnati Reds.It featured eight players banned for life from MLB for purposely losing games during the World Series with the benefit of large amounts of money.Arnold “Chick” Gandil orchestrated the throwing of the games, and it was he who convinced his teammates to take the money as well.This scandal is the story behind the fan-tastic movie Eight Men Out and is still a common topic when discussing the right of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson (a player on the White Sox at the time whose involve-ment has been widely disputed) to be in the Hall of Fame.

2 - Doping in CyclingIn 2006, Floyd Landis, an American cyclist, was racing in the Tour de France and was far behind in stage 16. Yet, astonishingly, he came back unbelievably in the next round. This is when the first speculation about doping first arose.Doping and cycling weren’t synonyms back then, and it had rarely been the case that any sort of steroids had been used. Yet Landis’ urine samples came back three times over the amount of testos-terone was in his body, and it was an evident case of doping.The scandal was already large, yet it also uncovered a huge number of other cyclists who had used steroids or some other sort of performance-enhancing drug.This lead to Lance Armstrong get-ting found out that he was doping.

3- ‘Hand of God’During the 1986 World Cup, Argentine Diego Maradona scored the most con-troversial and scandalous goal in soccer history. This match was a quarterfinal en-counter between Argentina and England.At 0-0 in the 51st minute, Maradona, arguably the greatest footballer ever, received a pass in front of goal—he proceeded to tap the ball in with his hand. The ref did not blow his whistle, and the goal stood.Diego went on to score another, and Argentina won the match. Maradona later admitted to cheating and gave his hand the name “Hand of God.”

Russia’s Logo for the 2018 World Cup- courtesy of Yogwi21

Rio 2016 - Courtesy of the IOC

2016 Olympics in RiO

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April-May 2015

Events March-December 2015

What’s on in the Sporting World

2015 will be the year with a large variety of sporting events, including local events, sports for kids, important international tournaments including the Rugby World Cup. The FIFA Women’s World Cup is also taking place this year. Many of the main sporting events will televised especially those of international interest or significance.

This Listing will show both the main sporting events going on in the World that will be televised and those based in the United Kingdom that are happening from March to December 2015.There will be aerobatic plane events, historical events and those of national significance.

The top international events include the Rugby World Cup, Champions League Final, The FA Cup final, The Grand Prix in several different countries and the Women’s World Cup Final to name a few. Sports include football, horse racing, cricket, gymnastics, motosports, athletics, tennis, cycling, golf, rugby badminton and a few others. I have listed the BBC Sport’s highlighted sporting events for the upcoming months until the end of the year.

October-DecemberAugust-September 2015

June-July 2015

APRIL9-11: Horse racing - Grand National Meeting (race on 11th), Aintree 12: Cricket - County Championship season starts 13-19: Gymnastics - European Artistic Championships, Montpellier 26: Athletics - London Marathon MAY24: Motorcycling - British round of World Superbike Championship, Donington 27: Football - Europa League final, Warsaw 30: Football - FA Cup final, Wembley 30-31: Triathlon - World Series, London

JUNE6: Football - Champions League final, Berlin 6: Horse racing - Epsom Derby 7: F1 - Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal 16-20: Horse racing - Royal Ascot 28-6 July: Modern Pentathlon - World Championships, Berlin 29-12 July: Tennis - Wimbledon, London JULY4-26: Cycling - Tour de France 5: F1 - British Grand Prix, Silverstone 5: Football - Women’s World Cup final, Vancouver 17-19: Davis Cup Quarter Finals, Venues TBC

OCTOBER11: Rugby World Cup - France v Ireland, Millennium Stadium 24-25: Rugby World Cup semi-finals 31: Rugby World Cup final, Twickenham NOVEMBER16-22: Tennis - ATP World Tour Finals, London 27-29: Tennis - Davis Cup final DECEMBER9-13: Badminton - World Superseries finals, Dubai 12: Football - draw for Euro 2016 26: Horse racing - King George VI Chase, Kempton 26-30: Cricket - South Africa v England first Test, Durban

AUGUST8-9: Football - Premier League and Football League season starts 22-30: Athletics - World Championships, Beijing 31: Cricket - England v Australia T20 international & Women’s Ashes third T20 international, Cardiff SEPTEMBER6-13: Cycling - Tour of Britain 10-13: Golf - Evian Championship, France 18-31 Oct: Rugby World Cup, England 18: Rugby World Cup - England v Fiji, Twickenham 19: Cricket - One-Day Cup final, Lord’s 26: Rugby World Cup - England v Wales, Twickenham

Wembley Stadium - Photo by Phillip Landy

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