Honda Rugby Club Twickenham Pitch Day

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In July, Honda were pleased to welcome Belper RUFC & Burton RFC to Allianz Stadium, Twickenham for the ultimate training session on the pitch as the lucky prize draw winners of the June Honda Rugby Club community prize draw.

Ben Johns doing up his boots with Honda e:Ny1

The day started with a team talk from Ben John, The Rugby Trainer which took place in the England Rugby changing rooms giving the players the chance to lace up their boots on the very same benches that their heroes had done before.

Ben Johns running onto the pitch

Once prepared for the session, the teams took the opportunity to line up in the tunnel, running out onto the world-famous pitch for their training session.

Ben Johns running onto the pitch

Ben designed a bespoke training session for the teams to complete focusing on attack, defence and conditioning. The atmosphere remained energetic throughout the session, with the opportunity for coaches and players to ask any questions on techniques and skills they could utilise in their future games and training.

Ben Johns running onto the pitch

Training was followed by a tour of Allianz Stadium, giving the players an insight into the rich history of The Home of England Rugby. The day closed with a trip to the World Rugby Museum, where the players and coaches could explore the extensive memorabilia collection and put their rugby skills and knowledge to the test in the Play Rugby Interactive Zone.

"A once in a lifetime opportunity for many of our players, coaches, parents and volunteers who will no doubt cherish memories of the day long into their respective lives." — Gary Hawley, Belper RFC

"A massive thank you from me and everyone else who came down to the Honda Twickenham experience on Saturday. Amazing doesn't quite cut it... the lads were still buzzing all the way back, no sleeping which was unusual." — Danny Bayes, Burton RUFC