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Twickenham

American  
[twik-uh-nuhm] / ˈtwɪk ə nəm /

noun

  1. a former borough, now part of Richmond upon Thames, in SE England.


Twickenham British  
/ ˈtwɪkənəm /

noun

  1. a former town in SE England, on the River Thames: part of the Greater London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames since 1965; contains the English Rugby Football Union ground

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Andy Farrell, who has led Ireland to two Six Nations titles and the British and Irish Lions to a series win in Australia since being sacked as England defence coach in the wake of their 2015 Rugby World Cup pool-stage exit, has been linked with a possible return to Twickenham, with Prem side Saracens are also rumoured to be interested in securing his services.

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The comedian admitted driving 46mph in a 40mph zone in Twickenham, south west London at about 06:30 BST in June last year.

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The Red Roses were crowned world champions for a third time when they beat Canada 33-13 in front of more than 80,000 people at Twickenham five months ago.

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They will also face six-time World Cup winners New Zealand at Twickenham on 26 September.

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Paris Summers, 22, from Twickenham, said she felt students "could have found out a lot sooner", while Aarohi Gupta, 21, an economics student from High Wycombe, added: "It was very scary, very worrying. Obviously, we didn't really know what to do."

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