Rugby Premiership final halted as protester storms onto Twickenham pitch

A Just Stop Oil protester has stormed onto Twickenham pitch, bringing the Premiership final to a pause.

Poppy Bilderbeck

A Just Stop Oil protester has stormed onto Twickenham pitch, bringing the Rugby Premiership final to a pause.

Today, Saracens face Sale Sharks in the Gallagher Premiership final at London's Twickenham Stadium.

However, the game was interrupted midway through the first half of the match when a protester ran onto the pitch, letting off orange smoke as they headed towards the ball.

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Players and security rushed to get the protester off the pitch.

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They were soon escorted off the pitch by security.

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Topics: Sport, UK News, London, Rugby

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

Rugby Premiership final halted as protester storms onto Twickenham pitch

A Just Stop Oil protester has stormed onto Twickenham pitch, bringing the Premiership final to a pause.

Rugby Premiership final halted as protester storms onto Twickenham pitch

A Just Stop Oil protester has stormed onto Twickenham pitch, bringing the Premiership final to a pause.

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