On Sunday evening, Robbie Savage opened his radio phone-in with a question for the nation: which square on the Monopoly board best describes each of the four World Cup semi-finalists? The first caller offered England as Coventry Street. At Broadhalfpenny Down this weekend, the Brigands were Pall Mall and the Old Seagullians were Park Lane. The Old Seagullians are alumni of St Andrews University. In the Eighteenth Century, when the Hambledon Club was shaping the laws of cricke

The Estadio Azteca in Mexico City sits at 7,352 feet above sea level, a plateau where the oxygen is thin and where Maradona scored with the Hand of God. And where, last night, England beat Mexico 3-2 in the World Cup round of sixteen. Jude Bellingham scoring twice, Jordan Pickford decisive throughout as ten-man England held on. Broadhalfpenny Down in Hampshire sits at a more modest 518 feet above sea level and hosted Brigands v Saints yesterday in an equally hard-fought sport

In the first 3 weeks since launch, more than 80,000 people have watched The Final Cut, a film that features Brigands and Broadhalfpenny...

A film about Harry Bates and the Spirit of Broadhalfpenny Down premieres The story follows Harry and his wife Nina through their final...

A film that tells the story of national treasure Harry Bates' final year as Honorary Groundsperson at Broadhalfpenny Down, in Hampshire,...

Our friends at Spice Productions spent last Summer at Broadhalfpenny Down, following Harry & Nina's journey in their final season in...