The people of Twickenham were furious with the behaviour of Rugby Sevens crowds last weekend, while one man was left with serious injuries after a fall at the stadium itself.

Richmond and Twickenham Times:

Litter strewn: People were furious at the Credit: @twickerati

Tens of thousands of rugby fans descended upon the town for the Marriott London Sevens at Twickenham stadium, which was held on Saturday and Sunday.

However, the day was soured after people woke on Monday to discover the mess left behind, after fans spent hours drinking in the streets before and after the event.

Furious neighbours took to social media to express their disgust at the rubbish-strewn streets and number of drunk fans seen urinating, even defecating, in public spaces.

Jen Sarginson wrote on Facebook: "I had the misfortune of walking through Twickenham centre at about 7pm on saturday and saw numerous men urinating in the street, literally just in the middle of the pavement, litter ankle deep, vomit everywhere and people throwing beer at bystanders.

"On what other day can you urinate in front of a policeman and not be fined or arrested. Absolutely disgraceful."

Susannah Cannon commented: "I lived in amyand park road and every time there was a match scum peed on our garden wall. We were not even near the stadium !!!! Xx".

However, some people noted that the sevens tournament attracts a different type of fan than those who regularly attend matches at Twickenham.

Peter Turton wrote: "Problem is sevens attracts additional 'fun' supporters who are perhaps not as disciplined as core rugby supporters.

"Which is not to say that any huge crowd will not produce litter carnage.

"As part of the event licensing the LBRUT should make appropriate plans for immediate clean-up."

Elize Walbyoff said: "I noticed how bad it's been in general over rugby weekends this year.

"It's not just debris it's the dried in puddles of stank and stickiness."

Alex Gregory called on the RFU to do more to prevent Twickenham being left in such a filthy state following rugby matches.

He said: "RFU should be under pressure to deliver policing, toilets, clean up etc, not council that cost a lot already.

"On spot fines of £500 should be implemented for littering at all times. park picnics you get some who come due to nice clean park and leave all their sh£te behind. I used to confront dog walking but dangerous as not police!"

Not everybody was sympathetic with the residents' concerns.

On Facebook, Paul Grindrod wrote: "Makes me laugh, when people moan about living next to the rugby ground, it was there before you!!!"

Richard Crofton added: "Sell your overpriced houses and move somewhere decent".

Richmond Council said it worked closely with the event organisers to ensure they took responsibility for big events.

A spokesman said: "The RFU provided additional support by sending staff along for two hours after games are played to ensure roads and pavements were as clear as they could be by midnight and recommenced very early on Sunday morning.

"On this occasion the scale of the littering was far more than experienced on any previous events.

"Due to mild weather that evening, revelers remained in the borough until the early hours of the morning.

“It was impossible to clear all roads and pavements before residents awoke the following day - however, all surrounding areas were clear and tidy before midday."

An RFU spokesman said: "We value our place in and relationship with our local community and are always keen to receive and respond to concerns.

"We always review every aspect of each Twickenham Stadium event and are similarly carrying out a full review of the recent Marriott London Sevens, both internally and with other stakeholders involved.

"We are committed to ensuring that events cause the least possible problems for residents, and ask for responsible and considerate behaviour from fans."