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Premiership Rugby Beats the Big Freeze

13 February 2012 by RR Editor

Premiership Rugby’s investment of £200,000 into a pitch protections scheme paid of this weekend as every Aviva Premiership match went ahead. The umbrella organisation of the Aviva Premiership clubs...

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Pitchcare Visit Saints New Stadium

6 December 2011 by Laurence Gale MSc

When I put in a call to Phil White, stadium manager at St Helens Rugby League Football Club, to arrange a visit to see how their new stadium was progressing, I was told that I would need to wear a saf...

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IRB Eager To Get to One Artificial Turf

23 November 2011 by Adrian Hill

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has set itself a 10-year target to reach a point where all artificial turf pitches are built to one specification. “There are 160 tackles in an average game. The ...

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Felton Prepared for Premier Protection

16 November 2011 by Adrian Hill

With another cold winter forecast, thoughts turn to how rugby can ensure that as few fixtures as possible are lost to the elements.As a professional cricketer Nigel Felton was familiar with the frustr...

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Working Week - The Balmer Brothers, Stadium Manager and Head Groundsman

26 October 2011 by Laurence Gale - Pitchcare.com

It's been five years since I last visited the Kingsholm stadium, home of Gloucester Rugby Club, so I thought it was about time to call in and catch up on the latest gossip and see how the pitch had be...

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Widnes To Use ‘i-pitch’ For 2012

17 October 2011 by RR Editor

Widens Vikings have been given approval by the Rugby Football League (RFL) to play on an artificial surface during Super League 2012. The Vikings announced in August that the latest generation of arti...

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