Divot Crew after the football match
hours of each other in November 2009 was met with optimism by the groundstaff. Robert agreed that it was a short period of time to have games in such proximity, considering posts, pitch markings, divoting and preparation for play, but he was confident it could be achieved. The work started on the day before the match - with nearly two inches of rain falling. “The hollowcoring and topdressing pulled us through, and the pitch remained firm” says Richard, remembering that, just hours before, he and Robert had been standing on the pitch in a “once in every one hundred years” storm that had dumped over three inches of rain just hours before.
The pitch was double mown for the first match and looked fantastic for the football. Visitors agree that very few venues get the crisp line definition acheived on the croker stripes, mainly down to the height of the grass
Midnight - rugby posts installed
Unfortunately, it was the beginning of the end of what was to be a controversial week for the Irish soccer team, with the ‘Hand of Henry’ sealing the team’s fate.
A squad of twenty men divoted the pitch between the games. Magipaint was used for the line markings, which was removed by soft brush by about 3.00am. With the posts changed and up,
there was the usual cool and calm confidence as the logos were painted on the pitch at 8.00am. By 11.00am the crew had managed to remove the lines, divot the pitch, Honda mow, double cylinder mow and roll and re- mark the lines. The pitch played well for that match against Australia, and the match against South Africa just two weeks later, both of which Ireland won. But the hidden winner was the pitch, and those responsible for delivering it.
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Signage and lines painted
11.00pm - washing off lines
Prepared for rugby in just twelve hours
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