Winter Sports - Rugby World Cup
We went through a draft programme of how pitches should be presented, including
Tom Bilton spraying Amino Form, a sward pick-me-up applied fortnightly during the football season
ensure a combination of fast germination, disease resistance, good colour, and wear tolerance, so I use both a perrenial ryegrass and dwarf ryegrass mixture.” A conference at Twickenham last
November, ahead of and after the England- South Africa match, was held for all the hosting venues’ head groundsmen to run through all the Rugby World Cup pitch objectives. The man in charge of Twickenham’s playing surface, Keith Kent, took the lead.
“We went through a draft programme of
how pitches should be presented, including dimensions, mowing patterns, height of cut and, for us football groundsmen, removing football lines and putting in rugby ones,” said Steve. “It was so interesting and valuable to see, at first hand, how Keith and his team dealt with pre and post-match pitch matters for the South Africa international. The main aim of this first get-together was to set about achieving a uniformity of quality. We were all in it together from the word go.”
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“Where has this product been? This is what we need. We have been waiting years for this.”
Jim Davidson, Head Groundsman, Doncaster Rovers Football Club.
dimensions, mowing patterns, height of cut and, for us football groundsmen, removing football lines and putting in rugby ones
”
There have been several meetings since, and there are more to come. World Cup England 2015 has appointed
testing and research specialists, LaboSport, and independent agronomists, Professional Sportsturf Design, to oversee the tournament playing surfaces and carry out pitch testing in the run-up to the tournament. Steve says that they have been to the Amex to make soil tests, but are very much leaving him in charge of preparations. Steve and his team were getting a public
5 speed gear selection
Micro height
adjustment between 15mm and 75mm for exact blade cut
90 litre grass collector
Ultra high vacuum for excellent debris collection
Full width rear roller for strong stripes
Twin contra-rotating blades for central collection Comments from professionals in the UK who have assisted Allett by trialling the RM34 this Summer have given us the following feedback:
“I really like this new machine, it does a great job & is really nice to use, I will buy it.”
Andy Thompson, Head Groundsman, Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.
Come and see how quickly a 34” (86cm) wide rotary mower can cut, vacuum and stripe a pitch. For your chance to attend a demonstration near you register NOW by emailing
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“Fantastic machine, just what I’m looking for.”
Rob Lane, Head Groundsman, West Bromwich Albion Football Club.
If you are unable to attend a demonstration but still wish to receive more information register for the ‘RM34 Information Pack’. Call Neil Payne on 01889 271 503 or email:
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