Winter Sports - Rugby World Cup
Rugby posts in situ. The first rugby action at the Amex is a dress rehearsal for what’s coming in September
extra sward height, so the effect wears off at exactly the right time to achieve this. “What I need to ensure is that, after the
last football game, the grass top growth puts on a spurt,” said Steve. “I need to create more stem/leaf. I know that it can be done. It’s just a matter of getting the right plan of overall material applications set in readiness.” There will be a morning cut on the two rugby match days, but no watering. Steve
will keep a watch on water levels in the soil and probably apply overnight to adjust this if required but, unlike football, there is no desire to create a moist playing surface for ball speed. He has been given a mowing pattern. It differs from what he does for Brighton games, but presents no problem for his team or kit. He was unable to reveal what the pattern
was, but his formidable line-up of mowers would no doubt deliver a handsome surface
What I need to ensure is that, after the last football game, the grass top growth puts on a spurt
”
for the organisers. The ‘cutting cast’ includes Hybrid Toro Triplex, Dennis G860s and Ransomes Mastiffs, plus Honda rotaries for post-match ‘hoovering’. For football at the Amex, early and late season cutting height is 21mm, with a 26mm maximum during the winter months. Thirty millimetres is ‘a whole new ball game’ for men and machines there. Steve smiled when asked about
tournament logos on the pitch and was happy to say that these would not be his
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