Winter Sports - Rugby World Cup


The England-France Under-20 6-Nations international in March provided a good test. England won 24-10 ©ProSportsImages


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Getting back to football doesn’t present any anxiety. Being involved in the Rugby World Cup is huge for the club and everyone there is excited about the challenge


responsibility. He didn’t have the details, but they would - if planned - be sprayed on by appointed specialists and removed once the second game is over by high-pressure washing. He had seen the removal process after the England v South Africa match at Twickenham and was impressed how quickly there was no trace remaining on the surface. Getting back to football doesn’t present


any anxiety for the club. Being involved in the Rugby World Cup is huge for the club and everyone there is excited about the challenge. The only potential pressure for Steve and his team might come with a mid- week 3rd round home draw in the Capital One Cup immediately afterwards, which is always possible. They took on Arsenal at the Amex this season in a later round, so a money-spinning televised match against a big name and another public close-up view of the pitch could happen.


Prior to his retirement, Professor Bill Adams was a highly respected expert in the field of groundsmanship - he probably still is!


DIAMOND GEEZERS


PROFFESOR W. A. ‘BILL’ ADAMS


Particularly noted for his work on establishing criteria for the playing qualities of cricket wickets, his research was acclaimed as some of the most influential in the development of playing surfaces.


Many will recall his excellent work on sports field drainage, in conjunction with Dr Vic Stewart, that led to the technical design of sand slit drainage systems and a significant improvement in the


Although the Rugby Football Union is not


directly handling the World Cup, it is anxious to see that the game here makes big strides as a result of it. RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie is desperate that mistakes made after England’s 2003 World Cup victory, when the game did not kick on here as much as expected, are not repeated. Playing matches at Brighton's Amex and the other football stadia will surely bring the game to many more countrywide. On this spring day, months beforehand, you can feel how much it means playing a part in this big national sporting event.


playing standards of winter sports pitches. Numerous experts have hailed that work as some of the most significant turf-related research ever conducted in the UK.


Bill is co-author of the classic textbook ‘Natural Turf for Sport and Amenity’, a standard reference for students and practitioners involved in sports ground management, amenity horticulture, and landscape and recreation provision.


Now happily retired in Wales, Bill’s contribution to the industry should not be underestimated.


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