Winter Sports - Rugby World Cup
Richard Maryan being interviewed by Meridian Television about the Memorial Ground preparations
The Memorial Ground went through the summer term’s cricket as usual but, once the summer holidays began, preparations for the Springboks’ week of training began in earnest
Memorial Ground.” Richard had, earlier in the
year, attended a workshop for all head groundsmen involved in the 2015 Rugby World Cup at Cobham Rugby Club in Surrey. It was one of four held up and down the country. Twickenham’s Keith Kent had presided. “It was extremely useful and I
learned a lot from Keith about preparing a rugby pitch fit for top internationals,” said Richard. “It got us all in World Cup spirit too.”
The Memorial Ground went
through the summer term’s cricket as usual but, once the summer holidays began, preparations for the Springboks’ week of training began in earnest. No more gang mowing. Boxing took over. Height of cut was higher than usual to allow the sward to thicken to the desired height. For a week in September, the whole of the Memorial Ground would be shut off completely
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from the outside world, surrounded by privacy hoarding. Such is the importance of the Rugby World Cup. Richard is actually quite a
rugby follower and has a son making headway in the game at Eastbourne RFC. He was looking forward to getting a privileged, close-up look at the Springboks being put through their paces on his pitch. He wouldn’t be sorry to get back to the normal routines though and getting the Under-16s back on their pitch. Just then, the Jimi Hendrix
guitar intro to Voodoo Chile interjects. It’s Richard’s mobile ringtone. After a conversation he has with the school’s Director of Sport, Mike Harrison he tells me he’s quite a rock fan and admits that the mega mowing sessions have given him the opportunity for some quiet listening to favourite tracks. AC/DC whilst crossing the 25 on a Mastiff? You’d never know.
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