Warriors on Artificial Grass Pitch this 2016/17 season
The new pitch will meet the synthetic pitch standards of World Rugby Organization. It will be the first to feature a natural infill in London. This is instead of popularly utilized rubber crumb that is made from dried auto tires.
While related top-flight sides Newcastle Falcons and Saracens have made the change to synthetic surfaces in present seasons. Warrior will be the first to play on al-weather surface from specialists based in Italy, Limonta Sport.
The new grass will allow remarkable use for the Academy and Community Rugby. Including Clubs Elite and offering commercial opportunities for occasions and minimizing the costs of maintenance.
According to Jim O’ Toole, Warriors Chief Executive: “Our ground pitch is the only most under-utilized asset in the Club, presently being utilized for fewer than 100 hours per person”.
“The structure of our existing playing surface means that we have to allocate eight to ten weeks per summer break to refurbish it. Thus removing the possibility of summertime playing usage or commercial activity.”
“This thrilling development not just allows us to play more rugby at all levels on our biggest physical asset but also allows us to establish new commercial revenue streams such as concerts, festivals and other non-rugby events.”
“It is a substantial investment on behalf of the ownership. It is another step in our journey to make the business profitable in the long-term. To achieve this we must be able to use the pitch for more than 100 hours per season.” O’Toole added.
The Artificial Grass Pitch will offer players a consistently high quality surface at all times of the year and through all weather conditions on which to train and play, as the Club continues to build a squad with an aim of becoming one of Europe’s elite sides in the long term.
The Best In Artifical Turf
The new pitch that assembles on a rugby-specific shock pad, has two elements, infill and grass. The grass, which is the Limonta’s Max S Turf, comes with a sturdy upright fiber system; on the other hand the infill is InfillPro Geo, the best infill today.
The turf on which the athletes will be playing is a woven, carpet. It is manufactured with distinct polymer support that improves sturdiness. The natural infill is an organic brown tone. It comes with a natural mix which includes shredded fibres from coconut. Therefore providing the impression of being 100 percent natural as athletes get muddy instead of experiencing burns due to the friction.
This is the lone performance infill in the industry of artificial turf with an energy restoration level the same to high quality natural grass pitches. It’s natural in smell and hypoallergenic, while significantly for rugby, it gives the best foot stability, improving security for players.
The new pitch maintained after every 10 hours of using while the Warriors have rented additional trained staff to carry the maintenance. Work will start on the major Sixways pitch on the 10th of June and anticipated finishing the process by mid of August for the 2016 and 2017 Aviva Premiership Season.
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