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Can you play rugby on a 3g pitch?
Not very good for ankle and knee joints.
Saracens have an artificial pitch in rugby union and they seem to do alright.
If there is anything we don’t need then it’s plastic pitches . i Watched a game a few ago where someone threw a flair and set fire to the pitch . You can see this being a problem as our idiots just be some of the biggest offenders. Never mind the players glowing in the dark with all that static flying about .
Quote from: Nudga on December 22, 2017, 08:26:03 amNot very good for ankle and knee joints. Absolutely.Also, I think the artificial pitches don't actually suit the better passing teams in terms of creating chances. Certainly in terms of possession the more technical teams will dominate, however the playing surface is that quick, that anything not into feet runs away from you and it allows teams to set up with 11 behind the ball, and play deep because it is very difficult to get in behind a team, due to how fast a through ball can travel.On the flip side, individual skill and players who can run and dribble will be at an advantage.Having watched games played recently on the ones at Sunderland, Newcastle and Middlesborough academies, there is a definite difference between these games, and ones contested between the same sides on a grass pitch.Not for me, but ultimately finance will decide and the rental income capacity, certainly in the lower leagues will be very attractive.