The Official Pitch Damaged thread! : Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:24 pm  

Just had word from the stadium

The pitch is taking a right battering from the lodgers. Cutting up left right and centre.

Players have been picking up divots and putting them back into the pitch my source tells me.

The referee has declared it that unsafe that they are having what they call "uncontested scrums". They just have a cuddle up, ball in and it's over.

This didn't happen on Boxing Day did it?

Re: The Official Pitch Damaged thread! : Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:26 pm  

No its just rugby union scrums on unbedded turf don't mix

Can't see them being able to play on it again with the RFU knowing all games will have to have un contested scrums, until it has 6 months or so to grow in. I'm shocked they didn't think to test it before today tho

Its fine for league anyway. And to be fair, its been fine for 50 mins of this game with no scrums!

Re: The Official Pitch Damaged thread! : Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:40 pm  

I remember the very first game on the Cardiff Millenium Stadium (a world cup game ?) when exactly the same thing happened at one of the first scrums, one team got a push on and the reversing scrum ripped a whole turf up like opening a can of sardines.

It does highlight where RL has lost out with its "lean on me for ten seconds" style scrums though

Re: The Official Pitch Damaged thread! : Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:42 pm  

Carnegie had better hope the pitch isn't severely damaged, I'd heard it could be the last straw for Caddick if they damaged the new pitch.

Re: The Official Pitch Damaged thread! : Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:58 pm  

JerryChicken wrote:

It does highlight where RL has lost out with its "lean on me for ten seconds" style scrums though

That would be "lost out" in not turning the pitch into a ploughed field would it?

Re: The Official Pitch Damaged thread! : Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:18 pm  

I'm shocked


A pitch getting torn up by 30+ fat men on a mild January afternoon has left me flabbergasted

Re: The Official Pitch Damaged thread! : Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:40 pm  

@GingerKev on Twitter wrote: Here is the Headingley pitch after todays game. A quagmire, a mud bath, ruined, £1mil down the drain!! http://instagr.am/p/UJpY5AGTXS/ Make your own mind up.......

@GingerKev on Twitter wrote: Here is the Headingley pitch after todays game. A quagmire, a mud bath, ruined, £1mil down the drain!! http://instagr.am/p/UJpY5AGTXS/ Make your own mind up.......

Re: The Official Pitch Damaged thread! : Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:14 pm  

Surely now is the time to say goodbye to Carnegie, we haven't missed them they have damaged a brand new one million pound pitch all for the sake of 2,000 spectators.

Carnegie clearly are not going to be promoted as Newcastle are head an shoulders above the championship, so no cash cow on the horizon send them back on the road !! (With a one way ticket)

The pitch suppliers and ground staff must be very embarrassed tonight.

Re: The Official Pitch Damaged thread! : Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:22 pm  

Does anyone know how much carnegie input monetarily ?

Re: The Official Pitch Damaged thread! : Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:12 pm  

TheArmChairRef wrote:

Surely now is the time to say goodbye to Carnegie, we haven't missed them they have damaged a brand new one million pound pitch all for the sake of 2,000 spectators.

Carnegie clearly are not going to be promoted as Newcastle are head an shoulders above the championship, so no cash cow on the horizon send them back on the road !! (With a one way ticket)

I wouldn't be so eager, its been very helpful in the past to share some ground and staff costs with the Union team

TheArmChairRef wrote:

The pitch suppliers and ground staff must be very embarrassed tonight.

Why?