Premiership Rugby 21/22 - Rd 25

[TRF_Olyy]

Do you have links to rhe studies...I'll happily read them and be persuaded that the pitches are bad.

This is the first one on Google:

‘Staggering’ amount of injuries on 4G pitches compared to grass

Recent Premiership study bears out the belief that plastic pitches are more dangerous

www.irishtimes.com

 

[Geordie]

i'll be surprised if the plastic pitches are not forced to change by the end of the decade

That's fine...the RFU can repay us rhe considerable outlay....

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

That's fine...the RFU can repay us rhe considerable outlay....

or swap you with Ealing....

Potentially more likely with recent news about spending.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Radwan looks far better all round today than I last saw him.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Radwan looks far better all round today than I last saw him.

Feel his poor form has been over exaggerated tbh

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Entertaining game that,

Didn't realise Sarries/Saints is later today, gonna be annoying having nothing on tomorrow but I'm here for more rugby rn

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Feel his poor form has been over exaggerated tbh

Poor form during a time when the whole team drops in form does sometimes get exaggerated.

 

[Geordie]

This is the first one on Google:

‘Staggering’ amount of injuries on 4G pitches compared to grass

Recent Premiership study bears out the belief that plastic pitches are more dangerous

www.irishtimes.com

Fair play, but I'd like to see a report on more recent than 2016-17...

 

[Geordie]

or swap you with Ealing....

Potentially more likely with recent news about spending.

You can spend alot of money on rubbish as Tigers proved. We have a far better squad than Ealing...they're even signing some of our fringe players...

 

[Scotty]

Come on Lirish 1 more pen for a 6th draw of the season!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

You can spend alot of money on rubbish. We have a far better squad than Ealing...they're even signing some of our fringe players...

Don't disagree.
But same time you have to factor they are in the championship with no security of premiership rugby so they have to pay more.

 

[Geordie]

Don't disagree.
But same time you have to factor they are in the championship with no security of premiership rugby so they have to pay more.

A good future plan of how the club will be developed will attract players aswell.

And in the regards Ealing have a richer backer than we do...

 

[Geordie]

Anyway...surely Marchant should be the England 13.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Fair play, but I'd like to see a report on more recent than 2016-17...

Go on Google scholar, there's plenty of people looking into it in America due to their use in college sports

Injury incidence is higher on artificial turf compared with ... : Current Orthopaedic Practice

icial versus natural playing surfaces among high school athletes. Methods: Data collected from 26 high schools was analyzed to compare injury incidences on artificial turf versus natural grass based on sport. Analyses were also performed to compare injury incidence by injury location (upper...

journals.lww.com

Disliking 4G isn't rare in rugby tbh:

SuperSport

supersport.com

Premiership: Pat Lam unhappy with 4G pitch injury toll

Having lost three players to injury on Worcester's 4G pitch, Bristol coach Pat Lam is not happy with the rise and rise of the artificial surface.

www.planetrugby.com

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Joe Marler calls for 4G pitch ban

Joe Marler has reignited the debate surrounding artificial pitches following Harlequins’ season opener at Newcastle.

www.rugbypass.com

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Anyway...surely Marchant should be the England 13.

Yeah, sick of seeing him on the wing

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter hits out at plastic pitches after players cleared to wear leggings

Rob Baxter has questioned why Gallagher Premiership clubs are permitted to install artificial pitches for rugby when the 4G surfaces are banned from the top fou

www.thetimes.co.uk

In the NFL 75% of players prefer playing on natural grass and that's with leggings etc.

 

[Geordie]

Still disagree with you all...

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Still disagree with you all...

Why tho? Just because Newcastle spent money on it and mud isn't nice to look at?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Sarries need a new 9,
Should go all in on getting Spencer back when his contract at bath is up