Rugby: Currie turn up heat on pitch quality

By BILL LOTHIAN
Published on Tuesday 14 February 2012 12:02

Currie are calling for more direction from Murrayfield authorities on how to preserve and improve rugby pitches.

While stressing that defeat at Stirling County was down to “hungrier” opposition, Currie are also claiming that standards are suffering because of lack of guidance on how to improve and maintain playing surfaces.

“It is good to hear that Stirling are making an effort but disappointing that as the standards of rugby improve the majority of grass pitches are deteriorating from over-use and lack of groundsmanship,” say Currie on their official website today, adding: “There is little guidance given to aspiring coaches, development officers or trainees on pitch management.

“As the grass disappears they (pitches) become muddy and the prospect of an exciting open game becomes remote.

“More importantly, players can be injured as they clatter into each other on the slippery surface.”

Nevertheless, Currie undoubtedly feel conditions played a part in defeat noting ahead of Saturday’s crucial Malleny Park clash with Melrose:

“Better ground conditions and team continuity from the start are needed to get Currie back to winning ways.”

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Millbrae

Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 10:47 PM

"If you want to see at poor pitch at a more wealthy club, try The Greenyards or Millbrae." Why is it that whenever someone tries to criticise what someone else has said, they can only do it by personal insult of other people. I've read Bill Lothian's article & can find no mention of the Greenyards or Millbrae.

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offside

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 08:34 AM

pot kettle black, if Currie worried less about the opposition and more about their failed youth develpment set up they would look less silly, fancy claiming to have a great u16 team and it turns out to be made up of Merchiston school boys from all over Scotland and beyond , you have got to laugh !!!!

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Tighthead3

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 06:40 PM

#123 - Actually, Currie spent a lot of money on the 1sts pitch at Malleny and it is now one of the best Premier 1 pitches around for rugby. If you want to see at poor pitch at a more wealthy club, try The Greenyards or Millbrae.

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wolfcrag

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 05:30 PM

I was at the game on Saturday, the better team won and on looking at past results also beat Currie 37-17 at Malleny, was the pitch bad then? On assessing the players I would suggest that some of the Currie forwards lose a few pounds and get fitter so they can get around on heavier pitches!!! There mobility around the pitch was poor and having played at Malleny, albeit in the distant past, I found it heavier than Bridgehaugh. We have to get real, unless we start to play rugby in Scotland on G4 or out with the worst of the winter months, then poor groundsman will always have a hard job preparing surfaces for games.

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Rolypoly

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 02:17 PM

#1.agree .......Malleny Park IS a Shiit--hole..[ it was actually a tip]....get their own house in order first

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delboy29

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 01:05 PM

'Currie complain about opposition's pitch quality' Satire is indeed dead....

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