Thursday 30 October 2008

What's the worst rugby ground?

It's mid-day now, and I've just about thawed out from last night at training.

I suppose it's the cost of land that means so many clubs are sited next to rivers or on hillsides but it does make them pretty chilly places.

Here's a list of a few horrors, have you any others to add?

  • Nottingham Moderns - Under 14 County training was marked by freezing winds off the Trent, whilst the smell from the pie factory reminded me of home, warmth and food.

  • Derby - we won there as Under 12s but the Derby coach threw a tantrum as the winning try went down in a puddle so big it had washed the try line away and he tried to deny us the score.

  • Sheffield Tigers - at this year's Lexus Festival the U13s played on a pitch that was little more than a bit of rough grazing with posts at each end. The U16s had a better pitch but the toilets blocked and as the resident jobsworth wouldn't let us stand inside the barrier we had to paddle through sewage.

2 comments:

Stew said...

How when referring to cold places have you not included Southglade

winstanley said...

To be honest stew, I try not to think of Southglade until at least Friday night. I used to live in the Fens, but have never known a place so cold and windy.