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EcoSport Innovations

At EcoSport Innovations, we like a challenge, and will never walk away till we find the right solution. One good example was when X-Rugby approached us with an interesting challenge, create a full World Rugby compliant pitch in a day, use it once, only to remove it again the next day…

The synthetic sports systems are readily available, and resources equate to the correct machinery, skilled manpower and logistics are the easy part. The challenge was to overcome the jointing methodology as X-Rugby wanted to use the pitch again, and again, and again…you get the picture.

Rugby X synthetic pitch panoramic

The pitch was laid in a day, used for the evening by high level international players, then removed ahead of Little Mix playing her one night only appearance at the O2 Arena in the heart of the Greenwich Peninsula in London…

Rugby X synthetic rugby pitch

Our innovative solution was to source extremely strong hook and loop fixings to the turf at a separate location, roll everything up, transport to site and install. The pitch then had to be tested by Sports Labs to World Rugby regulation 22 regulations before they could use it later that evening for the live televised event…nail biting stuff.

Of course it worked, need you ask? Did they use it again…sadly no, the project was shelved due to lack of return on investment…oh well, the thought was there!

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Whether you manage a Premier League training ground or a community club, the principle is the same: the right surface, independently specified.

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