Quote: snowdog "My biggest concern is the pitch.In a dry summer,many pro clubs can afford to water the pitches to keep them soft,avoiding injuries.With the ammount of games played on amateur pitches i fear they could end up as hard as concrete.
If the groundstaff can keep the pitches in a safe condition,then yes,its a good move.'"
We've only ever played in summer in the deep south, and often on pitches used by union clubs through the soggiest of winters, with the local council's unenthusiastic parks department as groundstaff. Never had any problems that a bit of vas on the knees didn't solve.
Taking my lad to the local union club for the first time this last couple of months, and honestly I don't know why anyone ever played rugby in winter. It's horrible, I'd forgotten how much so.