Widnes added four tonnes of black crumb to the I(njury) pitch the day before playing Warrington.

Saves them money, means the pitch can be useable by many community groups. I don't see the great negative in it really.

If we had one at Newmarket, and the costs saved helped the club grow, would we be against it?

Just seems to be an easy excuse for players, fans and coaches to have a whinge at. A rugby ball bounces oddly because of it's shape.

Quite a few Widnes fans seem to be cursing it, added to that lots of injuries seem to be coming from the surface.


So yes i think i would be agianst it at Newmarket.

does anyone know why the players keep getting cut after falling on the ipitch? is it because the blades of grass are plastic which in turn is causing friction burns and cuts?

More than likely. Did you see the state of foxys knee on twitter. It was a right mess