Lot of players from both teams at tonights game with cut knees too so it's not just the ipitch that does it.

The one good point I did see from it was the game was played at a speed you don't normally see until the summer months.

No good having a game played in snow or icy conditions when spectators can't get there.health and safety will call it off because of spectators safety in and around the stadium.rugby is played on grass end of !!!!

It wasn't just knees though, it was arms as well. Even some Widnes players had it, so the pitch has obviously had a major factor in this. plastic pitch out!

Totally different injury, you want to take a look at Mathers pics on twitter

It may solely be a result of the temperture but at times it looked like it wasn't taking a stud properly when people were trying to change direction. Big advantage to the attacking team when turning the opposition

The Widnes players are going to have to come up with some form of protection from that happening every home fixture.

Just wear a couple of tubigrips on your knees and elbows, support and protection in one.

Our RFL heros are going to end up looking like NFL players if these plastic pitches are the future. Its the only way they will protect there skin from being sliced on a play matt

Surely there will be nothing left of the Widnes players come the end of the season.

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I'm on record as disagreeing with this pitch as far back as last year's Boots N All jizz-fest about the whole thing and it appears I was right; it's a training surface and should NOT be used for competitive matches.

By the way - has anyone else seen some of the scumbag comments from Widnes fans to Mathers on Twitter after he posted those pictures of his i-injuries? Very classy.

Yes, they are being extremely pathetic. Mathers has the evidence and some bitter fans refuse to believe it because we spoiled their welcome back party and think that artifical pitches are the way forward - are they heck!

Seems like Salford and Cas was played on an iPitch last night as several of their players had similar if not worse grazes on their knees and elbows too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Matty Ashursts Knees on Twitter

or wait........ shock...... maybe frozen grass and frozen artificial grass both respond in the same way. (if not it being a case of the iPitch performing a bit better.
Also interesting to hear that there were a couple of injuries to.. no-one complained that the ground was too hard from what's been said so sounds like it's 1-0 to the iPitch.