FMG Stadium pitch receives a million dollar makeover before Hamilton 7s

FMG Stadium pitch receives a million dollar makeover before Hamilton 7s

By Navitalai Naivalurua
Wednesday 22/01/2020
FMG Stadium pitch receives a million dollar makeover [Photo: Andrew McKenna @talkMacca]

More than a million dollars has been invested to do a make-over of the FMG Stadium turf in Waikato where the Hamilton 7s will be held this weekend.

FMG Stadium Turf Manager Karl Johnson says that there were some small challenges while replacing the turf with a Desso hybrid turf which is the first time being used in the North Island.

He says he always hates a turf being spat out on the back of a scrum and with the change in turf this will be less likely to happen.

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He adds this will truly be tested this week as their will be 60 games played by 28 international teams.

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Meanwhile, Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team will play their first pool match in the Hamilton 7s against Samoa at 12.57pm this Saturday, they will take on Australia at 6.35pm Saturday and play Argentina at 11.57am this Sunday in their last pool match.

The semi-final will start at 3.20pm Sunday while the final will start at 7.56pm Sunday.

Barring any upsets, Fiji will either take on New Zealand or USA in the semi final and South Africa or England in the Hamilton 7s final.

[Source: Stuff.co]

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