Re: iPitch : Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:45 pm  

I cracked my Ipod screen once. Cut my finger to bits just the same.

Re: iPitch : Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:25 pm  

Just enquiring, did the reserve game get abandoned after a player broke his leg?
Something that just got mentioned to me this morning, but i hadn't heard anything about it, so i thought it was just a rumour.

Re: iPitch : Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:28 pm  

Yeh it did, 65 mins in Thomas Coyle suffered a compound fracture of his left tibia and fibula. Check out http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/article.php?id=7071 for more info. Seems hes going to recover fully after a successful operation the other day

Yeh it did, 65 mins in Thomas Coyle suffered a compound fracture of his left tibia and fibula. Check out http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/article.php?id=7071 for more info. Seems hes going to recover fully after a successful operation the other day

Re: iPitch : Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:01 pm  

Hope the lads ok.
Why did they abandon the game?

Re: iPitch : Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:03 pm  

VikingIncey wrote: Yeh it did, 65 mins in Thomas Coyle suffered a compound fracture of his left tibia and fibula. Check out http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/article.php?id=7071 for more info. Seems hes going to recover fully after a successful operation the other day "the Vikings are confident of a complete recovery which might take a few months." Understatement of the century. He can't be expected back this season surely?

VikingIncey wrote: Yeh it did, 65 mins in Thomas Coyle suffered a compound fracture of his left tibia and fibula. Check out http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/article.php?id=7071 for more info. Seems hes going to recover fully after a successful operation the other day "the Vikings are confident of a complete recovery which might take a few months." Understatement of the century. He can't be expected back this season surely?

Re: iPitch : Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:51 pm  

kinleycat wrote:

Hope the lads ok.
Why did they abandon the game?

There was, as you'd imagine a very lengthy delay while Thomas was made stable enough for transfer to hospital. That and Widnes being way in front plus the shock to all on the field at the image of such a bad injury, it was probably thought best to call it a day.

Re: iPitch : Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:37 pm  

daft question, what's wrong with grass/undersoil heating in our 'Summer' Rugby season ?
If IPitch is the answer, surely more clubs will follow suite.....or maybe not.

Re: iPitch : Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:53 pm  

Budgiezilla wrote:

daft question, what's wrong with grass/undersoil heating in our 'Summer' Rugby season ?
If IPitch is the answer, surely more clubs will follow suite.....or maybe not.

The main reason for it is so it's a training for and surface outside Widnes RL use. You font get that with under soul heating as you still damage the surface.

As for your last point yes that the belief and if it's a success on field it more than likely will do as from an outside point of view pitch has been worth every penny!

Re: iPitch : Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:01 am  

Not to mention after such a long delay, it was said to be that cold on the day then it wasn't wise to let players come back on the field freezing cold for a meaningless last 10 minutes. Too risky.

Re: iPitch : Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:33 am  

I cant recall a serious game of sport being abandoned for a tib and fib injury.
TBH ive played in games where such injury's have occurred at amateur level and not ever seen it.