Players at Wirral Rugby Club on Merseyside are benefiting from the recently completed drainage works by natural sportsturf contractor Souters Sports.


Wirral 1st vs Kirkby Lonsdale on the newly renovated pitch

The specialist contractor, based in both Cumbernauld, just north of Glasgow and Knutsford in Cheshire, was awarded the project after a competitive tender process following the club's drainage problems that they had on one of their pitches and also training area/cricket outfield which used to get waterlogged and resulted in numerous cancelled games.

The works included the piped drainage and sand slitting of the first XV pitch and cricket outfield.

Sand topdressing, verti-draining, weed control, overseeding and fertiliser application completed the work at the club, which was completed on budget and within the tight time schedule.

In addition Souters Sports helped to source and supply a new galvenized spectator fence to surround the pitch and also made sockets to allow one side to be taken down during the cricket season.

Six senior sides, an under-21's, Colts' and Junior Colts' sides and a flourishing Mini Rugby Section all play at the Old Wirralians' Association Memorial Ground and since the drainage works have been completed; have not complained of one cancelled game.