Louis Rees-Zammit demands end to artificial Prem pitches after leg burns at Saracens

Bristol winger: ‘Someone do something about it!’Pat Lam left three players out because of the pitchLouis Rees-Zammit has called for an end to artificial pitches in the Prem after posting a graphic image of the wounds he sustained during Bristol’s defeat at Saracens’ StoneX Stadium last Saturday.The Wales winger revealed the extent of the friction burns caused to his right leg after running out for the Bears on Saracens’ artificial pitch with the caption: “Can we please stop playing on these AstroTurf pitches!! Someone do something about it!!” Continue reading…

The Bristol winger Louis Rees-Zammit wrote on social media: ‘Someone do something about it!’ and their coach, Pat Lam, left three players out because of the pitch Pat Lam left three players out because of the pitch Louis Rees-Zammit has called for an end to artificial pitches in the Prem after posting a graphic image of the wounds he sustained during Bristol’s defeat at Saracens’ StoneX Stadium last Saturday. The Wales winger revealed the extent of the friction burns caused to his right leg after running out for the Bears on Saracens’ artificial pitch with the caption: “Can we please stop playing on these AstroTurf pitches!!

Someone do something about it!!” Saracens were the first Prem club to install an artificial pitch, in 2013, before Newcastle and Gloucester followed in 2014 and 2021. Worcester also used one before going into liquidation. After Saturday’s defeat, the Bristol director of rugby, Pat Lam, took aim at the surface and revealed he had omitted Pedro Rubiolo, AJ MacGinty and Steven