Saracens wants to put plastic pitch to Euro test
- Published: 22 Jan 2013 at 02.45
- Online news: Sports
Saracens are hoping to get local authority permission to play their European Cup quarter-final against Ulster at their new Allianz Park home in north-west London.
Saracens's flanker Kelly Brown (R) celebrates with teammates after the European Cup rugby union match between Racing Metro and Saracens on January 12, 2013, at the Beaujoire Stadium in Nantes, western France. Saracens are hoping to get local authority permission to play their European Cup quarter-final against Ulster at their new Allianz Park home in north-west London.
Barnet Copthall stadium, previously best known as the home of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, one of England's leading athletics clubs, now boasts an artificial pitch which Saracens believe will boost community use while still providing an acceptable surface for top-flight rugby.
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