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Ampthill has several pitches.
The 1st team pitch is the only flat one.

The other pitches have floodlights and are close to the club house so presumably straight forward for an electricity supply.
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But are often only suitable for water polo.

The upper pitches are much better - and playable in all weathers. 
Cambridge always seems to visit in the middle of a named storm.



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I will repeat what I have said many times here: The RFU should restore some of the removed funding, and designate it for capital expenditures (e.g. stands, pitch improvements). Honestly, that should have been the case when each team was getting £625k/annum. A basic, 50 seat covered stand can be had for £20k, and there are plenty of clubs with no covered seats at all.
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Some seem to think that the Champ is being reconstituted, with existing clubs having to apply to be in it. But that’s not the case, is it? I thought it was an expansion thing with an invitation to teams who might want to claim the 13th/14th places…

There’s an article in today’s Times on this - refers to various stumbling blocks such as both Wasps & Wuss being under same ownership, the need to pay creditors (including agents) etc
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Originally posted by Se7en Se7en wrote:

Originally posted by gerg_861 gerg_861 wrote:

Originally posted by Marlovian Marlovian wrote:

https://www.englandrugby.com/run/rules-governance/rfu-rules-and-regulations/tier-2-minimum-operating-standards-202526

Just read these front to back. Zero percent chance of most clubs meeting them in particular the media requirements around gantries, Hawkeye, and press conference rooms. Also, the requirements for seating and nearly a dozen full time staff are out of reach of most clubs. Finally, hope Ampthill can afford flood lights, as those are ma datory and at the club's cost. Right now, I think Ealing, Donny, and Cov meet these guidelines. They are light years out of reach for some clubs.

Whilst I completely agree with most of the sentiment from posters on here about the proposed changes by the RFU, I have to say that for a club to be competing at level 2 and not already having floodlights is absurd if that is the case at Ampthill. Most clubs I know of competing at levels 6 and 7 at least have floodlights.

Is that due to the land at Ampthill being protected or similar? I seem to remember Caldy's Paton Field ground actually not being owned by them but leased long term from the National Trust and so limiting what infrastructure/stands could be built if they did want to stay at Level 2 in Prem II come 2025/6.
No, it's because the pitch is about seven miles from the nearest civilisation 😉
Seriously though, it would seem that Ampthill will have to do a lot of groundwork and building work to comply.
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Ampthill did have a plan to sell the ground and move about a mile to a new site - which would be able to have a main pitch next to the clubhouse and possibly lights.

But it was all set to go in 2020.
But, life happened.
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