SRU bosses to install Dutch grass lights

Amsterdam Arena

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE

SCOTTISH rugby chiefs are following in the footsteps of the world’s top football clubs by installing state-of-the-art grow lights for their new Murrayfield pitch.

The artificial growth lighting system has been developed by a rose enthusiast in Holland who has transferred the pioneering concept to growing grass.

After a trial with his local side PSV Eindhoven the Dutch horticulturalist’s innovative system has been adopted by top football clubs including Manchester Utd, Barcelona and Celtic.

The mobile lighting arms are easy to manoeuvre around the pitch meaning they can be applied to specific parts of the playing surface.

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