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Tigers unhappy about Italian change
Tuesday December 21 2004
Too many fans, too few seats
European rugby officials are travelling to Italy after Leicester TIgers complained about the change of venue for their Heineken Cup tie against Calvisano next month. The Pool One match on January 15 has been moved 30 miles to the Campo Comunale di Rovato in Brescia, against the wishes of the visiting team. The venue change was enforced because the Italian club do not have floodlights at their own ground, and Heineken Cup rules state Round Six matches must kick off at the same time, at 15:00 GMT - 16:00 Italian time. "The switch in venue, from San Michele to Campo Comunale di Rovato is a matter of concern to us, as we are expecting between 1,500 and 2,000 supporters to make the trip to Italy and the new venue has a capacity of only 1,000," Leicester's managing director David Clayton told tigers.co.uk, the club's official website. "We have informed the ERC of our reservations and their representatives will be travelling to Italy in order to inspect the facilities and evaluate the potential for temporary expansion of the ground's capacity. "We are also investigating the possibility of providing a shuttle bus service to and from the ground for our supporters." The venue change was enforced because the Italian club do not have floodlights at their own ground, and Heineken Cup rules state Round Six matches must kick off at the same time - which will be 15:00 GMT. Gullivers Sports Travel offers the best value supporters' tours to Six Nations matches, the Dubai Sevens, Rugby World Cup Sevens and, the summit of rugby, the British & Irish Lions' Tour to New Zealand. Plus tours for clubs and schools. For more information, visit Gulliversports.co.uk |
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