ELITE SPORT

Football & Rugby

  • The UK’s no. #1 rated mixture with a mixture score of 7.82
  • The only mixture on the market containing any of the top 3-ranked varieties Barzico #1, Altivo #2 & Barbasten #3 

  • Four Barenbrug-bred varieties with strong all-round disease tolerance
  • Barcristalla has darker genetic colour for a rich green appearance
  • Football
  • Rugby
  • Renovation & repair
  • Education environments

MIXTURE: 100% Perennial ryegrass

 

Usage

Designed for elite winter sport stadiums and pitches, it focuses on the key characteristics of wear tolerance, recovery, camera-friendly grass colour and disease resistance. ELITE SPORT is changing the game for the renovation and construction of stadium and other high-quality pitches.

 

Top performing varieties

Barenbrug’s ELITE SPORT product has been re-formulated for 2024 to include the top three varieties in BSPB Table S1 Turfgrass Seed 2024, including the new Altivo for the first time.

 

Barzico holds the coveted #1 position, trialled under winter sports wear simulation at 25mm height of cut. The cultivar originates from Barenbrug’s Dutch breeding station and is a very strong all-round ryegrass suitable for many applications. Visually, it is mid-fine, extremely dense with a medium green colour.

 

Altivo, ranked #2 and brand new for 2024, is an exciting new addition with a broad range of beneficial traits. Early spring growth and high recovery are of particular note.

 

Barbasten is ranked #3. It is a true winter sports cultivar from Holland, coarser in leaf, paler green and exceptinally active in winter/spring recovery, Barbasten brings additional Drechslera leaf spot tolerance to the product.

 

The unparalelled wear tolerance of the top three varieties is balanced with the French, early-heading Barcristalla, which delivers additional disease tolerance and deep green genetic colour. This cements ELITE SPORT as the market-leading grass seed mixture of its type, designed for elite winter sport stadiums and pitches.

 

Features & benefits

Every elite squad should have the perfect combination of characterises. Our ELITE SPORT seed mix blends four of the toughest, most hardwearing perennial ryegrasses into a top performing team.


High wear tolerance and recovery

The mixture is formulated primarily on performance in the BSPB/STRI Turfgrass Seed 2024 booklet Table S1 for sports pitch wear simulation. All four cultivars are highly ranked, including the #1, #2 and #3 - ranked varieties, which means ELITE SPORT comfortably has the UK’s highest ‘mixture score’ of 7.82.


Camera-friendly colour
Barcristalla is a key variety in ELITE SPORT, with a much darker genetic colour than other top varieties.

 

Composition
Variety
Species
30%
Barzico
Perennial ryegrass
25%
Barbasten
Perennial ryegrass
25%
Barcristalla
Perennial ryegrass
20%
Altivo
Perennial ryegrass
Specifications
Sowing rate
30-50g m²
Oversowing rate
15-30g per m²
Sowing depth
10-15mm < thatch
Mowing height
down to 18mm
Speed of Establishment
Wear Tolerance
Recovery after wear
Turf aesthetics
Speed of growth
Dark green colour
Shoot density
Cold temperature germination
Sport

Discover our grass seed for football and rugby pitches. Schools, colleges and playing fields will also benefit from this specialist grass seed. 

Discover our grass seed for football and rugby pitches. Schools, colleges and playing fields will also benefit from this specialist grass seed. 

Discover our grass seed for football and rugby pitches. Schools, colleges and playing fields will also benefit from this specialist grass seed. 

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