They dont actually get rid of the mud. Where the pitch becomes badly worn and water retention cause muddy areas these are filled with sand and heavily rollered for a more sound base. If the ground is very badly damaged the grounds staff may replace that area with new turf and roller that to help it hold.
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Rugby
A Rugby Ground normally refers to the playing area, changing rooms and any associated ground area. The playing area is called a rugby pitch
rugby pitch
Its termed a "pitch"natural grass or grass sand composite. The game cannot be played on a hard surface such as dried mud or on synthetic grass
Stadium or on a rugby pitch. The pitch will refer directly to the playing area
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Rugby is played on a leveled grass field known as a pitch.
Rugby boots need studs in order to offer the player grip on grass and mud, which can be slippy.
The Twickenham rugby pitch is 125m x 70m. The stadium has a capacity of 82,000 and has 150 executive suits.
Yes due to the nature of tackling etc it needed a softer suface to land on. However, when the gave was in its raw fashion around 1823 the pitch was more or less all mud and the game resembled murder ball.
Being a rugby player - I find that most of the mud is on the opposing plays shirt after a good ruck has ended