Do they grow the grass a bit longer when there is no football being played on it? My memory of school rugby is of grass halfway up to my knees!
Just checked the respective rules. Football grass cannot exceed 30mm in length. Can't see anything in the rugby laws that stipulates grass length, just that "The playing surface must be safe" and "The permitted surface types are grass, sand, clay, snow or artificial turf"
I agree, my memories are of playing in longer grass, and with no roundball I'd like to see the Ricoh pitch a little longer.