Your laboratory for testing rugby facilities and equipment

Rugby

We certify and advise to guarantee the quality of your sports products and facilities

Why test your sports facilities and equipment?

To guarantee and certify the quality of the equipment and its installation

Compliance with regulations and administrative requirements

Minimise the risk of injury and ensure safe play

Optimise maintenance and the useful life of the facility

Obtain certifications from sports federations

Why choose the IBV?

We offer advice and support throughout the process

We are a laboratory accredited by the World Rugby (WR)

Multidisciplinary team - Qualified and highly specialised staff

State-of-the-art equipment

Speed and responsiveness

Regulations and accreditations

Our tests comply with the main national and international standards in the sports sector, ensuring maximum reliability and recognition:

World Rugby Regulation 22

Rugby Turf Performance Specification

EN / UNE-EN 15330 (1-6)

ISO

NF P90-112 

OTHERS (Federations, NIDE, etc.)

They trust us:

Rugby surface tests

We conduct both on-site and laboratory tests to ensure that rugby facilities comply with technical and regulatory. We cover artificial, natural and hybrid turf surfaces.

Artificial turf

ON-SITE

Vertical ball rebound

Shock absorption

Vertical deformation

Energy restitution

Rotational resistance

HIC (Head Injury Criterion)

Shockpad evaluation

Slope measurement

Planimetry and regularity (surface and sub-base)

Drainage capacity (surface and sub-base)

LAB

Vertical ball rebound

Angled ball rebound

Splash determination (infill splash)

Shock absorption

Vertical deformation

Energy restitution

Rotational resistance

HIC (Head Injury Criterion)

Skin friction/abrasion

HEAT (Heat Emission Test)

Lisport EN wear

Lisport XL wear

Granulometry

Bulk density

Shape analysis

Number of stitches per square metre

Gauge

Dtex

Fibre height

Total mass per unit area

Fibre mass per unit area

Joint strength (bonded and stitched seams)

Fibre morphological analysis

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis

Coating identification by FTIR

Leachate determination

Simulated climatic ageing UVA, UVB

Thermal bath ageing

Natural/hybrid turf

Vertical ball rebound

Shock absorption

Vertical deformation

Energy restitution

Rotational resistance

Planimetry and regularity

Hardness (Clegg Hammer)

Compaction severity

Infiltration rate

NVDI

Sward height

Root depth

Thatch depth

Ground coverage

Weeds, pests and diseases

Soil moisture

Soil health analysis

Turf colour

Test on Rugby equipment

We assess quality and verify that goals, seats, lighting and other elements comply with the dimensional, structural and safety requirements for use in sports facilities.

Verification of dimensional compliance

Inspection for entrapment hazards

Inspection of sharp edges, cutting elements and non-rounded edges

Structural stability

Structural strength

Evaluation of the documentation accompanying the product

Assessment of ergonomic requirements

Safety requirements

Structural strength and durability

Assessment of product documentation

Illuminance level

Lighting uniformity

Rugby News

Let's talk!

If you would like information about our testing services for sports facilities and equipment, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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