Date: Fri 18 Jan 2013

The Madejski stadium is well equiped to handle the current inclement weather and the match tomorrow against Bordeaux-Begles is expected to go ahead as planned at 3pm.

The pitch is protected by under soil heating and the spectator areas are largely covered so the snowfall is not expected to cause any significant problems within the stadium itself.

The external stadium areas and access roads have been heavily gritted and further treatment is planned today and tomorrow. However, with the heavy snowfall we expect some external areas, specifically the car parks, to have at least a small covering of snow. It is therefore recommended that any supporters attending the game wear suitable footwear and take care when moving around the external areas of the stadium.

A further inspection will be carried out on Saturday morning at 9am. Please check our website for an update shortly after this time.