Kirkstall Training Ground

Rugby training facility in Leeds, England

Kirkstall Training Ground

Batercard Leeds Rhinos Academy

Looking north across the pitch (2006)

Former names| Clarence Fields
Location| Kirkstall, Leeds,
West Yorkshire
Owner| Leeds
Type| Sports facility
Opened| 1996 (as a training facility)
Tenants
Rugby Union
Kirkstall RFC
Headingley
Rugby League
Bramley (1995-96)
Milford Marlins

The Kirkstall Training Ground, historically known as Clarence Fields, is a training facility in Leeds owned by Leeds Rhinos. The training facility is mostly used by Leeds Rhinos, but National Conference League side Milford Marlins and Leeds City College[1] Rugby League team also use the site to play home matches. It was previously used by Leeds Tykes (having originally been the home of their predecessors Headingley RUFC),and by Bramley RLFC as their home ground in 1995-96 following the sale of McLaren Field.

The ground and the lower floors of the buildings on site suffered significant damage in the Boxing Day Floods of 2015. Whilst the ground was repaired and cleaned, the rugby teams used other venues around the city.[2] Leeds Rhinos manager, Gary Hetherington, suggested that the eventual clean up cost would be £6 million and it would not be until June 2016 at the earliest before the training centre could be used again.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Smith, Peter (29 December 2015). "Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie left reeling after flood". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
2. ^ "Leeds Rhinos: It could be May before Leeds can return to Kirkstall training base". Yorkshire Evening Post. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
3. ^ "Leeds Rhinos facing £1m flood damage bill for training ground". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

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