Training ground : Mon Dec 28, 2015 8:47 pm  

Hethrington claims damage to the Rhinos training ground at Kirkstall has been catastrophic! https://twitter.com/petesmithyep/status ... 6182681601 I hope this doesn't hamper our pre-season preparations!

Hethrington claims damage to the Rhinos training ground at Kirkstall has been catastrophic! https://twitter.com/petesmithyep/status ... 6182681601 I hope this doesn't hamper our pre-season preparations!

Re: Training ground : Mon Dec 28, 2015 8:53 pm  

If the quote is accurate and representative of the state of the facilities then it will undoubtedly impact on the early part of next years prep. Hopefully by the time they get back from Florida the situation will have been significantly improved. I hope the insurance cover was up to snuff.

Re: Training ground : Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:13 am  

casben wrote: Hethrington claims damage to the Rhinos training ground at Kirkstall has been catastrophic! https://twitter.com/petesmithyep/status ... 6182681601 I hope this doesn't hamper our pre-season preparations! It has been pretty bad apparently. The pitches, especially the 3G, and the 2 main training pitches will possibly be the biggest cost. As IIRC the 2 main training pitches were designed to be in as pristine a condition as the Headingley pitch. Plus of course there's thousands of pounds of equipment in the gym at Kirkstall. The 3G pitch is the one surrounded by the green fencing. The Rhinos main training pitch is the one at the bottom of the picture.

casben wrote: Hethrington claims damage to the Rhinos training ground at Kirkstall has been catastrophic! https://twitter.com/petesmithyep/status ... 6182681601 I hope this doesn't hamper our pre-season preparations! It has been pretty bad apparently. The pitches, especially the 3G, and the 2 main training pitches will possibly be the biggest cost. As IIRC the 2 main training pitches were designed to be in as pristine a condition as the Headingley pitch. Plus of course there's thousands of pounds of equipment in the gym at Kirkstall. The 3G pitch is the one surrounded by the green fencing. The Rhinos main training pitch is the one at the bottom of the picture.

Re: Training ground : Tue Dec 29, 2015 6:30 am  

I live about 10 minute walk from there and I was stood on Kirkstall bridge on Boxing Day about 3.30pm and amount of water flowing into that 3G pitch was incredible

Re: Training ground : Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:57 am  

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... -1-7645795 Fears the place won't be useable until February and that the main building including the likes of the gym and medical rooms was under 6 feet of water.

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... -1-7645795 Fears the place won't be useable until February and that the main building including the likes of the gym and medical rooms was under 6 feet of water.

Re: Training ground : Tue Dec 29, 2015 10:16 am  

They've got some pretty expensive stuff at Kirkstall and some of it isn't insured. The 25k screening equipment for example. It hampered the Carnegie players on boxing day too. They were due to get beasted (as is the case after Crimbo) but they were told to just find an alternative gym because Kirkstall was destroyed.

Re: Training ground : Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:30 am  

Sir Kev gave a helping hand to the areas that were left flooded in the Greater Manchester area Top Man http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... s-10664271

Sir Kev gave a helping hand to the areas that were left flooded in the Greater Manchester area Top Man http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... s-10664271

Re: Training ground : Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:46 am  

They're looking into using leeds Road playing fields/sports barn in the short term, where Huddersfield Giants train.

Re: Training ground : Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:56 am  

Also been offered use of the indoor training facilities at Featherstone, which Wakefield are also using.

Re: Training ground : Wed Dec 30, 2015 12:52 pm  

I wonder if they've approached Leeds United about Thorpe Arch?