Demolition date of Headingley Stadium’s historic South Stand announced

A date has been announced the demolition of the historic South Stand terrace at Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

The stadium, which comprises two separate grounds, is home to Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Leeds Rhinos rugby league team and Yorkshire Carnegie rugby union team.

Leeds Rhinos has confirmed that the stand, which was first opened in 1931, will be demolished at the end of August this year to enable construction work to begin in September on a new stand.

In 2000, the South Stand terrace was renovated including a new roof at a cost of £750k.

The final game for the South Stand will take place in Round 3 of the Super 8s on Friday 18th August. The Rhinos will play their remaining one or two Super 8s games and a potential Super League semi-final without the South Stand.

The Main Stand will be demolished at the end of September.

These projects are part of a £35m redevelopment of the entire stadium. The redevelopment plans include a new south stand on the rugby ground and a new joint stand overlooking both the rugby pitch and cricket ground.

The whole project is expected to be completed by late Spring 2019 with elements of the South Stand available during next season.

The Rhinos will play all their home games at Headingley Carnegie in 2018 and 2019 whilst the construction work takes place.

Gary Hetherington, Leeds Rhinos chief executive, said: “The South Stand has been the heartbeat of our club for nearly a century and this will be a historic occasion.

“Whilst we are excited about the future and the modern facilities we will be able to offer our supporters moving forward, we will also be taking time to reflect on the incredible memories down the years and recording them for the next generation with a number of initiatives planned over the next two months.

“It will be an emotional occasion when we play our final game in front of the existing South Stand but we have a number of matches between then and now to make sure that we give it a proper send off before the demolition begins.”

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