Edinburgh Rugby is "exploring the possibility of playing Pro12 matches at Easter Road," home of Scottish Championship side Hibernian, according to Richard Pidgeon of the HERALD SCOTLAND. No decision has yet been taken but "talks have taken place," with Hibernian to discuss potential dates for "a couple of games." It is "also believed that potential problems, including the added wear and tear on the pitch and possible difficulties with fixture scheduling, have been discussed." Edinburgh Rugby currently plays its home matches at Murrayfield but rarely attracts crowds "in excess of 4,000 to the 68,000-capacity national stadium." Scottish Rugby CEO Mark Dodson admitted that playing a few games at Easter Road on a trial basis would "allow Edinburgh Rugby to determine if the football ground, which holds just over 20,000, would be a more suitable long-term home." Dodson revealed that Edinburgh hopes to have an agreement "thrashed out in time for the coming campaign," which would see Edinburgh playing at Hibs' home ground for the first time since the '98-99 season. Dodson: "We can't stay at Murrayfield for the longer term" (HERALD SCOTLAND, 6/7).
WEMBLEY GROUNDSHARE: SKY SPORTS' Lyall Thomas reported Wembley is the "overwhelming preference among Tottenham supporters" for their groundshare season in '17-18, according to a poll by the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust. Spurs must "spend a term playing away from White Hart Lane while their new stadium -- the Northumberland Park development -- is being built, and the two options being pursued are either Wembley or Stadium:MK in Milton Keynes" (SKY SPORTS, 6/5).
