Sheffield Eagles To Play At Wakefield Trinity's Belle Vue Stadium in '17

Rugby Championship side Sheffield Eagles said that it "has been forced to move" almost 30 miles away from its home city, according to the BBC. The club said that it "failed to find a venue in the city" for the '17 season but "reached agreement to use Wakefield Trinity's Belle Vue Stadium." Sheffield Eagles has been without a permanent home since the '13 demolition of the Don Valley Stadium. The move to Wakefield is "subject to approval by the sport's governing body." The club said that "season ticket prices would be reduced and it was investigating introducing some form of subsidised transport for fans." Head coach Mark Aston said that the club "tried everything to stay in the city." Aston: "It is a crying shame, it is a slant on a great city that we cannot get the support in our hour of need" (BBC, 12/15).