Super League side Leeds Rhinos "may consider playing on Headingley's cricket pitch during rebuilding work next year," but CEO Gary Hetherington said that the switch is "probably not practical," according to Peter Smith of the Yorkshire EVENING POST. Leeds City Council’s exec board will meet April 19 to "discuss a funding proposal for the redevelopment of both the rugby and cricket sides of Headingley Stadium." The agreement "would see a private financial services company put up" £35M ($43.7M), with Rhinos providing the remaining £5M ($6.2M). If approval is given, "work will start at the end of the rugby league season in September and is due to be completed" in '19. Both the rugby South Stand and the main stand -- shared by Rhinos and Yorkshire County Cricket Club -- "are to be replaced." Construction had been due to start last autumn, but "delays in obtaining finance and planning permission have put the scheme back a year, meaning work on both stands will take place simultaneously with building going on during the rugby season" (EVENING POST, 4/11).