Kirkstall Training Ground

{{Short description|Rugby training facility in Leeds, England}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox sports centre

| name = Kirkstall Training Ground

| image = Leeds Rugby Academy, Kirkstall - geograph.org.uk - 165339.jpg

| image_caption = Looking north across the pitch (2006)

| nickname = Batercard Leeds Rhinos Academy

| location = Kirkstall, Leeds,
West Yorkshire

| coordinates =

| type = Sports facility

| built =

| opened = 1996 (as a training facility)

| owner = Leeds

| construction_cost=

| former_names = Clarence Fields

| website =

| tenants =Rugby Union
Kirkstall RFC
Headingley
Rugby League
Bramley (1995-96)
Milford (2017-)

}}

The Kirkstall Training Ground, historically known as Clarence Fields, is a training facility in Leeds owned by Leeds Rhinos. The training facility is mostly used by Leeds Rhinos, but National Conference League side Milford and Leeds City College{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Peter|title=Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie left reeling after flood|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/leeds-rhinos/leeds-rhinos-and-yorkshire-carnegie-left-reeling-after-flood-1-7645795|access-date=31 May 2016|work=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=29 December 2015}} Rugby League team also use the site to play home matches. It was previously used by Leeds Tykes (having originally been the home of their predecessors Headingley RUFC),and by Bramley RLFC as their home ground in 1995-96 following the sale of McLaren Field.

The ground and the lower floors of the buildings on site suffered significant damage in the Boxing Day Floods of 2015. Whilst the ground was repaired and cleaned, the rugby teams used other venues around the city.{{cite news|title=Leeds Rhinos: It could be May before Leeds can return to Kirkstall training base|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/leeds-rhinos/leeds-rhinos-it-could-be-may-before-leeds-can-return-to-kirkstall-training-base-1-7692234|access-date=31 May 2016|work=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=23 January 2016}} Leeds Rhinos manager, Gary Hetherington, suggested that the eventual clean up cost would be £6 million and it would not be until June 2016 at the earliest before the training centre could be used again.{{cite news|title=Leeds Rhinos facing £1m flood damage bill for training ground|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/35412241|access-date=31 May 2016|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=26 January 2016}}