Work is nearing completion on a facility that will offer a state-of-the-art resource to Ulster Rugby as well as sport and fitness benefits to the wider Belfast community.
Work is nearing completion on a facility that will offer a state-of-the-art resource to Ulster Rugby as well as sport and fitness benefits to the wider Belfast community.
The new 4G pitch is under construction behind the new Family Stand. Built in partnership with Aquinas School and with funding from DCAL and Belfast City Council, it will provide a state-of-the art training surface for the Ulster squad, as well as a providing an excellent resource for Aquinas and local sports teams.
The pitch will be the same surface as that used currently by the Cardiff Blues and Ulster Rugby players will have direct access to it via a set of stairs that leads from the new training base under the Family Stand.
The rugby side will take in slightly more than half a pitch and will sit alongside a soccer pitch and a 5-a-side pitch.
A base stone layer has been put down and a perimeter fence is being constructed. Floodlights will be erected in the coming weeks before the final surface is rolled out.
As part of the facility an outdoor gym will also be built and will form part of the stadium interactive tours that will begin when the new Nevin Spence Centre opens next year.
The partnership with Aquinas School will see pupils and players share the facility during the day and then at night the new pitch will be open to community groups and local sports teams for bookings.
The new facility is due to open in September.
Work is nearing completion on a facility that will offer a state-of-the-art resource to Ulster Rugby as well as sport and fitness benefits to the wider Belfast community.
The new 4G pitch is under construction behind the new Family Stand. Built in partnership with Aquinas School and with funding from DCAL and Belfast City Council, it will provide a state-of-the art training surface for the Ulster squad, as well as a providing an excellent resource for Aquinas and local sports teams.
The pitch will be the same surface as that used currently by the Cardiff Blues and Ulster Rugby players will have direct access to it via a set of stairs that leads from the new training base under the Family Stand.
The rugby side will take in slightly more than half a pitch and will sit alongside a soccer pitch and a 5-a-side pitch.
A base stone layer has been put down and a perimeter fence is being constructed. Floodlights will be erected in the coming weeks before the final surface is rolled out.
As part of the facility an outdoor gym will also be built and will form part of the stadium interactive tours that will begin when the new Nevin Spence Centre opens next year.
The partnership with Aquinas School will see pupils and players share the facility during the day and then at night the new pitch will be open to community groups and local sports teams for bookings.
The new facility is due to open in September.