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Championship: Sheffield Eagles leave Owlerton Stadium for a second and final time

Image: Sheffield Eagles left the Don Valley 12 months ago for the Owlerton Stadium

Sheffield Eagles have left Owlerton Stadium for a second and final time, the Championship club have announced.

The Eagles moved back to Owlerton, which was their first home in 1984, following the closure of the Don Valley Stadium 12 months ago.

However, the venue does not meet new Rugby Football League ground regulations which include floodlights and a minimum of 1,500 permanent seats.

John Gilburn, managing director of Owlerton Stadium, said: "We would like to wish the Sheffield Eagles all the very best for the future."

Sheffield are hoping to move into a new stadium on the Don Valley site in 2016 and are in negotiations to play their matches in 2015 at an alternative venue, with Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium thought to be under consideration.

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