Hereford move Darlington game from Edgar Street

Sixways, home of Worcester Warriors. Picture: Luke239/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0,

Hereford have moved next Tuesday's home game against Darlington from Edgar Street.

Due to ongoing problems with the Edgar Street pitch, the National League North match on Tuesday (17th February) will be played in Worcester at Sixways.

Despite work being carried out on the pitch this week, the club said it is "currently not in a condition that allows us to stage the match safely and to the required standard".

Sixways, off junction 6 of the M5 north of Worcester, already hosts rugby for Worcester Warriors and football for Worcester City.

More information will be announced tomorrow (Friday) regarding season tickets, match tickets, subsidised matchday travel and other match information.

Persistent rain and failing drains have seen six of Hereford's games at Edgar Street to be postponed, with the worst area of the pitch dugout and replaced this week.

During Saturday's fans forum, chairman Chris Ammonds said: "Our dream is to play as few games away from here as we possibly can, but it's reached the point where the National League have said to us, you need a contingency plan now."

He also admitted the club would lose "a significant amount of income" if they had to groundshare, not only having to hire the venue, but also losing income from other avenues such as the bars.