COVENTRY Rugby will rename their Butts Park Arena home in memory of former club director Nick Newbold.
The club’s ground will be known as the Nick Newbold Stadium from Saturday, March 21.
A naming ceremony will take place before the club’s home fixture against Doncaster Knights.
Newbold died in February at the age of 62 last year and spent 17 years working for Coventry Rugby.
Coventry chairman, Jon Sharp said: “I knew Nick – ‘Nobby’ – for well over 30 years, the last 16 or so being when he served on the board of this club so well.
“Fun, kind, caring, cheerful, mischievous, chaotic, dedicated, enthusiastic, brilliant! I am delighted for the club to honour him and his legacy in this way.”
The family and friends of Newbold added: “The Newbold family are incredibly proud to have Nick’s name forever linked to the club and city he loved so much.
“We all miss him every day, but the stadium renaming ensures the Nick Newbold legacy will live on, continuing to support the city he cared about so deeply.”
Newbold also served as chair of trustees at Sky Blues in the Community – the official charity arm of Coventry City.
The Coventry native was a lifelong supporter of the club.
He was also a member of the Acorns Coventry fundraising group in aid of Acorns Children’s Hospice.
