WORCESTER City have approached the Warriors about the possibility of sharing Sixways while they wait for a new home to be built.

The Blue Square Bet North club have to leave St George’s Lane in June 2013 so it can be bulldozed for housing by Careys New Homes.

Property developers St Modwen gained planning permission for a stadium at Nunnery Way last month but there is no guarantee that it will be ready in time.

City expect to be homeless for at least the 2013/14 season and are looking at options for a temporary ground-share with vice-chairman Colin Layland saying the club had not ruled out opening a dialogue with the Warriors.

“That’s not out of the equation,” he said. “We have made contact with managing director Charlie Little and we are hoping to have talks with him.

“There’s nothing concrete, it’s another option but we haven’t got anything in black and white.”

It is the first time the current City board have approached the Aviva Premiership outfit although the odds are stacked against a deal being done.

Using the main stadium pitch is unlikely to be attractive to the rugby club in terms of operating costs and would also bring up the issue of primacy of tenure — as landlords, Warriors’ fixtures would take priority.

Sixways is one of several options being considered to provide City with a short-term home but Warriors managing director Little has so far declined to comment.

Another venue being looked at is Bromsgrove Sporting’s Victoria Ground.

Officials from the Blue Square Bet North club visited the site last Saturday and renting at the Athium Midland Combination Division One promotion-chasers remains realistic.

City have raised concerns about the quality of the floodlights, which are currently below the standard required for the Conference, and number of turnstiles, but feel those problems are not insurmountable.

Layland, who headed up the scouting mission, added: “It remains an option and I would leave it on the table. The infrastructure is in place and it ticks all the boxes.

“If the league looked at it they might see different things but my main concern would be the ground’s floodlights.”

Redditch United, Kidderminster Harriers and Evesham United are other possibilities with the latter currently long-term tenants at the Lane before the expected move to their new Cheltenham Road ground later this year.