Edinburgh owner Bob Carruthers has called a press conference for this afternoon at which he claims the ongoing dispute between his club and the Scottish Rugby Union will be moved on in a "massive way".

The dispute centres primarily on the distribution of Magners Celtic League and Heineken Cup fees, with Carruthers claiming the SRU owe Edinburgh a six-figure sum, which the union deny.

Edinburgh escalated the row when they prevented 12 of their players training with their Scotland team-mates last week, then followed it up by resigning their associate membership of the SRU yesterday morning.

The game's governing body then issued a statement which suggested that, as a consequence, Edinburgh would be unable to play Magners League or Heineken Cup fixtures next season.

It was also claimed in the statement: "Edinburgh Rugby's contracted players are no longer insured by the governing body scheme for the purposes of training or playing."

However, in another statement released late yesterday afternoon, Carruthers claimed the club can still fulfil fixtures and that their players remain insured.

Edinburgh also claimed court proceedings were being prepared against the SRU for breach of obligation.

Carruthers, who will speak at 3pm at the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh, told PA Sport the situation "would be moved on in a massive way this afternoon and in the next two weeks".

The International Rugby Board said they were "monitoring the situation".