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being considered by the RFL. Blake Solly had confirmed that the Etihad and Super League did have a good partnership, but there were alternatives available to host the event. On 10 September 2014, it was confirmed that the Magic Weekend had been awarded to Newcastle for 2015, and would be played 30
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A 58,831 aggregate crowd saw the Magic event at the Millennium Stadium. Super League clubs agreed to repeat the event during the following season with Nigel Wood, the RFL's chief operating officer, saying: "The clubs and fans thoroughly enjoyed the day and our aim is to make next year's event even
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The date of the Magic Weekend was changed for 2012, reverting to a mid-season game week rather than as a season opener like 2011. However, unlike the first four Magic Weekends, the matches were played over a weekend at the end of May (after the end of the football season) rather than during the
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attributed to the location being closer to participating clubs and the RFL headquarters. Rugby League Comercial (the RFL's marketing branch) labeled the weekend a success having beat the target attendance of 50,000, and stating that the previous target of 60,000 when at St James's Park was not
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was chosen as the venue for the 2019 Magic Weekend after two test matches were played there in 2016 and 2018. After previously choosing games that were local derbies or competitive games, in 2019 the fixtures were determined by the previous season's league position.
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fixtures took place on Saturday 5 May 2007, and a further three on Sunday 6 May 2007. The games played were, where possible, 'local derby' matches in an attempt to maximise interest in the event. The two 'non-heartland' clubs in Super League at that time,
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For the third consecutive season, Magic Weekend returned to Newcastle. This is the Leigh Centurions' first time playing at the Magic Weekend. This is because Magic Weekend first made an appearance in 2007, two seasons after Leigh's relegation.
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On 31 May 2013, less than a week after the 2013 Magic Weekend, the RFL announced that the Magic Weekend would once again return to the Etihad Stadium, Manchester for 2014, with matches being played on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May.
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which would include magic weekend. Ahead of Magic 2024, RL Commercial (the RFL's marketing branch) chief confirmed that while IMG and the RFL were looking to scrap loop fixtures, magic weekend would remain in the calendar.
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The event was considered the most successful to date, with a record aggregate attendance of 67,788, a record single-day crowd of 40,871 on the Saturday and an estimated benefit of Β£4.2 million to the Newcastle economy.
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The aggregate attendance of 64,552 was the highest ever for a Magic Weekend, while the Saturday attendance of 36,339 was the highest ever single-day figure until both records were surpassed the consequent year in
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Having established itself on the English rugby league calendar, the Magic Weekend formula has now been copied in other rugby league-playing nations: starting in France in 2017, and then in Australia, with the
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On 23 January 2014, the fixtures were announced with, in a repeat of the 2013 fixtures, four matches set to take place on the Saturday with the remaining three scheduled for Sunday, including four
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Robert Elstone, Super League Chief Executive, said "On behalf of the Super League clubs, we’re delighted to be taking the Dacia Magic Weekend to one of the most famous stadiums in the world.
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weekend at the start of May. Although the last weekend of May is usually the Late Spring Bank Holiday weekend, the Spring bank holiday in 2012 was moved back a weekend as part of the
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for the second year running with most fixtures being based upon last season's league standings rather than local derbies. The top four from last season play each other;
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clubs whether they would like to revert to derbies. The result favored a seeding again where the top 8 teams faced each other, and the bottom six would play each other.
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Following the 2024 event, The Guardian stated that the RFL were considering a return to Newcastle, along with Nottingham, Dublin, and Cardiff as venues for Magic 2025.
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and 31 May 2015. With the Super League Reformatting in 2015, the Magic Weekend featured twelve teams and six matches, as opposed to the seven games in previous years.
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For a fourth year in succession, Magic Weekend took place in Newcastle. As a curtain raiser, the first game to be played on the first day was a
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on the weekend of 12–13 February 2011. The event also returned to the original format with the majority of the games being local rivalry games.
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there were rumours that magic weekend would be scrapped for 2025 with it being known the IMG advising the RFL to remove loop fixtures from
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Following the premise of previous Magic Weekends, the majority of the fixtures were local rivalry games. 2012 was the first time that
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As in 2012, the 2013 Magic Weekend took place after the end of the football season in May, on the late Spring bank holiday weekend.
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was to take place at exactly the same time and date as the fixture between Hull FC and Hull KR, this being the first FA Cup final
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match. The Crusaders won the match by 28-point to 18. The match was held in front of a club record crowd of 6,152.
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The event again kicked off with the local south Wales team, Celtic Crusaders, but this time they were up against
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The 2013 Magic Weekend was once again held at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May.
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The 2010 Magic weekend took place on 1–2 May 2010 at Murrayfield. After fan criticism of the seeded draw, The
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participated in the Magic Weekend. The aggregate attendance of the weekend was 63,716 (the largest ever).
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had qualified for. The RFL announced on 15 April 2014 that they would not be changing the fixture.
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The first Millennium Magic round was confirmed in September 2006 for the weekend of 5–6 May 2007.
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season had concluded, which meant the Magic Weekend was due to be changed, with Coventry's
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fixtures took place on the Saturday (3 May) and a further three on the Sunday (4 May).
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It was confirmed after the 2008 event that the weekend was to be moved in 2009 to
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Controversy was created in the city of Hull following the announcement that the
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After a successful event in Newcastle in 2015, the Magic Weekend returned to
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matches is played over a weekend at a single stadium to promote the sport of
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In November 2023, Super League confirmed Magic Weekend would take place at
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The Super League's Magic Weekend saw a belated return to Newcastle for the
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In 2015, the Magic Weekend was forced to move due to construction at the
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As in previous years, some of the matches were local rivalries with
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Rugby league weekend where all fixtures are played at one venue
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The Super League's Magic Weekend stayed in Newcastle, for the
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for sponsorship reasons) is an annual event organised by the
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The Magic Weekend returned to its original location at the
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Liverpool
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Elland Road
Leeds
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