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Magic Weekend had been heavily rumoured to be returning to St James’ Park.
Now it has been confirmed.
Yorkshire Live with the outlandish (gape below).
They story that Magic Weekend will be held at St James’ Park on the weekend of Saturday 3 Might presumably well / Sunday 4 Might presumably well 2025.
That weekend Newcastle United are playing Brighton away.
Yorkshire Live story – 6 November 2024:
‘The 2025 Arresting League Magic Weekend will elevate space in Might presumably well. Rugby League Live can expose that the match will return to Newcastle subsequent one year and can elevate space on the weekend of Might presumably well Third/4th.
After leaving St James’ Park for a one year, the Arresting League weekend will return in 2025, having been held at Leeds United’s Elland Avenue this one year. It proved to be the second-lowest attended within the opinion that’s history, with supporters not approving of the hotfoot.
Newcastle is considered by many as Magic Weekend’s religious dwelling and has historically been the most traditional when it comes to attendances. It didn’t elevate space there final one year because the match turned into as soon as pushed relief to an August date, which then clashed with the open up of the football season.
The football season will serene be are living at that point, nevertheless Newcastle are scheduled to recede to Brighton that weekend, leaving it free to be used. The August Monetary institution Holiday weekend would personal also been for the length of the 2025/26 season, even though the weekend after is a world damage and had Newcastle been remote from dwelling that weekend, it would personal ensured plenty of time for the groundstaff to work on the pitch after a weekend of rugby league.
Despite that, the weekend has now been locked into space, with fixtures to be confirmed later this month. Consistent with the formula extinct to resolve the schedule for the match, this can characteristic some bumper clashes, together with Wigan Warriors against Warrington Wolves and St Helens versus Leeds Rhinos.’
