The hugely popular Magic Weekend returns to Newcastle this week with over 60,000 fans expected to attend games on Saturday and Sunday at St James' Park. The stadium is not just a place of worship for Toon fans it has become the spiritual home of rugby league fans who flock to this event.
It sees a whole round of Super League matches played over one weekend. The first Magic Weekend was held in 2007 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, and has taken place at a number of venues since including Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Manchester City's Etihad stadium and Anfield in Liverpool.
There are six games to be played over the weekend with a number of mouth-watering clashes due to take place. They include a Hull derby, St Helens taking on North West rivals Wigan Warriors and a clash of Yorkshire giants, in which Leeds Rhinos face Castleford Tigers.
