Super League’s big summer roadshow returns for its 20th edition when Magic Weekend breaks new ground in Liverpool and a number of records at Hill Dickinson Stadium. There will also probably be a sigh of relief that the concept was given a stay of execution.
Some clubs wanted Magic gone from the calendar and replaced with events such as a Nines festival or even replacing it with an on-the-road event for the Challenge Cup quarter-finals. But more than 80,000 supporters will head to Merseyside: 10,000 more than the previous best crowd for Magic, a decade ago in Newcastle.
