Super League Magic Weekend 2025 venue and fixtures confirmed

The bonanza of rugby league is heading backmost to Newcastle adjacent twelvemonth aft a little spell distant astatine Leeds United

Super League’s Magic Weekend is heading backmost to Newcastle adjacent May, it has been confirmed.

The contention celebrates its 18 ^th day successful 2025, and volition instrumentality to the archetypal May Bank Holiday, conscionable arsenic erstwhile it was launched successful Cardiff successful 2007. Magic, wherever a afloat circular of Super League fixtures are played implicit 2 days, moved to Leeds United's Elland Road crushed earlier this twelvemonth due to the fact that St James' Stadium was unavailable for the caller August timeslot. But it heads backmost to Newcastle United's location connected Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4 successful 2025.

It's the 10th day of Super League’s archetypal Magic Weekend successful Newcastle successful 2015, and the eighth clip successful the consequent decennary that rugby league has staged its unsocial festival there. The 2025 line-up, determined arsenic accustomed by the league placings, includes a repetition of the 2024 Betfred Challenge Cup Final betwixt Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves arsenic the Sunday day centrepiece – and a first-ever Magic staging of the classical Super League rivalry betwixt St Helens and Leeds Rhinos connected Saturday night.

Wakefield Trinity volition people their instrumentality to Magic aft a one-year lack from Super League with a lucifer against their section rivals Castleford Tigers to circular disconnected the play connected Sunday evening, and the enactment volition footwear disconnected with 2 fixtures to revive memories of celebrated Million Pound Matches of the past – Leigh Leopards versus Catalans Dragons, and Hull KR against Salford Red Devils.

Sunday’s programme volition footwear disconnected with Huddersfield Giants defending their awesome Magic Weekend grounds against a Hull FC squad who volition beryllium hopeless to bounce backmost aft consecutive Magic defeats against Castleford and London Broncos.

Rhodri Jones, Rugby League Commercial Managing Director, said: "We’re excited to corroborate this instrumentality to St James’ Park and the metropolis of Newcastle for the 18 ^th Super League Magic Weekend successful 2025. The feedback from our fans regarding a instrumentality to the North East has been overwhelmingly positive, and we person worked with Newcastle United and Newcastle City Council to place the May Bank Holiday play arsenic the perfect slot. The players of Super League person produced truthful galore thrilling matches and moments successful the decennary since Magic Weekend was archetypal played astatine St James’, and we look guardant to much successful 2025.”

Darren Eales, the Newcastle United CEO, said: “We are delighted to beryllium hosting Magic Weekend astatine St. James’ Park erstwhile again. The stadium and metropolis person proven to beryllium incredibly fashionable crossed erstwhile Magic Weekend events, with fans of Super League clubs being joined by galore much who are caller to the sport. Together with our metropolis partners, we look guardant to welcoming the rugby league assemblage backmost to the North East for an unforgettable weekend.”

The afloat docket is arsenic follows, with lucifer kick-offs to beryllium confirmed erstwhile the afloat Betfred Super League fixture database is revealed connected Thursday.

Saturday 3 ^rd May

Game 1: Leigh Leopards v Catalans Dragons

Game 2: Hull KR v Salford Red Devils

Game 3: St Helens v Leeds Rhinos

Sunday 4 ^th May

Game 1: Huddersfield Giants v Hull FC

Game 2: Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves

Game 3: Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity