Murrayfield To Host Super League
Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium will host rugby league’s Magic Weekend as part of the sport’s desire to increase its fanbase outside of the north of England.
The event, which sees a full round of Super League fixtures played in one city over a single weekend, will take place on 2nd and 3rd May 2009.
Edinburgh takes over on a two-year deal from Cardiff, which hosted the first two weekends in 2007 and 2008.
It means Edinburgh will host top-class rugby league for the first time since the 2002 Challenge Cup final.
Sally Bolton, the Rugby Football League’s director of events and projects, said: ‘We are delighted to announce these new and exciting details of the Magic Weekend. After successfully introducing the concept in 2007 and 2008 and firmly establishing it in the Rugby League calendar, we believe our plans for 2009 will take the event to the next level and offer supporters a unique family entertainment experience.
‘A number of cities had expressed an interest in hosting this event but we believe this new location has all the right ingredients to continue its development. The concept of the Magic Weekend is all about taking the sport on the road and staging the Super League in prestigious and exciting cities.’
Tickets will go on general sale to the public this week with one-day passes priced from £15 and two-day passes from £25.
