Magic Weekend deemed huge success

Tyne Tees
Monday 22 May 2017 at 7:00am

Credit: PA

Rugby league's Magic Weekend event has been deemed a huge success by its organisers.

The tournament returned to St James' Park for the third time over the weekend. During the event, 12 teams compete in six games as part of the two-day tournament.

Newcastle City Council and NE1 Ltd both sponsor the event. NE1 Ltd say the event's best attendances have always been in Newcastle and keeps growing year on year.

Stephen Patterson, Director of Communications at NE1 Ltd said:

Magic Weekend has done it again, a fantastic event in a city that knows how to host world class sport! Attendance figures have still to be verified, but it looks like this year was among the top 3 highest ever recorded for any Magic Weekend, and all three have been here in Newcastle! > The event has grown dramatically since we first hosted it in 2015, with huge footfall increases over the course of the weekend delivering a massive economic boosts to the city’s economy. Magic fans always create a tremendous buzz in the city and are a credit to their teams and the sport. Everyone loves the carnival style atmosphere the games create, it is such a fantastic event and Newcastle an ideal stage for this and other big events. Having St James’ Park in the heart of the city centre alongside award winning retail, restaurant and leisure venues makes Newcastle an ideal venue and host for large-scale events and offers a fan experience second to none.”