would be more than what made the short trip to huddersfield.

So you think the RFL should renege on a signed contract and pay whatever penalties are attached then?

The WRU reportedly paid 500K to host the event in 2007. Not sure I've seen any figures mentioned since but anything close to that again is money the game shouldn't be turning away.

i wonder how many would be making the trip up there if it was a cup final?

I had you down as an expansionist.

Why wonder as it's not a cup final. It's a repeat of a league game we last saw five rounds ago. Hardly comparable?

How many Scottish RL fans and potential Scottish RL fans get the opportunity to see a SL game played in the north of England, Wales, London or the south of France?

do they not have sky sports?



i know of a number of coaches who see the weekend as more of an inconvenience than the easter weekend!

another interesting one is that the RFL makes no profit, the clubs keep the money they get from sales and the money from the RFL sales is split between the 14 teams. The money that Edinborough pays must cover the RFL costs!

I really don’t understand anyone that wouldn’t want to go to the Magic Weekend. Any rugby fan worth their salt will love a weekend of watching top flight rugby, back to back games and a weekend away.

I’m missed the last two years, not because I didn’t want to but because I had other commitments but would have loved to go.

I can understand those that aren’t going because they can’t afford it, I can understand those that can’t go because of other commitments but those who criticize the event I really don’t understand at all.

I think it’s a little like playground mentality if you ask me “I can’t go so I’ll slag off the whole thing off” – muppets.

Its probably the start of the bid to get the Edinburgh Hagises a super league franchise next time round, so 3500 speckies can watch them and celtic crusaders aussies draw 0-0 while the likes of widnes & halifax play in division 2 (or whatever its called now)

championship & championship one

im gutted not doing full weekend, im going to miss having banter with all other fans and having mega nights out and going to god awful clubs and getting charged £20 a lap dance

I wish I was going for the full weekend. Far too many pints with my old lad is usually an entertaining night!

I don't go in strip clubs though, Cala Millor Rhino will assure you of that!

I can understand why people don't like the idea tbh, the extra round of games, the expecting fans to travel etc etc.

That said I personally love the event having been to the two in Cardiff the whole experience is fantastic and the rugby itself is only a small part of the event the amazing thing is the way the fans interact with each other. Could you imagine fans 6 or 7 different football teams all slightly tipsy after a day watching the sport stood outside a pub chanting and singing and just generally chatting and enjoying each others company without a hint of trouble?