Do you know that for sure though ? I mean, we assume they do because when it was first launched in Cardiff it was publicised that the Wales Tourist Board were paying the RFL for it, but there's been no announcement to that effect for any of the subsequent ones since the first event.

It's probably a reasonable assumption to make, but we don't know for certain.

We know for certain that when it was moved from Cardiff a year early, it was announced that Edinburgh had made a bigger offer.

Do you have a link for that, as my recollection is that the decision was made due to the RFL being less than happy with the Millennium Stadium's promotion of the event and not being the most cooperative partners to work with.

I agree that it's a great idea, but not that it will ultimately fail.The RFL seem to be brilliant at coming up with great
ideas,but,as you say,don't do enough promoting of them.But look at the Grand Final,when that first started it wasn't the best supported,and a lot of fans didn't agree with the concept,but now it's massive and a sell out every year.

I think that if the magic weekend can be located somewhere(like Cardiff)that suits all the fans,and has the possibility of attracting more than a few local fans,it could be one of the great occasions,like the cup final and the grand final.

Indeed there was never any suggestion by the RFL or the Scottish Tourist Board of money changing hands to attract the event to Edinburgh.

I'd guess that some deal has been done on the use of Murrayfield and the STB has agreed to expend resources promoting the event, but that in my opinion is as far as it would go.

I wuld be surpsied if visitor numbers could justify major financial expenditure to 'buy' the event. There's not enough evidence yet to give it a value.

Wasn't it quoted somewhere that it generated something in the region of 30m for the local economy?

No. You would need 40,000 people to each spend £750 in Edinburgh to achieve that spend.