Hill Dickinson Stadium To Host 2026 Magic Weekend

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England and Australia players compete for nan shot successful a lucifer astatine Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium

Everton FC's Hill Dickinson Stadium will big Super League's Magic Weekend for nan first clip successful 2026.

The venue opened earlier this twelvemonth and hosted nan 2nd Test of nan caller Ashes bid betwixt England and Australia, which Australia won 14-4 successful beforehand of a sell-out crowd of 52,106.

Newcastle United's St James' Park hosted Magic Weekend for an eighth clip successful 2025 and nan yearly arena will beryllium staged successful Liverpool for a 2nd clip adjacent year, aft Anfield hosted it successful 2019.

Six Super League matches will beryllium played arsenic portion of Magic Weekend crossed 4-5 July.

Newly promoted York will make their first Magic Weekend quality successful Saturday's opening lucifer against Huddersfield, earlier champions Hull KR play metropolis rivals Hull FC and Leigh return connected Warrington.

On Sunday, Wakefield will look Castleford and Leeds will play Bradford Bulls astatine nan arena for nan first clip since 2012, earlier nan action concludes pinch different derby betwixt Wigan and St Helens.

There are besides plans for a dedicated Magic fixture betwixt Catalans Dragons and Toulouse to beryllium played astatine a neutral venue successful France.

"With memories still caller of an unforgettable juncture for nan Ashes Test, we're delighted to beryllium capable to corroborate a return to Hill Dickinson Stadium for nan 2026 Super League Magic Weekend," Rhodri Jones, Rugby League Commercial managing director, said.

"This will beryllium nan seventh venue to shape Magic since it was introduced arsenic a caller conception for athletics successful 2007 and our clubs, players and supporters are successful for a treat.

"It's a stunning stadium pinch outstanding accommodation astatine each levels and besides superbly located for summertime connected nan waterfront, and pinch nan galore and varied attractions of Liverpool wrong easy reach.

"We proceed to activity pinch nan Dragons and Toulouse connected nan feasibility of delivering a very typical arena successful France excessively and we dream to beryllium capable to denote thing successful nan adjacent early connected this."