'advanced Talks' Over Magic Weekend's Newcastle Return

RL Commercial managing head Rhodri Jones is "quietly confident" nan Magic Weekend will return to Newcastle adjacent season.

More than 64,000 tickets were sold complete nan 2 days arsenic St James' Park hosted each six matches of Super League information 10.

The arena returned to Newcastle United's stadium for nan eighth clip aft past year's version switched to Leeds United's Elland Road home.

"They were disappointed we weren't present past twelvemonth truthful they are delighted we're present and they want america to travel backmost arsenic well," Jones told BBC Sport.

"We are successful precocious talks pinch Newcastle United Football Club and there'll beryllium an constituent of clip wherever we conscionable person to hold for a mates of things to driblet in, but we're softly assured we'll beryllium backmost present adjacent year."

Jones said this year's arena had attracted its highest crowds since Covid and drawn a grounds Sunday attendance.

He besides estimated that 8-10,000 of tickets sold went to addresses wrong nan Newcastle postcode area, creating a "growth opportunity" for nan sport.

"We're taking it to a different destination, we're attracting those 8-10,000 from a different locality that possibly don't spell to regular Super League fixtures, truthful there's a batch to for illustration astir Magic Weekend," he added.