Leeds keep foot on the gas with Magic Weekend enjoying timely renaissance

Rhinos beat Bradford 50-16 to maintain a four-point Super League lead, leaving the chasing pack to jostle for second Magic Weekend’s move to a summer date was a chance not only for the competition to put itself in the spotlight on a big stage by the banks of the Mersey, but to double up as moving day for the business end of the campaign. This year has passed by in the blink of an eye and, with 10 rounds remaining, the runners and riders are beginning to jostle for position. This record-breaking edition of Magic – with more than 80,000 fans attending the event across the weekend, more than 13,000 up on the previous best a decade earlier – had plenty of talking points and a real feeling of the sport finding a new home. Continue reading...