THE TERRACE · CHAPTER 01

Welcome to the Magic Weekend card.

Six fixtures spanning Round 10 → Magic Weekend → Round 12. May 2026, Sky Sports + BBC iPlayer. The whole league at St James' Park for one weekend.

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  • 13Players
  • 80Min
  • 1895Est
  • 18+UK Only

Four UK operators on the home rail.

Playmaker numbers below mirror the standard Rugby League back-line: 9 hooker, 6 stand-off, 1 fullback, 13 loose forward. Each card carries a one-line editorial note — Tackleholm does not place bets and earns no commission on the listing order.

May 2026 — six fixtures, one Magic Weekend.

Round 10 home games, then the whole league at St James' Park for Round 11, then Round 12 at the regular venues. Fixtures dated for the 2026 calendar; verify against the latest Sky Sports rugby league schedule before kick-off.

  • Thu 14 May 20:00

    Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers

    AMT Headingley, Leeds

    Super League Round 10

    Sky Sports

  • Fri 15 May 20:00

    Wigan Warriors v St Helens

    DW Stadium, Wigan

    Super League Round 10 — home leg of the season's biggest derby

    Sky Sports

  • Sat 16 May 14:30 — Sun 17 May 18:30

    Magic Weekend — three fixtures Saturday, three Sunday

    St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Super League Round 11 — every club at one ground for one weekend

    BBC iPlayer + Sky Sports

  • Sat 16 May 17:00

    Hull KR v Hull FC

    St James' Park, Newcastle (Magic Weekend slot 2 — Hull derby)

    Super League Round 11

    Sky Sports

  • Sun 17 May 14:30

    Catalans Dragons v Warrington Wolves

    St James' Park, Newcastle (Magic Weekend slot 4)

    Super League Round 11

    Sky Sports

  • Fri 22 May 20:00

    Warrington Wolves v Leigh Leopards

    Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington

    Super League Round 12

    Sky Sports

  • 13

    Players a side

    Down from 15 in 1907. The play-the-ball replaced the ruck in the same change.

  • 80

    Minutes

    Two halves of 40, plus golden-point extra time in cup ties.

  • 1895

    Est

    Northern Union founded at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, 29 August 1895. Twenty-two clubs voted to break away.

  • 6

    Six-Again

    Ruck infringement awards a fresh tackle count. Adopted permanently in 2020.

Read the markers, not the scoreboard. The dummy half tells you who's still got legs in the last set.

— A coach, between sets eight and nine.

  • Knock-on

  • Forward Pass

  • Off-side

  • High Tackle

  • Six-Again

  • Sin-Bin

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