Untold story of Magic Weekend's birth, early worries and the clubs who didn't want it
On a quiet moment in the Millennium Stadium tunnel moments after the first Magic Weekend concluded 15 years ago, two RFL officials afforded themselves a brief moment of congratulations. It wasn’t anything to do with the remarkable drama that drew the maiden event to a close, as Leeds snatched their most controversial of wins over local rivals Bradford with Jordan Tansey’s last gasp try. Although that did give the first Magic Weekend a storyline that would fill newspaper columns and radio phone-ins and lift its profile immediately.
