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NRL launches 2021 Magic Round, with plans to allow 50,000 fans a day at Lang Park
The NRL is hoping to host capacity crowds for this year’s Magic Round in Brisbane, when all 16 teams play out of the one stadium over three days in May.
Key points:
- All 16 NRL teams will play in Brisbane from May 14-16, as the Magic Round returns to the schedule
- Each of the Queensland-based teams will play on a different day of the rugby league carnival at Lang Park
- The round was first played in 2019, before it was scrapped in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns
The concept was first played in 2019, then scrapped in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic.
All 272 players will travel to Brisbane to play eight matches and the league hopes 50,000 fans will be able to attend each day.
“[We will] be able to see, as we saw in 2019, more than 91,000 fans enjoy…
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