17 Aug 2024
Match Pack: Magic Weekend

Magic Weekend is here for another year, and it's Leeds Rhinos and Warrington Wolves who fight out the final game on Saturday night at Elland Road, kick off 7.30pm.
Ahead of the teams taking to the field, here is your snapshot preview of everything you need to know about the two teams:
21-man squad recap
Wolves
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Our 21-man squad for Elland Road this Saturday ? pic.twitter.com/4L2vo0vZRf
— Warrington Wolves (@WarringtonRLFC) August 15, 2024
In brief
- After victory over the Broncos last time out, Sam Burgess welcomes back a host of players to his side.
- Ben Currie, Matty Nicholson, Josh Thewlis, Luke Yates and George Williams are all available again after missing the trip south.
- Youngsters Zac Bardsley-Rowe, Cai Taylor-Wray, Tom Whitehead and Max Wood all drop out to make way for the returning quartet.
- Top try scorer Matt Dufty looks to get back amongst the try scorers, having not scored a try since the win over Wigan four games ago.
Rhinos
Brad Arthur has named his 21 man squad for Saturday's Magic Weekend clash with Warrington at Elland Road. Brodie Croft will not be available on compassionate grounds whilst skipper Cameron Smith returns from suspension
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— Leeds Rhinos (@leedsrhinos) August 15, 2024
In brief
- Two returnees for the Rhinos sees Ash Handley and Cam Smith come back into contention for this week.
- Handley missed the win over Wigan through injury whilst Smith was suspended.
- Should Smith play, he could play his 150th Leeds Rhinos game, eight years after his debut in April 2016
- Rhyse Martin's 18 point haul against Wigan has put the back rower 22 points away from hitting 1000 points for the club too.
- The Rhinos will be without Brodie Croft who has been travelled home to Australia on compassionate grounds to attend his grandfather's funeral. He will return to Leeds next week.
Form
Wolves
Round 17 - Won 30-18 vs Leeds Rhinos
Round 18 - Won 24-10 vs St Helens
Round 19 - Won 40-4 vs Wigan Warriors
Round 20 - Lost 22-4 vs Hull KR
Round 21 - Won 36-22 vs London Broncos
Rhinos
Round 17 - Lost 30-18 vs Warrington Wolves
Round 18 - Lost 20-12 vs Hull KR
Round 19 - Won 34-6 vs Huddersfield Giants
Round 20 - Lost 22-16 vs Salford Red Devils
Round 21 - Won 30-4 vs Wigan Warriors
Head to head

Last time out
How to keep up with today’s game
Last Minute Tickets
Don't want to miss any of the action at Elland Road?
Tickets are still available to buy directly at the stadium from the tickets office, which will be open 10am to 8pm on Saturday and 10am to 7pm on Sunday.
Find out more information and ticket prices, take a look at: https://tickets.therhinos.co.u...
TV Broadcasts
Sky Sports have the whole Super League season covered with every match available to watch live, including all six Magic Weekend games. The Rhinos' clash with Warrington is available on the Action channel from 7pm, which fans can access through either your Sky subscription or with a NOW day pass, which is priced at £14.99.
The game will be available to watch on SuperLeague+ 48 hours after the game. To get started, go to https://superleagueplus.co.uk/...
Radio
Out and about and want to keep up with the score? There are plenty of radio broadcasts to pick from:
BBC Radio Leeds: Full commentary is available from our local BBC Radio station, but only online. Listen here: tinyurl.com/4hv7t3fn
Talksport 2: Live from 7pm, listen to the action on Talksport too. Click here to start listening: https://talksport.com/play/tal...
Social Media
Keep up to date with events on the Rhinos official social channels too: