{"id":282302,"date":"2025-11-13T18:39:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/282302\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T18:39:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:39:53","slug":"its-showtime-2026-nrl-and-nrlw-magic-round-dates-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/282302\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Showtime! 2026 NRL and NRLW Magic Round Dates Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get ready, Blue and Gold fans, the Parramatta Eels are heading to Brisbane and Wagga Wagga for the 2026 NRL and NRLW Magic Rounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NRL Magic Round is back at\u202fSuncorp Stadium\u202ffrom\u202f15 to 17 May 2026, and the Eels will be right in the thick of it when they\u202fhost the Melbourne Storm\u202fon\u202fSaturday, 16 May at 7:30pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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It will be just the second time that the Eels have hosted a home game at Magic Round, a highlight of the rugby league calendar, and this year\u2019s fixture will replace our traditional Darwin home game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In NRLW, our team will take centre stage for the\u202f2026 NRLW Magic Round, heading to\u202fWagga Wagga\u202fin\u202fRound 5\u202fof the women\u2019s season with the Eels taking on the Newcastle Knights in the last game of the round at 4pm on Sunday.<\/p>\n


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All six women\u2019s games will light up\u202fGeohex Park\u202facross\u202fAugust 1 and 2, as the NRL and NSW Government continue their commitment to bringing elite rugby league to the regions. Fans can also look forward to a\u202fMagic Round fan day, clinics and school visits\u202fin the lead-up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wagga Wagga holds a special place in Eels history. It\u2019s been home to Blue & Gold stars past and present, including\u202fRachael Pearson, club legend\u202fPeter Sterling, and\u202fTaneka Todhunter\u202ffrom nearby Dubbo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Magic Round gives both our NRL and NRLW squads\u202fa chance to take their game on the road and play in front of fans, family, and friends, and we can\u2019t wait to see Eels faithful filling the stands.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Members and fans are encouraged to keep an eye out for pre-sale and onsale dates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s paint Brisbane and Wagga Wagga Blue & Gold in 2026!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get ready, Blue and Gold fans, the Parramatta Eels are heading to Brisbane and Wagga Wagga for the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-282302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}