Reuben Mama: ZB sports reporter recaps the action from this weekend's Magic Round

Fans from both sides of the Tasman flocked to Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium to watch a full weekend of NRL action.

The Warriors also recorded their sixth win of the NRL season, holding on to beat the North Queensland Cowboys 30-26.

ZB sports reporter Reuben Mama joined Piney to recap the action.

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Speaker 1 (00:06):
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Speaker 2 (00:11):
EDB Ruben Mama. You might know the name and the voice.
He regularly reads the sports news here on news Talk,
said B. He's been in Brisbane for Magic Round. In fact,
I think he's headed to the airport now to get
a late flight back, so I'm not quite sure what
kind of shape he's going to be and but let's
get him on the radio. How was it, Ruben? How

(00:34):
was Magic Round?

Speaker 1 (00:35):
Yeah?

Speaker 3 (00:36):
Yeah, good to be on. It's been a fantastic few
days for sure. I think obviously I'm a big league
here it For the first time going to Magic Round,
there was just an awesome festival like atmosphere. It felt like,
you know, I guess, the equivalent of a music festival,
but it's all about footage, so it's a bit of dreamland.
Just they run it so well. I think I can't

(00:56):
remember how many years Prison has had it now, but
I've only heard good things, so I wanted to get
amongst it, and it was amazing, just all like, no
matter where you went outside some uncle stadium, inside the stadium,
it was just awesome for the whole duration.

Speaker 2 (01:09):
So there were eight games across the weekend, a couple
on Friday night, three, Saturday, three yesterday. So how many
did you go to?

Speaker 3 (01:18):
We ended up going to six. I actually ended up
with we only managed because I mean, it's a hot
ticket and the thing I forgot about when we initially
went for it. We only meant to get the group
of us as eight of us that went over only
man to get two days worse because it was so hot,
but managed to me and one of the boys mans
to scramble to the Sunday which had the biggest crowd.
I made about forty nine thousand there for the Broncos game,

(01:40):
which of the Broncos stand was just horrible, but it
was the great I think majority of people. Definitely, I
would have been surprised when he went to eight. The
fusere heads I think come yesterday, But yeah, it was.
It was really good. I think regardless of people couldn't
quite get a ticket. You get amurssed in the atmosphere,
regardless out in the out, in the concourse and everything in.

Speaker 2 (01:59):
The light because you know, most of us support one
team right where I know you're a Broncos fan. A
lot of our list as Warriors fans, but there's fans
from all sorts of places. But the fact that you
went to five games that didn't feature your team, I
think that's the secret sauce here, isn't it? Because of
Super Rugby are looking to do something similar. It's a
matter of getting people along just for the sport, just

(02:22):
for the occasion, isn't it, rather than I'll just go
and watch the Broncos.

Speaker 3 (02:26):
Yeah, I think that's it. I think everyone that went
there is a rugby league die hard and no matter what.
And you know, I was wearing my Broncos jersey on
Friday and Saturday, even though they didn't play till Sunday.
At the time. It was funny because I thought I
would only wear it on Sunday because I didn't want to,
you know, be you know, to looking too hard at
wearing it that long, and then you get there and
you felt naked if you didn't have a jersey on.
So it was pretty cool. Like everyone it's just like

(02:48):
a big festival, everyone showing their colors. It was. It
was awesome. I think everyone loves their footy so they
just wanted to come and get amongst it. And even
if you didn't support it like there was a lot
of points scored, so you just enjoy it. And I
think a lot of people went in big groups of
their mates, so I think that's all what's all about
pine In. It's probably a super rugby going to do
similar that sort of the atmosphere need to have and
build it into a little village really. I think that's
where it works too, because you're only five minutes from

(03:10):
the stadium and go to Ketton Street, which is notorious
for all the Broncos stands before their games, and you've
run just based out of there, so you've got only
a small little precinct rather than have to travel too
far to get to places. They just run it really well,
which I think my Brison had it so long.

Speaker 2 (03:23):
Yeah, well you've survived, you've come through the other side.
I know you're not on a flight till late tonight,
so you've talken a bit of time on that side
of the Tasman. I'm sure you'll avoid the trouble. Thanks
for joining us on sports Talk. Robes look for to
send you back here.

Speaker 3 (03:36):
Thanks Piney, take care mate.

Speaker 2 (03:37):
Now you take care to Rubin. I think you should
take care more than me I'm okay, You've still got
a couple of hours over there, Ruben Mama from our
News Talk Zedby Sports team.

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