Editing Anfield (section)

===Rugby league===
[[File:London Broncos 2019 Magic Weekend.jpg|thumb|[[London Broncos]] kicking off at Anfield during [[Magic Weekend]] 2019]]

The stadium has hosted five [[rugby league]] matches: the 1989 [[Rugby League Charity Shield (Great Britain)|Charity Shield]] between [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] and [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]];<ref>{{cite news|title=Four Nations 2016: Liverpool FC's Anfield to host final|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/36109359|access-date=22 April 2016|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=22 April 2016}}</ref> the [[1991 World Club Challenge]] between Wigan, winners of the [[Rugby Football League Championship|RFL Championship]], and [[Penrith Panthers]], winners of the Australian [[New South Wales Rugby League premiership|NSWRL Premiership]], with an attendance of 20,152;<ref name="four-nations">{{cite news |title=RFL confirms Four Nations final to be staged at Anfield for first time |first=Aaron |last=Bower |work=The Guardian |date=22 April 2016 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/22/rfl-four-nations-final-anfield |access-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> a 1997 [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] [[Super League II|Super League]] home game against [[Castleford Tigers]], with an attendance of 12,329;<ref name="four-nations" />  and the [[2016 Rugby League Four Nations Final]], in front of 40,042 people.<ref name="four-nations" />

Anfield was chosen as the venue for the [[Magic Weekend#2019: Liverpool|2019 Magic Weekend]] after two test matches were played there in 2016 and 2018. After previously choosing games that were local derbies or competitive games, in 2019 the fixtures were determined by the previous seasons league position. Robert Elstone, Super League Chief Executive, said “On behalf of the Super League clubs, we’re delighted to be taking the Dacia Magic Weekend to one of the most famous stadiums in the world.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.rugby-league.com/article/53998/mersey-magic-as-super-league-heads-to-anfield |publisher= rugby league.co.uk |title= Magic Weekend heads to Liverpool |author= rugby league |access-date= 13 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060639/http://www.rugby-league.com/article/53998/mersey-magic-as-super-league-heads-to-anfield |archive-date= 14 November 2018 |url-status= dead }}</ref>