NBC Sports Group and Universal Sports Network will deliver more than 15 hours of the 2014 USA Sevens International Rugby Tournament from Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. Coverage begins tonight, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. ET on Universal Sports, and will continue through the weekend on NBC, NBCSN and Universal Sports. The broadcast presentation of the Las Vegas tournament will feature exclusive live coverage of full matches, as well as highlights from the three-day event.
One of the premier Rugby Sevens events in the world, the
USA Sevens International Rugby Tournament is the fourth of nine stops on the2013-14 HSBC Sevens World Series, and is the largest Rugby tournament in North America. The tournament will feature the
USA Eagles and 15 other national teams competing to gain points in the Sevens
World Series standings.
Played on the same size field as traditional 15-player rugby, sevens rugby is played with just seven players per team. Matches have seven minute halves, with two minute intervals for pool and knock-out matches.
Veteran play-by-play announcer Todd Harris will call the matches for
NBC and NBCSN. Harris will be joined in the booth by former
USA Sevens captain and
USA Rugby World Cup participant Brian Hightower. Marty Snider will report from the sidelines.
NBC Sports Group is the domestic television home of the HSBC Sevens
World Series tour. In 2014, NBC,
NBCSN and
Universal Sports will combine to televise more than 18 hours of HSBC Rugby Sevens coverage from New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Scotland, England and the United States.
COLLEGIATE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP & VARSITY RUGBY CUP
The
NBC Sports Group is also the exclusive home of the Collegiate Rugby Championship and Varsity Rugby Cup.
NBC and
NBCSN will telecast seven hours of collegiate Rugby Sevens action from the Collegiate Rugby Sevens Championships in Philadelphia, Pa., on May 31-June 1.
NBCSN will broadcast 2 hours of live coverage of the championship match of the college 15s championship. Both the Collegiate Rugby Championship and Varsity Rugby Cup are joint collaborations between the
NBC Sports Group and United World Sports LLC. The tournaments feature the top college rugby teams in the nation including Notre Dame, Texas, Cal and UCLA.
2014 Rugby Sevens Coverage on NBC,
NBCSN and Universal Sports
Rugby Sevens World Series
Date Network Time Location
Fri., January 24 USN 7 p.m. ET Las Vegas
Sat., January 25
NBCSN 2 p.m. ET Las Vegas
Sat., January 25
NBC 4 p.m. ET Las Vegas
Sun., January 26 USN 12:30 p.m. ET Las Vegas
Sun., January 26
NBCSN 2 p.m. ET Las Vegas
Sun., January 26
NBC 4:30 p.m. ET Las Vegas
Sat., February 15 USN 8:30 p.m. ET New Zealand
Sat., February 15
NBCSN 10:30 p.m. ET New Zealand
Wed., March 26 USN 11 p.m. ET Japan
Thu., March 27
NBCSN 1 a.m. ET Japan
Fri., April 4 USN 9 p.m. ET Hong Kong
Fri., April 4
NBCSN 11 p.m. ET Hong Kong
Wed., May 7 USN 11 p.m. ET Scotland
Thu., May 8
NBCSN 1 a.m. ET Scotland
Wed., May 14 USN 11 p.m. ET England
Thu., May 15
NBCSN 1 a.m. ET England
Collegiate Rugby Championship
Sat., May 31
NBCSN 1 p.m. ET Philadelphia
Sat., May 31
NBC 3 p.m. ET Philadelphia
Sun., June 1
NBCSN 2 p.m. ET Philadelphia
Sun., June 1
NBC 4 p.m. ET Philadelphia
Varsity Rugby Cup
Sat., May 3 4-6 p.m. ET
NBCSN Salt Lake City
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