By Mondo Times editors
Boulder Colorado USA
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 12:47pm

NBC Sports and Universal Sports to Broadcast Sevens World Series of Rugby Live for First Time

-- November 30, 2010 -- NBC Sports and Universal Sports will broadcast eight hours of live rugby coverage of the 2011 HSBC Sevens World Series event in Las Vegas the weekend of February 12-13. This marks the first time that the tournament has had live television coverage in the United States. The HSBC Sevens World Series is played throughout the world at seven other venues: Dubai, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, London and Scotland.

"Rugby Sevens is an exciting, fast-paced sport that is growing in global popularity, participation, and interest," said NBC Sports executive vice president Jon Miller. "NBC had the privilege of broadcasting the inaugural 2010 Rugby Sevens Collegiate Championship and is excited to expand its coverage of rugby by bringing the HSBC Sevens World Series to live network television for the first time."

Rugby Sevens features seven players per team playing on the same size pitch as a 15's match and offers non-stop action where speed, high scoring and athleticism dominate the competition. The format allows for constant entertainment with each match split into two seven-minute halves and a new match starting about every 20 minutes. Rugby Sevens will be an Olympic sport starting in 2016.

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