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Friday, March 22nd, 2013

NBC SPORTS NETWORK CONTINUES 2013 RUGBY SEVENS COVERAGE WITH THE HONG KONG SEVENS FROM HONG KONG, CHINA MONDAY AT 1 A.M. ET

 

Two Hours of Hong Kong Rugby Sevens Tournament Coverage From Hong Kong, China

 

NBC Sports Group To Air More Than 25 Hours Of Rugby Sevens Tournament Coverage In 2013 From China, Japan, Scotland, England, New Zealand and United States

 

New York – March 22, 2013 – NBC Sports Network will continue its 2013 Rugby Sevens telecast season with two hours of coverage of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament this Monday at 1 a.m. ET, from Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong, China.  Coverage will include full matches as well as highlights from the tournament.

 

The Hong Kong Sevens tournament is the sixth of nine stops on the 2012-13 HSBC Sevens World Series. One of the premier Rugby Sevens events in the world, the Hong Kong Sevens 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 announcer Bill Seward will serve as the play-by-play announcer for the telecast. Seward will be joined in the booth by former USA Sevens captain and USA Rugby World Cup participant Brian Hightower.

 

NBC and NBC Sports Network is the domestic television home of the HSBC Sevens World Series tour.  In 2013, NBC, the NBC Sports Network and Universal Sports will combine to televise more than 25 hours of HSBC Rugby Sevens coverage from New Zealand, China, Japan, Scotland, England and the United States.

 

The NBC Sports Group is also the exclusive home of USA Sevens Vegas and the Collegiate Rugby Championship.  NBC and NBC Sports Network will telecast seven hours of collegiate Rugby Sevens action from the Collegiate Rugby Sevens Championships in Philadelphia, PA., on June 1-2. The Collegiate Rugby Championship is a joint collaboration between the NBC Sports Group and USA Sevens LLC.

 

2013 Rugby Sevens Coverage on NBC and NBC Sports Network

 

USA Rugby 7s

Date Time Network Location
Mar 24 11 PM–1 AM ET NBC Sports Network Hong Kong
Mar 31 4-6 PM ET NBC Sports Network Japan
May 5 TBD NBC Sports Network Scotland
May 12 TBD NBC Sports Network England

 

Collegiate Rugby Championship 

Sat. June 1 3:00-4:30 PM ET NBC Philadelphia
Sat. June 1 4:30-6:00 PM ET NBC Sports Network Philadelphia
Sun. June 2 2:00-4:00 PM ET NBC Sports Network Philadelphia
Sun. June 2 4:00-6:00 PM ET NBC Philadelphia

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