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Since the Olympic decision, Sevens in the USA has been rife with rumours regarding new tournaments and concepts. USA Sevens have once again shown their belief in the 7s marketplace and have been able to get the new Rugby Sevens Collegiate Championship televised this summer.
NBC has agreed to broadcast the first Rugby Sevens collegiate championship June 5-6, marking what NBC believes is the first time college rugby games have appeared on broadcast television.
The round-robin tournament will be held at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, and feature 16 teams, including Notre Dame, Ohio State, Florida, Cal, Harvard and Yale.
NBC will broadcast the games in the 4:30-6:00pm ET time slot on both Saturday and Sunday, while Universal Sports will air coverage from 2:00-4:30pm both days.
NBC Sports Exec VP Jon Miller said, “Rugby Sevens is an exciting, fast-paced sport that is growing in global popularity, participation and interest.
USA Sevens is the ideal partner for this event, which features the best collegiate rugby teams in the country.” Rugby Sevens will make its Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
In previous years, Sevens fans have seen the Collegiate All-Stars team compete against the other regional All-Stars tournament 2 weeks after Nationals in August in what was called the All-Star Championship. As Sevens in America is growing and maturing tournaments are being replaced and relaunched to mirror this.
The Collegiate Championships will showcase the best of Colllege Rugby Sevens, college rugby has been a thriving at 15s level for many years and will now get the chance to do the same in the shorter form of the game.
Competing College VIIs
Arizona State, Notre Dame, Army, Ohio State, Cal, Penn State, Dartmouth, Stanford, Florida, Tennessee, Harvard, San Diego State, Michigan, Utah, Navy, Yale
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