Collegiate Rugby: USA Sevens Championship Broadcast Schedule

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Published: April 6, 2010

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The USA Sevens Rugby Collegiate Championship Invitational has officially released their broadcast and match schedule. Set to play June 4-6 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, the championship is the first ever Rugby Sevens Championship contested at the collegiate level.

The USA Sevens Rugby Collegiate Championship Invitational will be broadcast live on Saturday and Sunday, June 5-6 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST on Universal Sports and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EST on NBC.
 
“We’ve brought together the best of the best for the inaugural USA Sevens Rugby Collegiate Championship Invitational,” said Dan Lyle, Tournament Director for USA Sevens Rugby. “It’s a great opportunity to expose the sport to a mass audience in anticipation of inclusion in the Olympics.”

The pool breakdowns for the Collegiate Sevens Championship have been evenly paired, with the emphasis on keeping together some traditional collegiate rivalries.

Pool A: Cal, Dartmouth, Harvard, Notre Dame

Pool B: San Diego State, Tennessee, Florida, Indiana

Pool C: Army, Arizona, Navy, Arizona State

Pool D: Utah, Penn State, Ohio State, Bowling Green

The pairings allow each of the four pools to boast their own rivalry game.

Rivalry matchups include Ivy League stalwarts Dartmouth and Harvard in Pool A, SEC foes Tennessee and Florida in Pool B, Service Academy titans Army and Navy in Pool C, and Big 10 rivals Penn State and Ohio State in Pool D.

Cal, the most decorated collegiate rugby program in the nation, heads into the tournament as early favorites, but the championship is far from decided. If this were a 15s tournament, forget about it. But anything can happen in sevens, and the inaugural Collegiate Sevens Championship should have some surprises in store for fans.

Most importantly, the tournament presents ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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