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Universal Sports to Air Rugby 'Sevens World Series'

  • B&C, Sunday, December 5, 2010 10:29 PM
NBC's Universal Sports channel will air action from rugby's 2010-2011 HSBC Sevens World Series. The competition, which features the game's lightning-fast seven-per-side version, as opposed to the usual 15-per side, begins Saturday, December 4 on the Web, with rugby action early next year airing on TV February 12-13.

The Sevens World Series features the top national teams in the world, including those representing England, New Zealand and South Africa, competing in far-flung locales, such as Dubai and Hong Kong, on various weekends. Teams accumulate points based on their performance each weekend. Samoa won last year's competition.

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