Good news for rugby fans…KVZK TV will beam the Las Vegas Sevens into your home.
Office of Public Information/KVZK-TV Director Fagafaga Daniel Langkilde is happy to announce that the fifth leg of the World Rugby Seven-a-Side Series on Channel 5 is made possible through the strong support of BlueSky American Samoa.
He expressed his sincere thanks to BlueSky for securing the rights to the HSBC Sevens Rugby Series enabling local rugby fans to watch some exciting matches this weekend.
USA Sevens is the largest annual rugby competition in North America.
And it starts tomorrow with the first pool match between New Zealand and Portugal at 12:51pm local time.
Samoa plays Fiji in pool competition four games later at 2:19 pm.
Friday matches will continue until 6:30pm.
On Saturday, the first match will be at 8:30am our time with more pool games between Portugal and Russia.
Samoa plays France at 9:16 Saturday morning American Samoa time.
The final day of the USA Sevens is this Sunday and the matches begin at 7:30 am our time.
Here’s the full schedule of games:
USA SEVENS / LAS VEGAS, VEVADA
FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH
| Match # | Time (AmSamoa) | Duration | Pool | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:51 PM | 22 Mins | Pool A | New Zealand vs. Portgual |
| 2 | 1:13 PM | 22 Mins | Pool A | Kenya vs. Russia |
| 3 | 1:35 PM | 22 Mins | Pool D | South Africa vs. Canada |
| 4 | 1:57 PM | 22 Mins | Pool D | USA vs. Wales |
| 5 | 2:19 PM | 22 Mins | Pool C | Fiji vs. Samoa |
| 6 | 2:41 PM | 22 Mins | Pool C | Argentina vs. France |
| 7 | 3:08 PM | 22 Mins | Pool B | Australia vs. Scotland |
| 8 | 3:30 PM | 22 Mins | Pool B | England vs. Japan |
| 9 | 3:52 PM | 22 Mins | Pool A | New Zealand vs. Russia |
| 10 | 4:14 PM | 22 Mins | Pool A | Kenya vs. Portugal |
| 11 | 4:36 PM | 22 Mins | Pool D | USA vs. Canada |
| 12 | 4:58 PM | 22 Mins | Pool D | South Africa vs. Wales |
| 13 | 5:20 PM | 22 Mins | Pool C | Fiji vs. France |
| 14 | 5:42 PM | 22 Mins | Pool C | Argentina vs. Samoa |
| 15 | 6:04 PM | 22 Mins | Pool B | Australia vs. Japan |
| 16 | 6:26 PM | 22 Mins | Pool B | England vs. Scotland |
UMA FRIDAY
USA SEVENS / LAS VEGAS, VEVADA
SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH
| Match # | Time (AmSAMOA) | Duration | Pool / Round | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Gates Open | |||
| 17 | 8:32 AM | 22 Mins | Pool A | Portugal vs. Russia |
| 18 | 8:54 AM | 22 Mins | Pool A | New Zealand vs. Kenya |
| 19 | 9:16 PM | 22 Mins | Pool C | Samoa vs. France |
| 20 | 9:38 PM | 22 Mins | Pool C | Fiji vs. Argentina |
| 21 | 10:24 PM | 22 Mins | Pool B | Scotland vs. Japan |
| 22 | 10:46 PM | 22 Mins | Pool B | Australia vs England |
| 23 | 11:08 PM | 22 Mins | Pool D | Canada vs. Wales |
| 24 | 11:35 PM | 22 Mins | Pool D | South Africa vs. United States |
| 25 | 1:03 PM | 22 Mins | Quarter Final Bowl | 3rd Pool B vs. 4th Pool C |
| 26 | 1:25 PM | 22 Mins | Quarter Final Bowl | 3rd Pool C vs. 4th Pool B |
| 27 | 1:47 PM | 22 Mins | Quarter Final Bowl | 3rd Pool D vs 4th Pool A |
| 28 | 2:09 PM | 22 Mins | Quarter Final Bowl | 3rd Pool A vs 4th Pool D |
| 29 | 2:31 PM | 22 Mins | Quarter Final Cup | 1st Pool A vs 2nd Pool D |
| 30 | 2:53 PM | 22 Mins | Quarter Final Cup | 1st Pool C vs 2nd Pool B |
| 31 | 3:15 PM | 22 Mins | Quarter Final Cup | 1st Pool D vs 2nd Pool A |
| 32 | 6:37 PM | 22 Mins | Quarter Final Cup | 1st Pool B vs 2nd Pool C |
UMA SATURDAY
SUNDAY, MARCH 6TH
| Match # | Time (AmSamoa) | Duration | Round | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30 AM | Gates Open | |||
| 33 | 7:30 AM | 22 Mins | Shield Semifinal | Loser Match 28 vs. Loser Match 26 |
| 34 | 7:52 AM | 22 Mins | Shield Semifinal | Loser Match 27 vs. Loser Match 25 |
| 35 | 8:14 AM | 22 Mins | Bowl Semifinal | Winner Match 28 vs. Winner Match 26 |
| 36 | 8:36 AM | 22 Mins | Bowl Semifinal | Winner Match 27 vs. Winner Match 25 |
| 37 | 8:58 AM | 22 Mins | Plate Semifinal | Loser Match 29 vs. Loser Match 30 |
| 38 | 9:20 AM | 22 Mins | Plate Semifinal | Loser Match 31 vs. Loser Match 32 |
| 39 | 9:50 AM | 22 Mins | Cup Semifinal | Winner Match 29 vs. Winner Match 30 |
| 40 | 10:12 AM | 22 Mins | Cup Semifinal | Winner Match 31 vs. Winner Match 32 |
| 41 | 11:13 AM | 25 Mins | Shield Final | Winner Match 33 vs. Winner Match 34 |
| 42 | 11:38 AM | 25 Mins | Bowl Final | Winner Match 35 vs. Winner Match 36 |
| 43 | 12:03 PM | 25 Mins | Plate Final | Winner Match 37 vs. Winner Match 38 |
| 44 | 12:28 PM | 25 Mins | 3rd Place Game | Loser Match 39 vs. Loser Match 40 |
| 45 | 12:57 PM | 25 Mins | Cup Final | Winner Match 39 vs. Winner Match 40 |
