It’s time for one of the most exciting and thrilling events as the HSBC World Rugby Series is all set to return to the Dignity Health Sports Park this weekend for the second time in less than six months for a two-day event (25-26 February 2023), with race for Series and Olympic qualification heating up.
The Venue, Date, Start Time, and TV Channel:
- Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
- Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023 – Sunday, February 26, 2023
- Start Time: Doors Open at 8:30 am
- Streams Anywhere: RugbyOolatv
Los Angeles HSBC World Rugby Sevens 2023 Live Online
The annual World Rugby 7s in Los Angeles 2023 live tournament will be broadcast live on CBCSports.ca and the CBC Sports app this weekend. The tournament, which features some of the top rugby sevens teams in the world, will be held at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California on 25-26 February. Anywhere Rugby fans can also watch all the action live on RugbyOolaTV All Game Pass
Fans from the following countries can watch the event live on the HSBC Sevens Series 2023 on Official App:
Los Angeles Rugby 7s Live In Worldwide: Supersport has the broadcasting rights for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, so if you live in a country where Supersport is available, you will be able to watch the Los Angeles on their channel. You can check out their website to see if they are available in your country.
HSBC World Rugby 7s Los Angeles Live In Canada: The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the rugby sevens circuit, and it’s always a thrilling spectacle. This year, OolaTV will be showing live coverage of the event, so if you’re a rugby fan in Canada, you won’t want to miss out. The tournament is renowned for its fast-paced action and nail-biting finishes, and it always attracts a large and enthusiastic crowd.
Twenty-eight men’s and women’s teams in the HSBC Sydney Sevens will be eyeing the Paris 2024 Olympic qualification prize by finishing in the top 4 in respective standings, with hosts France automatically pre-qualified for the event.
2023 Los Angeles 7s Rugby Preview:
16 teams will take on each other in more than forty games at the coveted HSBC Los Angeles Sevens, with Uruguay and Chile as newcomers. The 2023 Series is proving to be the most competitive in history with a prize of Olympic Qualification 2024 on offer. It’s worth mentioning that host France has pre-qualified due to this reason.
If we look at the standings, New Zealand currently sits at the top of the table with 85 points, followed by South Africa at 76 points, with five nations (Samoa, France, Fiji, Argentina and the USA) separated by just two points between 68 and 66.
With the event taking place in Los Angeles, the USA will be looking to use home-field advantage while the Eagles sit seventh on the standings, just two points back for third place in the Olympic qualification race, having won two bronze medals this year in Cape Town and Hamilton.
2023 Los Angeles HSBC World Rugby Sevens Teams:
The following 16 teams are participating in the 2023 LA HSBC World Rugby Sevens: USA, GB (England, Scotland, & Wales), Ireland, France, Spain, Canada, Argentina, Kenya, Japan, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand, South Africa, Uruguay, Chile
Above mentioned 16 teams are divided into the following four pools with four teams in each pool:
Pool A: New Zealand, Samoa, USA, Chile
Pool B: South Africa, Ireland, Uruguay, Canada
Pool C: Fiji, Australia, Kenya, Japan
Pool D: France, Argentina, Great Britain, Spain
2023 Los Angeles 7s Rugby Schedule:
Saturday, February 25, 2023 (Local Time GMT-8):
- Great Britain vs Argentina – 9:15
- France vs Spain – 9:37
- Samoa vs USA – 9:59
- New Zealand vs Chile – 10:21
- Australia vs Kenya – 10:43
- Fiji vs Japan – 11:05
- Ireland vs Uruguay – 11:27
- South Africa vs Canada – 11:49
- Great Britain vs Spain – 12:11
- France vs Argentina – 12:33
- Samoa vs Chile – 13:12
- New Zealand vs USA – 13:34
- Australia vs Japan – 13:56
- Fiji vs Kenya – 14:18
- Ireland vs Canada – 14:40
- South Africa vs Uruguay – 15:02
- Argentina vs Spain – 15:24
- France vs Great Britain – 15:46
- USA vs Chile – 16:08
- New Zealand vs Samoa 16:30
- Kenya vs Japan – 17:37
- Fiji vs Australia – 18:05
- Uruguay vs Canada – 18:35
- South Africa vs Ireland – 19:03
Sunday, February 26, 2023 (Local Time GMT-8):
- TBC vs TBC – 08:55
- TBC vs TBC – 09:17
- TBC vs TBC – 09:39
- TBC vs TBC – 10:01
- TBC vs TBC – 10:23
- TBC vs TBC – 10:45
- TBC vs TBC – 11:07
- TBC vs TBC – 11:29
- TBC vs TBC – 12:02
- TBC vs TBC – 12:24
- TBC vs TBC – 12:46
- TBC vs TBC – 13:08
- TBC vs TBC – 13:30
- TBC vs TBC – 13:52
- TBC vs TBC – 14:14
- TBC vs TBC – 14:36
- TBC vs TBC – 14:58
- TBC vs TBC – 16:07
- TBC vs TBC – 16:31
- TBC vs TBC – 16:58
- TBC vs TBC – 17:28
