Will Rugby ever be televised in the U.S.?

Question

Will Rugby ever be televised in the U.S.?

Answer 1

Do they even know what rugby is?

Answer 2

I dont know :(

it's such an awesome sport!! A lot of ppl play it here..but I have no d**n idea why they dont televise it!! no fair! :(

Answer 3

College rugby championships are shown on CSTV.  Both men's and women's, in three divisions.  See other postings for all other rugby.

Answer 4

Sure.... at 4:00 AM on ESPN-17... right after the tractor pull and the wide world of curling.

Answer 5

it already is televised if you have cable you can ask your cable provider for setanta sport.

Answer 6

Rugby is televised in the United States, on Direct Dish Satelite, a subscription channel called Setanta.  They show English league (Guiness, Heineken, Magner's), Super 14 and will be televising all the Rugby World Cup matches.

In fact Setanta just became a corporate sponsor with USA Rugby and will televise Rugby along with the future Setanta Cup Challenge.

Answer 7

It is, if you have digital or satellite TV and don't mind waiting until 2-4am to see the game. The main problem is people in the U.S. can't wrap their heads around the rules of rugby so they don't watch. No viewers, no sponsors. No sponsors, no airtime.

Answer 8

i don't hav a fvkn clue but its such a d**n good sport i don't  c why not1!!!

Answer 9

Yes it already is. Is it at good times for you to watch? No.

At this point most of the televised games are on Setanta Sports. It's an additional channel you can subscribe to on DirecTV. Most of the games coming through are off the Super 14, so games are on early in the morning in the U.S., but now that that is over they will show all the international games leading up to and including the World Cup later in september. If you don't have Direct then the rugby channel at mediazone.com has good packages to purchase games and watch them on your computer.

Answer 10

do u mean american rugby? because rugby from other country is already being televised. I think that usa rugby made a deal with setanta and they might show a few us college games next year. check out americanrugbynews.com