Last night marked the first ever U.S. college rugby match shown live on national television. Which network showed it? Thinking of a good guess.
Think again. The first nationally televised American collegiate rugby match wasn’t on a specialist sports network, but on BYU TV, the network run by Brigham Young University that airs nationwide on satellite providers cable networks.
If the match is remembered for its television coverage, it will be less remembered for its drama, as national contenders BYU walked away 111-3 winners over Utah State. Whenever the second live television broadcast of a college match takes place, we’ll hope it’s more of a thriller.
Those interested in getting a look at the match for posterity’s sake can see a replay at BYU TV’s streaming video site by choosing the “Live TV” section at the botton, then clicking on “Saturday, Mar 28, 2009″ at left and then “7:30pm College Rugby” at right.
For a quicker look at BYU in a more evenly-matched challenge, see these brief highlights from BYU’s win over the Senior Men’s Division I Denver Barbarians in February (though the amateur video is a far cry from the BYU TV production quality, of course):
