photo credit: Judy Teasdale / Houston SaberCats

Kickoff times confirmed for Major League Rugby season

Major League Rugby has confirmed their kickoff times for 2018. The inaugural season begins on Saturday, April 21 when the New Orleans Gold play the Houston SaberCats at Dyer Stadium, kickoff time set for 2pm local time, 3pm Eastern.

All matches will be broadcast locally with an OTT (streaming) agreement set to be announced shortly. The previously announced multi-year deal with CBS Sports Network will see one game broadcast on the nation-wide channel each week as well as the Semi Finals and Finals, set for Saturday, June 30 and Saturday, July 7 respectively with kickoff times to be determined.

Fans hoping to see all the games are in luck with only two matches currently set to overlap – the Week 8 fixture in New Orleans is slated to kick off at 4pm Eastern with the Austin match scheduled to begin just an hour later, though it’s possible this will be changed in the coming weeks.

The schedule in its entirety can be seen below.

 

*CBS Sports Network Game of the Week

DATE PT ET HOME AWAY

WEEK 1

Sat, Apr 21 12:00 15:00 Houston SaberCats New Orleans Gold
Sat, Apr 21* 14:00 17:00 Glendale Raptors Austin Elite
Sun, Apr 22 17:00 20:00 Seattle Seawolves San Diego Legion

WEEK 2

Sat, Apr 28 12:30 15:30 Houston SaberCats Austin Elite
Sat, Apr 28* 19:30 22:30 Seattle Seawolves Glendale Raptors
Sun, Apr 29 16:00 19:00 San Diego Legion Utah Warriors

WEEK 3

Fri, May 4* 17:30 20:30 San Diego Legion Houston SaberCats
Sat, May 5 12:30 15:30 Utah Warriors Glendale Raptors
Sat, May 5 15:00 18:00 Austin Elite New Orleans

WEEK 4

Fri, May 11* 18:00 21:00 Utah Warriors Austin Elite
Sat, May 12 10:00 13:00 New Orleans Gold Seattle Seawolves
Sun, May 13 17:00 20:00 Glendale Raptors San Diego Legion

WEEK 5

Sat, May 19* 10:00 13:00 New Orleans Gold Houston SaberCats
Sun, May 20 17:30 20:30 Seattle Seawolves Utah Warriors

WEEK 6

Sat, May 26 15:00 18:00 Houston SaberCats Utah Warriors
Sat, May 26* 18:00 21:00 Austin Elite San Diego Legion
Sun, May 27 17:00 20:00 Seattle Seawolves New Orleans Gold

WEEK 7

Sat, Jun 2 12:00 15:00 Austin Elite Utah Warriors
Sat, Jun 2* 18:00 21:00 Houston SaberCats Seattle Seawolves
Sun, Jun 3 17:00 20:00 New Orleans Gold Glendale Raptors

WEEK 8

Fri, Jun 8 18:00 21:00 Glendale Raptors Houston SaberCats
Sat, Jun 9 13:00 16:00 New Orleans Gold San Diego Legion
Sat, Jun 9* 14:00 17:00 Austin Elite Seattle Seawolves

WEEK 9

Sat, Jun 16* 13:00 16:00 Utah Warriors New Orleans Gold
Sat, Jun 16 18:00 21:00 Glendale Raptors Seattle Seawolves
Sun, Jun 17 17:00 20:00 San Diego Legion Austin Elite

WEEK 10

Sat, Jun 23 12:00 15:00 Utah Warriors Houston SaberCats
Sat, Jun 23* 19:00 22:00 San Diego Legion Glendale Raptors

 

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