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Olympics women’s rugby sevens live stream: Watch online – August 6th

By Cody Williams

Spanish players of the women's Rugby 7 team take part in a training session in Deodoro, a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, on August 5, 2016 ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. / AFP / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Spanish players of the women's Rugby 7 team take part in a training session in Deodoro, a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, on August 5, 2016 ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. / AFP / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) /
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Live stream info and how to watch Olympics women’s rugby sevens on Saturday, August 6 online.

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Details for the Olympics women’s rugby sevens for Saturday are below:

Date: Saturday, August 6
Start Time: 10 a.m. ET
Location: Rio de Janiero, Brazil
TV Info: NBCSN, CNBC
Live Stream: NBCOlympics.com

There’s no denying the fact that the addition of rugby sevens to the 2016 Rio Olympics is a welcomed one as it will bring one of the most physically taxing and exciting events to the big stage. However, it’ll be the women taking the stage in rugby first as Olympics women’s rugby sevens gets underway on Saturday, August 6.

If you thought you were just getting a light dose of Olympics women’s rugby sevens on Day 1, you’re sorely mistaken.

Here’s a look at the extremely full slate for Saturday’s action:

France vs Spain, 10 a.m. ET
New Zealand vs Kenya, 10:30 a.m. ET
Great Britain vs Brazil, 11 a.m. ET
Canada vs Japan, 11:30 a.m. ET
United States vs Fiji, Noon ET
Australia vs Colombia, 12:30 p.m. ET
France vs Kenya, 3 p.m. ET
New Zealand vs Spain, 3:30 p.m. ET
Great Britain vs Japan, 4 p.m. ET
Canada vs Brazil, 4:30 p.m. ET
United States vs Colombia, 5 p.m. ET
Australia vs Fiji, 5:30 p.m. ET

As you’ll notice, not only does every team competing in the Olympics women’s rugby sevens play on Saturday, but they all play two matches—one in the morning and one in the afternoon or evening. That should make for some wild, furious, and fun action.

Olympics women’s rugby sevens will be shown sporadically throughout the day on TV as part of the noon ET coverage on NBCSN and then as part of the 5 p.m. ET coverage on CNBC. All of the matches can be streamed on NBCOlympics.com or through the NBC Sports app.

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