USA Rugby, ESPN, sign TV deal

BOULDER – ESPN Inc. and Boulder-based USA Rugby have signed an agreement in which the sports entertainment company will air selected USA men’s national team matches on ESPN Classic, ESPNU and ESPN360.com, its live broadband sports network.

The expanded schedule for ESPNU features a one-hour highlight show taken from footage shot at the USA Rugby National Guard College Club Playoffs in Albuquerque, N.M. This show will be televised on Friday, May 16. ESPNU will then air a tape-delayed telecast of the USA Rugby National Guard Men’s and Women’s College Championships on May 21 and 22.

Additionally, USA Rugby National Guard Boys and Girls…