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Two international rugby matches in chicago to air on NBCSN

The Maori All Blacks will play the USA Eagles in a game to air Saturday.
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NBCSN will carry New Zealand All Blacks-Ireland live from Chicago’s Soldier Field on Saturday (8 p.m. ET). After that game, the channel will run the USA Eagles-Maori All Blacks that will have been played the day before at Chicago’s Toyota Park.

The two international rugby matches are part of an event produced by USA Rugby and TLA Worldwide called The Rugby Weekend presented by AIG.

NBCSN will have Todd Harris on play-by-play, with USA Rugby World Cup teammates Brian Hightower and Dan Lyle providing analysis.

This marks the third consecutive year that NBCSN has carried international rugby matches from Chicago. Last year, it carried a USA Eagles-Qantas Wallabies match. The year before it produced a USA Eagles-All Blacks match.

This year’s New Zealand-Ireland game is sold out. At press time, some tickets remained for the USA-Maori contest.

— John Ourand

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