There are a few events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including soccer, handball and rugby, that have already begun, two days before the Opening Ceremony turns Paris into a massive, spectacular parade ground. Among the very first competitions held during the games will be the U.S Men’s Rugby team’s first game, which sees them facing off against host country France today (July 24) at 10:30 a.m. ET. The two teams are part of Pool C of the Men’s competition which also includes Fiji and Uruguay.
The pool stage of Rugby Sevens, as it’s also known, moves at a rapid clip; though this is just the first day of competition, each team will compete in two matches, one in the morning and another in the afternoon. After they play France, the U.S. will also compete against Fiji at 2:30 p.m. ET today, which can be seen live on Peacock or during an encore on USA at 7 p.m. ET.
This and every other rugby match of the Games, will be held at Paris’ Stade de France, here’s how to watch.
Date: Wednesday, July 24
Time: 10:30 a.m. ET
Location: Stade de France, Paris
TV channels: USA
Streaming: Peacock
The first U.S. Men’s Rugby match of the 20204 Paris Olympics will be held on Wednesday, July 24 at 10:30 a.m. ET.
Today’s USA vs. France Rugby match will be streaming on Peacock. Every single Rugby match of the Games will be available to watch live or on-demand on Peacock.
In addition to streaming on Peacock, today’s match will air on USA.
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There are 12 Rugby teams competing at the 2024 Olympics for both the men and women’s competitions. France gained automatic qualification as the host country. The other countries that qualified are listed below:
Men’s Rugby tournament:
Pool A: New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Japan
Pool B: Argentina, Australia, Samoa, Kenya
Pool C: Fiji, France, United States, Uruguay
Women’s Rugby tournament:
Pool A: New Zealand, Fiji, Canada, China
Pool B: Australia, Ireland, Great Britain, South Africa
Pool C: France, United States, Japan, Brazil
The complete Men’s and Women’s Rugby schedules are below; all matches are available to stream on Peacock, and the broadcast network USA, CNBC, NBC, or E! where specific matches can be viewed is noted where applicable.
July 24
Men’s Pool B
Australia vs. Samoa 9:30 a.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Argentina vs. Kenya 10 a.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Australia vs. Kenya 1 p.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Argentina vs. Samoa 1:30 p.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Men’s Pool C
France vs. United States 10:30 a.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Fiji vs. Uruguay 11 a.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
France vs. Uruguay 2 p.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Fiji vs. United States 2:30 p.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Men’s Pool A
Ireland vs. South Africa 11:30 a.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
New Zealand vs. Japan 12 p.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Ireland vs. Japan 3 p.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
New Zealand vs. South Africa 3:30 p.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
July 25
Men’s Pool B
Samoa vs. Kenya 8 a.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Argentina vs. Australia 8:30 a.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Men’s Pool C
United States vs. Uruguay 9 a.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Fiji vs. France 9:30 a.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Men’s Pool A
South Africa vs. Japan 10 a.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
New Zealand vs. Ireland 10:30 a.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Men’s Placings 9-12 2 p.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Men’s Placings 9-12 2:30 p.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Men’s Quarterfinal 3 p.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Men’s Quarterfinal 3:30 p.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Men’s Quarterfinal 4 p.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Men’s Quarterfinal 4:30 p.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
July 27
Men’s Placing 5-8 8:30 a.m. ET (CNBC, NBC, Peacock)
Men’s Placing 5-8 9 a.m. ET (CNBC, NBC, Peacock)
Men’s Semi-Final 9:30 a.m. ET (CNBC, NBC, Peacock)
Men’s Semi-Final 10 a.m. ET (CNBC, NBC, Peacock)
Men’s Placing 11-12 10:30 a.m. ET (CNBC, NBC, Peacock)
Men’s Placing 9-10 11 a.m. ET (CNBC, NBC, Peacock)
Men’s Placing 7-8 12 p.m. ET (CNBC, NBC, Peacock)
Men’s Placing 5-6 12:30 p.m. ET (CNBC, NBC, Peacock)
Men’s Bronze Medal Match 1 p.m. ET (CNBC, NBC, Peacock)
Men’s Gold Medal Match 1:45 p.m. ET (CNBC, NBC, Peacock)
July 28
Women’s Pool B
Ireland vs. Great Britain 9:30 a.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
Australia vs. South Africa 10 a.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
Ireland vs. South Africa 1 p.m. (CNBC, Peacock)
Australia vs. Great Britain 1:30 p.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
Women’s Pool C
United States vs. Japan 10:30 a.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
France vs. Brazil 11 a.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
United States vs. Brazil 2 p.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
France vs. Japan 2:30 p.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
Women’s Pool A
Fiji vs. Canada 11:30 ET (CNBC, Peacock)
New Zealand vs. China 12 p.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
Fiji vs. China 3 p.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
New Zealand vs. Canada 3:30 p.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
July 29
Women’s Pool B
Great Britain vs. South Africa 8 a m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
Australia vs. Ireland 8:30 a.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
Women’s Pool C
Japan vs. Brazil 9 a.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
France vs. United States 9:30 a.m. (CNBC, Peacock)
Women’s Pool A
Canada vs. China 10 a.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
New Zealand vs. Fiji 10:30 a.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
Women’s Placing 9-12 2 p.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
Women’s Placing 9-12 2:30 p.m. ET (CNBC, Peacock)
Women’s Quarterfinal 3 p.m. ET (E!, Peacock)
Women’s Quarterfinal 3:30 p.m. ET (E!, Peacock)
Women’s Quarterfinal 4 p.m. ET (E!, Peacock)
Women’s Quarterfinal 4:30 p.m. ET (E!, Peacock)
July 30
Women’s Placing 5-8 8:30 a.m. ET (Peacock)
Women’s Placing 5-8 9 a.m. ET (Peacock)
Women’s Semi-Final 9:30 a.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Women’s Semi-Final 10 a.m. ET (USA, Peacock)
Women’s Placing 11-12 11 a.m. ET (Peacock)
Women’s Placing 9-10 11:30 a.m. ET (Peacock)
Women’s Placing 7-8 12 p.m. ET (Peacock)
Women’s Placing 5-6 12:30 p.m. ET (Peacock)
Women’s Bronze Medal Match 1 p.m. ET (E!, Peacock)
Women’s Gold Medal Match 1:45 p.m. ET (E!, Peacock)