Thirteen Major League Rugby games will be broadcast on the network starting March 2nd.
Washington DC (February 28, 2024) –monumental sports network and Old Glory DC today announced a partnership to broadcast 13 games on regional sports networks during the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The broadcast schedule begins with Old Glory's season opener on the road against the New Orleans (NOLA) Gold on Saturday, March 2nd at 4:00 pm ET and continues through the team's season end at the end of June.
Caitlin Mangum, Vice President of Content and Programming, Monumental Sports Network. “We are excited to enhance our lineup of live programming and offer sports fans in the D.C. area the opportunity to enjoy this exciting and rapidly growing sport.”
The broadcast partnership will feature live coverage of matches and provide access to live rugby coverage to more than 3 million subscribers within the network's footprint from Delaware to Richmond, Virginia.
Local rugby fans can watch the match through a pay TV subscription on Linear TV. monumentsportsnetwork.comor download the Monumental streaming app. iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and with eligible TV Everywhere logins.
“Monumental Sports Network is the ideal partner to bring Old Glory to life and bring the action, intensity and grace of professional rugby to the entire Washington region,” said Old Glory Chairman Chris Dunlavy. “Rugby is the world's greatest team sport and Monumental brings it to your living room.”
In August 2022, Monumental Sports & Entertainment acquired full ownership of NBC Sports Washington from Comcast/NBCUniversal. The station revamped its programming in September and rebranded as Monumental Sports Network. The network is the exclusive local television media rights holder for the NHL's Washington Capitals, the NBA's Washington Wizards, and the WNBA's Washington Mystics, as well as the Washington metropolitan area's most comprehensive regional college division II and below. We boast local high school sports programming. DC metro area.
Monumental Sports Network's 2024 Old Glory Game
Saturday, March 2nd at NOLA Gold at 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 9th at New England Free Jacks 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 16 vs. Chicago Hounds 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 23rd, 4 p.m. vs. San Diego Region
Saturday, March 30th at Charlotte Rugby, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 6th, 5pm vs. RFC Los Angeles
Saturday, April 20th vs. Houston SaberCats at 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 11th at Chicago Hounds, 6:00 p.m.
Friday, May 24th at Seattle Seawolves 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 1st, 7pm, vs. Charlotte Rugby
Saturday, June 8th vs. New England Free Jacks at 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 22nd at Miami Sharks 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 29 vs. NOLA Gold 7 p.m.
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About Old Glory DC
Old Glory is the only professional rugby team in Washington State and is a regional player in Major League Rugby (MLR), a North American league that includes teams in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Miami, New England, New Orleans, Seattle, and Salt Lake. This is the team I represent. City, San Diego, Charlotte. Old Glory was founded in 2018 by lifelong Washington D.C. area residents, business leaders and rugby players Chris Dunlavy and Paul Sheehy, who added Scottish Rugby Union to the partnership in 2019 and added investor Pablo in 2023. Added Cardellini, Paxton Baker and Verdine White. Old Glory finished the 2023 season with its first MLR playoff appearance and advanced to the Eastern Conference Championship Game.Learn more about oldglorydc.com.
About Monumental Sports Network
Monumental Sports Network is wholly owned and operated by Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE). The network holds exclusive local television media rights to games for the NHL's Washington Capitals, NBA's Washington Wizards and WNBA's Washington Mystics. Monumental Sports Network is also the television and digital home for the NBA G League's Capital City Go-Go and the NBA 2K League's Wizards District Gaming, and also offers exclusive behind-the-scenes content and original sports and entertainment programming. The network also boasts the most comprehensive regional high school and regional college Division II and below sports programs in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. See below for more information.www.monumentalsportsnetwork.com.
