Live Streaming of 2011 DHL NACRA SEVENS RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 12th -13th November 2011
The Barbados Rugby Football Union is pleased to announce that the 2011 DHL NACRA Rugby Sevens Championships will take place at the Historic Garrison Savannah on November 12th -13th, 2011. DHL is a major sponsor of the ongoing 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, so the profile of the NACRA 7s will receive a major boost from their involvement. With 27 teams from 17 territories booked to participate, this event will be the largest ever 7-a-side tournament in NACRA history. Participating teams are:
Men’s:
- Barbados.
- Cayman Islands
- British Virgin Islands
- Mexico
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- Bahamas
- USA South
- Martinique
- Guadeloupe
- Bermuda
- Curacao
- Turks & Caicos
- Trinidad & Tobago
- St Lucia
- St Vincent
Women’s:
- Barbados
- Cayman Islands
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- Maple Leafs (Canada)
- Guadeloupe
- Mexico
- USA South
- St Lucia
- Trinidad & Tobago
- St Vincent
The event will be streamed live on both days of the tournament at www.dhlnacrasevens.com courtesy of DHL Express and the Tourism Development Corporation, and will feature professional commentary by Nick Jordan, who is a specialist international Sevens Rugby reporter. Nick will be in Barbados as a guest of the Barbados Tourism Authority and the Tourism Development Corporation and will also be producing general interest segments on Barbados and its attractions as part of his reporting on the event.
{FILE IMAGE} For more information on the tournament or to book ad space on the live stream, please contact the following persons: BRFU Public Relations Officer - Kathie Daniel via 268-1496 or kathie@southpawgrafix.biz | BRFU Sales Consultant; Juliet Evanson via 826-1747 or info@julietbarbadosholidays.com
This is the first International Rugby Board (IRB) sanctioned tournament scheduled to take place in the aftermath of the 2011 RWC Finals in New Zealand, and as such the global interest in the tournament will be high. The recent 2011 Under-19 Championships in the Cayman Islands generated 12000 views over the 8 days of the tournament, but with the presence of teams from the North American mainland and the French-speaking islands, viewership of the internet stream for the 2011 NACRA 7s Championships is expected to be significantly higher.
The BRFU is currently selling ad space on the internet stream at competitive rates. With 86 matches taking place over 2 days between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on each day, advertisers will gain significant exposure during the day across the Caribbean and North American target markets.
