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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]With LA hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics, this move was no coincidence. The\u00a0Dignity Health Sports Park<\/a>\u00a0is home to the MLS team LA Galaxy and the NFL\u2019s LA Chargers. It will also be the venue for the Rugby in the 2028 Olympics, so the current four-year deal with World Rugby to host the annual Series there is a good opportunity to create an established home for the increasingly popular sport.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1588067020143{margin-top: 50px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n The 2019 HSBC World Sevens Series increased its video views by 65% in a year to 198 million\u00a0according to World Rugby<\/a>. The USA can claim their fair share of that growth as the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Sevens teams both finished in the top 2 that year, with stars that are already household names.<\/p>\n The USA\u2019s love of rugby isn\u2019t something new though, the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held in California, with USA finishing 6th. The USA Olympic team, which is currently ranked 2nd and has qualified for the 2020 Olympics, featured NFL star Nate Ebner in 2016, gaining viewers from the American Football audience. In fact,\u00a0Nielsen research<\/a> shows that, at 33 million, the US has the highest proportion of rugby fans in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n \u2705 Disco feet A textbook @USARugby<\/a> try in their own back yard at #LASevens<\/a> ? pic.twitter.com\/UftrB5s0Nd<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) March 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nViewing numbers skyrocket for 7s<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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