Rugby Telecasts on Fox Soccer Channel to Include British Lions Tour and Tri-Nations.

LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Coverage of the Super 12 semifinals and final will conclude Fox Soccer Channel's rugby Rugby, town, England
Rugby, town (1991 pop. 59,039), Warwickshire, central England. An important railroad junction and engineering center, Rugby is the seat of one of England's most esteemed public schools. coverage for May. The network will continue televising a selection of rugby events through October October: see month. that will include the British Lions Two rugby teams may be known as the British Lions, though it is not the current correct title for either:

The British and Irish Lions are a touring side playing rugby union.
The Great Britain side, nicknamed "The Lions" are a full test-playing side in rugby league.

Tour, Tri-Nations and the National Provincial Provincial has several meanings and may refer to:

Provincial examinations: Bi-annual province-wide examinations for students between the grades of 10 to 12 in the province of British Columbia
Anything related to a province, a formal geographical division;

Championship. Fox Soccer Channel's rugby telecasts air weeknights at 2:00 a.m. ET / 11:00 p.m. PT.

RUGBY ON FOX SOCCER CHANNEL
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Date    Kick-off         Tournament                   Match
           (ET)
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May 24  2:00 a.m.         Super 12          Semifinal - Waratahs vs.
                                                       Bulls
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May 31  2:00 a.m.         Super 12                    Final
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Jun 7   2:00 a.m.    British Lions Tour     Bay of Plenty vs. British
                                                       Lions
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Jun 8   2:00 a.m.  Wales N. American Tour         USA vs. Wales
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Jun 14  2:00 a.m.    British Lions Tour     NZ Maori vs. British Lions
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Jun 15  2:00 a.m.    Super League Final                tba
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Jun 21  2:00 a.m.    British Lions Tour      Otago vs. British Lions
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Jun 22  2:00 a.m.       Golden Oldies       2005 Golden Oldies World
                                                  Rugby Festival
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Jun 28  2:00 a.m.    British Lions Tour      All Blacks vs. British
                                                       Lions
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Jul 5   2:00 a.m.    British Lions Tour      All Blacks vs. British
                                                       Lions
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Jul 12  2:00 a.m.    British Lions Tour      All Blacks vs. British
                                                       Lions
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Jul 19  2:00 a.m.    International Test     Australia vs. South Africa
                                                   (from Sydney)
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Jul 26  2:00 a.m.    International Test     South Africa vs. Australia
                                                (from Johannesburg)
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Aug 2   2:00 a.m.        Tri-Nations        South Africa vs. Australia
                                                  (from Pretoria)
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Aug 9   2:00 a.m.        Tri-Nations          South Africa vs. New
                                                Zealand (Cape Town)
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Aug 16  2:00 a.m.        Tri-Nations        Australia vs. New Zealand
                                                   (from Sydney)
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Aug 23  2:00 a.m.        Tri-Nations        Australia vs. South Africa
                                                   (from Perth)
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Aug 30  2:00 a.m.        Tri-Nations          New Zealand vs. South
                                               Africa (from Dunedin)
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Sep 6   2:00 a.m.        Tri-Nations        New Zealand vs. Australia
                                                  (from Auckland)
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Sep 13  2:00 a.m.            NPC               Auckland vs. Waikato
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Sep 20  2:00 a.m.            NPC             Canterbury vs. Waikato
                                              (Ranfurly Shield Match)
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Sep 27  2:00 a.m.            NPC            Canterbury vs. Wellington
                                              (Ranfurly Shield Match)
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Oct 4   2:00 a.m.            NPC                       tba
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Oct 11  2:00 a.m.            NPC                       tba
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Oct 18  2:00 a.m.            NPC                       tba
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Oct 25  2:00 a.m.            NPC                       tba
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                                         All events subject to change.

More information concerning these telecasts can be found on Fox Soccer Channel's website, http://foxsoccer.com presented by MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). .

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