Since 2011, USA Sevens has collaborated with the Clark Country School District (CCSD) Office of Community Partnership (Office) to bring the Adopt A Country program (Program) to students living in the Las Vegas Valley. The program pairs the sixteen teams and nations represented in the HSBC Sevens World Series Tournament Las Vegas stop with a local school. Adopt A Country began as an ambassadorship program in an effort to introduce international geography, history, culture, and language into a curriculum in a special hands-on manner. Each school works within district guidelines to implement the classroom curriculum. Additionally, students are invited to participate in a T-shirt contest and a critical thinking essay comparing and contrasting the student’s life to day in the life of a student from the adopted country. Winners of the T-shirt contest have their drawings turned into shirts, and the winners of the essay contest carry the national flag for their team at the Parade of Nations.

From March 1 – 3, Las Vegas will feature four major sporting events across a variety of fan disciplines when NASCAR, USA Sevens Rugby, the Vegas Golden Knights and UFC all take the stage. Fans will have action overload every day and the unparalleled experience of Las Vegas every night. To kick off this unprecedented weekend of action, the destination and MGM Resorts International will host a pep rally on Wednesday, February 27, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.., at the Fremont Street Experience prior to the Parade of Nations. Stars from all four of the sports will join community leaders, mascots and more to celebrate the greatest weekend in sports. The pep rally will feature interactive games and events and prize drawings, including tickets to events.

Coinciding with the USA Sevens International Rugby Tournament, fans can visit the International Fan Festival located next to Sam Boyd Stadium. The festival is a global celebration of the sport of rugby on and off the field featuring food, drink and live entertainment from each nation competing in the tournament. Rugby fanatics from around the world will take in large screen televisions showing live game play and can visit activations by 5-hour Energy, Maverick Helicopters, SPEEDVEGAS and more. This year’s festival also provides the largest selection of international cuisine and wine in partnership with Rock ‘n Roll Wine.

Dates and times:

• FRIDAY: 2:30 pm – 10:oo pm
• SATURDAY: 10:00 am – 9:45 pm
• SUNDAY: 10:30 am – 5:30 pm

The Las Vegas Country Club will once again host the USA Sevens Rugby 2019 Charity Golf Classic for an epic day of golf with numerous Rugby Legends and Internationals. This fun-filled tournament benefits the Adopt A Country Program and Atlas Foundation. The format of the event will be a shotgun scramble and we are pleased to announce the opportunity to play with a current international player or rugby legend such as Rugby Union President, Jason Leonard, former Scotland Rugby Union star, Gavin Hastings, former USA Eagles players, former Australia Rugby Union player, Troy Coker and more. Teams are welcome to sign up for the tournament, and participation includes tournament entry, continental breakfast, a lunch buffet, player gift bags and more. For more information on cost and how to sign up, visit the golf tournament website.

To celebrate the first day of the tournament, USA Sevens is giving fans a grand welcome party at LIGHT NIGHTCLUB located at Mandalay Bay.

The LIGHT Vegas in Mandalay Bay merges cutting-edge creativity with incredible music to produce a unique nightlife entertainment. One of the best Las Vegas nightclubs, LIGHT features the best open format music from Electronic Dance Music, Hip Hop, Top 40s and a wide range of great hits. Every experience at LIGHT is unique and no two nights are the same. Guests can indulge in incredible views of performers, aerialists and dancers as they party the night away at this state-of-the-art nightlife venue. LIGHT’s massive LED screens captivate the senses and give each guest a submerged experience making it so there is no bad seat in the house, as the world class sound system keeps energy high. Our guests are the star of the show — step into another world and BE THE LIGHT.