The Eagles match against Ireland, according to the Nielsen ratings as translated by TVbythenumbers.com, was viewed live on NBC by 866,000 homes. The .5 final rating was lower than the estimated preliminary rating of .7, but in terms of sheer viewership, the game was on par with NBC's airing of the Collegiate Rugby Championship and USA Sevens. And of course, the match was up against the opening week of the NFL and the US Open.

20 live sports broadcasts were watched by more people last week, including Deutsche Bank golf (NBC), Track & Field in Zurich, Switzerland (NBC), Fox Saturday Baseball and Poker After Dark. Listed behind the RWC match (21) in TVbythenumbers.com's top 25 live sports broadcasts of the week were the Dew Tour (NBC) and Mexican soccer (Univision).

Ratings for the Universal Sports replay and live online webcast were not immediately available.