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The stadium has hosted the USA Sevens rugby tournament every February since 2010. The USA Sevens is the largest rugby tournament in North America, drawing over 64,000 fans in 2012. The tournament brings together 16 national teams from all 6 continents in rugby sevens as part of the IRB Sevens World Series. The USA Sevens debuted in 2004 in Los Angeles, and moved to San Diego in 2007. A temporary grass pitch is installed for the event each year.
It hosted the Las Vegas Posse of the CFL in 1994 and the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL in 2001. In 1999 it hosted the CONCACAF Champions Cup soccer tournament.
Sam Boyd Stadium has been the home of the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League since the league commenced play in 2009. On November 27, 2009, the Locomotives played the Florida Tuskers in the 2009 UFL Championship Game at Boyd, which the Locos won 20-17 in overtime. The Locos have played all of their home games to date at the stadium, however their final two home games of the 2011 UFL season were cancelled when the season was truncated.
On August 5, 2012, Real Madrid (Spain) defeated Santos Laguna (Mexico) 2-1 in a friendly match played on a temporary grass pitch in Sam Boyd Stadium. The stadium PA announcer told the crowd the paid attendance of over 29,000 made it the highest attended soccer match in Nevada history.
Sam Boyd Stadium is set to house the Clark County High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame, including a 22 feet by 12 feet wall wrap with vintage photos of the inductees that will be displayed in the Southwest concourse of the stadium.
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