2015 Collegiate Rugby Championship

2015 Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
DateMay 30–31, 2015
Tournament statistics
Teams20
Attendance24,952[1]
Final
VenuePPL Park, Philadelphia
ChampionsCalifornia (3rd title)
Runners-upKutztown

The 2015 Collegiate Rugby Championship was a college rugby sevens tournament held May 30–31 at PPL Park, a soccer stadium in the Chester suburb of Philadelphia, PA. It was the sixth annual Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC), and the fifth consecutive year that the tournament was held at PPL Park. The tournament is known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship.

Qualifying

Several of the 2015 CRC teams were invited to play, but three teams reached the 2015 CRC via conference qualifying tournaments and one via the national Las Vegas Invitational qualifying tournament:[2]

  • Southeastern conference 7s champion: Alabama
  • Big Ten conference 7s champion: Indiana
  • Atlantic Coast conference 7s champion: Virginia Tech
  • Las Vegas Invitational: Arkansas State

University of California, the defending champion from 2013 and 2014, entered the tournament as the favorite, due to the strength and depth of their squad.[3]

Pool stage

  Team qualified for the Cup Championship

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
California33008417+679
Virginia Tech31116048+126
Notre Dame31024390–475
Boston College30123769–324
WinnerScoreLoser
California33–5Boston College
Virginia Tech36–19Notre Dame
California39–5Notre Dame
Virginia Tech17–17Boston College
California12–7Virginia Tech
Notre Dame19–15Boston College

Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
Navy33006326+379
Kutztown32018545+407
Air Force31024363–205
Temple30032683–573
WinnerScoreLoser
Navy12–7Temple
Kutztown24–14Air Force
Navy24–14Kutztown
Air Force24–12Temple
Navy27–12Air Force
Kutztown49–7Temple

Pool C

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
Indiana33007836+429
Life32018138+437
Alabama31022675–495
Clemson30033167–363
WinnerScoreLoser
Indiana26–12Alabama
Life26–14Clemson
Alabama14–12Clemson
Indiana24–19Life
Life36–0Alabama
Indiana27–5Clemson

Pool D

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
Arkansas State33005815+439
Michigan32015139+127
UCLA31026236+265
Texas300320101–813
WinnerScoreLoser
Arkansas St.17–5Michigan
UCLA50–0Texas
Arkansas St.22–10Texas
Michigan17–12UCLA
Michigan29–10Texas
Arkansas St.19–0UCLA

Pool E

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
Arizona32016222+407
Dartmouth32014641+57
Saint Joseph's31024060–205
Penn State31024469–255
WinnerScoreLoser
Arizona33–10Penn State
Dartmouth31–7St. Joseph's
St. Joseph's12–5Arizona
Dartmouth15–10Penn State
Penn State24–21St. Joseph's
Arizona24–0Dartmouth

Knockout stage

Shield

SemifinalsFinals
      
17Boston College38
20Texas5
17Boston College12
19Temple19
18Clemson17
19Temple21

Bowl

SemifinalsFinals
      
13Saint Joseph's21
16Alabama14
13Saint Joseph's17
15Notre Dame22
14Penn State0
15Notre Dame22

Plate

SemifinalsFinals
      
9Dartmouth20
12Air Force5
9Dartmouth5
11UCLA33
10Virginia Tech10
11UCLA27

Cup

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
         
1California31
8Michigan0
1California33
5Life5
4Navy5
5Life15
1California17
6Kutztown12
3Indiana12
6Kutztown31
6Kutztown19
7Arizona14
2Arkansas State5
7Arizona7

Players

Leading scorers

Source:[4]

RankPlayerTriesPlayerPoints
1Alex Faison-Donahoe (Kutztown)4Niku Kruger (Kutztown)25
2Mike Eife (Penn State)4Blane Mcllroy (Life)25
3Conor Mooneyham (Life)4Alex Faison-Donahoe (Kutztown)20
4(several players tied)3Mike Eife (Penn State)20
5Conor Mooneyham (Life)20

References

  1. ^ "Record Crowds and Broadcast Ratings, Overtime Thriller Highlight Landmark Weekend at 2015 Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship". pitch engine. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Penn Mutual CRC Announces Pools" Archived 2015-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, Rugby Today, Brett Anker, May 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Cal favored to make history at Collegiate Rugby Championship", NBC OlympicTalk, Nick Zaccardi, May 28, 2015.
  4. ^ ""Penn Mutual CRC Points Leaders"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
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