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

  • 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.

Pool stage

  Team qualified for the Cup Championship

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
California 3 3 0 0 84 17 +67 9
Virginia Tech 3 1 1 1 60 48 +12 6
Notre Dame 3 1 0 2 43 90 –47 5
Boston College 3 0 1 2 37 69 –32 4
Winner Score Loser
California 33–5 Boston College
Virginia Tech 36–19 Notre Dame
California 39–5 Notre Dame
Virginia Tech 17–17 Boston College
California 12–7 Virginia Tech
Notre Dame 19–15 Boston College

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Navy 3 3 0 0 63 26 +37 9
Kutztown 3 2 0 1 85 45 +40 7
Air Force 3 1 0 2 43 63 –20 5
Temple 3 0 0 3 26 83 –57 3
Winner Score Loser
Navy 12–7 Temple
Kutztown 24–14 Air Force
Navy 24–14 Kutztown
Air Force 24–12 Temple
Navy 27–12 Air Force
Kutztown 49–7 Temple

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Indiana 3 3 0 0 78 36 +42 9
Life 3 2 0 1 81 38 +43 7
Alabama 3 1 0 2 26 75 –49 5
Clemson 3 0 0 3 31 67 –36 3
Winner Score Loser
Indiana 26–12 Alabama
Life 26–14 Clemson
Alabama 14–12 Clemson
Indiana 24–19 Life
Life 36–0 Alabama
Indiana 27–5 Clemson

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Arkansas State 3 3 0 0 58 15 +43 9
Michigan 3 2 0 1 51 39 +12 7
UCLA 3 1 0 2 62 36 +26 5
Texas 3 0 0 3 20 101 –81 3
Winner Score Loser
Arkansas St. 17–5 Michigan
UCLA 50–0 Texas
Arkansas St. 22–10 Texas
Michigan 17–12 UCLA
Michigan 29–10 Texas
Arkansas St. 19–0 UCLA

Pool E

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Arizona 3 2 0 1 62 22 +40 7
Dartmouth 3 2 0 1 46 41 +5 7
Saint Joseph's 3 1 0 2 40 60 –20 5
Penn State 3 1 0 2 44 69 –25 5
Winner Score Loser
Arizona 33–10 Penn State
Dartmouth 31–7 St. Joseph's
St. Joseph's 12–5 Arizona
Dartmouth 15–10 Penn State
Penn State 24–21 St. Joseph's
Arizona 24–0 Dartmouth

Knockout stage

Shield

Semifinals Finals
      
17 Boston College 38
20 Texas 5
17 Boston College 12
19 Temple 19
18 Clemson 17
19 Temple 21

Bowl

Semifinals Finals
      
13 Saint Joseph's 21
16 Alabama 14
13 Saint Joseph's 17
15 Notre Dame 22
14 Penn State 0
15 Notre Dame 22

Plate

Semifinals Finals
      
9 Dartmouth 20
12 Air Force 5
9 Dartmouth 5
11 UCLA 33
10 Virginia Tech 10
11 UCLA 27

Cup

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 California 31
8 Michigan 0
1 California 33
5 Life 5
4 Navy 5
5 Life 15
1 California 17
6 Kutztown 12
3 Indiana 12
6 Kutztown 31
6 Kutztown 19
7 Arizona 14
2 Arkansas State 5
7 Arizona 7

Players

Leading scorers

Source:

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