2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship

Men's tournament

Overview

The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to the quarter-finals in the championship competition. The bottom two teams from each group progressed to the quarter-finals in the challenger competition. Over 10,000 fans turned out to watch Day 1 of the tournament.

Pool stage

Pool A

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Pool B

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Group B teams had the best knockout record of the four pools, going 6-4 on day two.

Pool C

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Group C was the only pool where all four teams registered at least one win in knockout competition on day two.

Pool D

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Group D teams went 0-4 in the knockout phase on day two.

Knockout stage

Championship

|5 June – PPL Park |California|5|Utah|21 |5 June – PPL Park |Army|19|Texas|7 |5 June – PPL Park |Dartmouth|12|Penn State|7 |5 June – PPL Park |Arizona|0|Central Washington|5 |5 June – PPL Park |Utah|7|Army|12 |5 June – PPL Park |Dartmouth|24|Central Washington|12 |5 June – PPL Park |Army|10|Dartmouth|32 |5 June – PPL Park |Utah|12|Central Washington|10

Challenger

|5 June – PPL Park |Louisiana State|12|Boston College|0 |5 June – PPL Park |North Carolina|19|Temple|10 |5 June – PPL Park |Notre Dame|28|Ohio State|7 |5 June – PPL Park |Oklahoma|0|Navy|19 |5 June – PPL Park |Louisiana State|24|North Carolina|7 |5 June – PPL Park |Notre Dame|12|Navy|10 |5 June – PPL Park |Louisiana State|24|Notre Dame|0

Overall results

The following are the overall win/loss results and points differentials for the 8 quarterfinalists:

1. Dartmouth 6-0, +85
2. Army 5-1, +23
3. Utah 4-2, +24
4. Central Washington 3-3, +7
5. Arizona 3-1, +80
6. Cal 3-1, +65
7. Texas 2-2, 0
8. Penn State 2-2, -20

Women's tournament

Format

The tournament consisted of two round-robin pools of four teams. All eight teams progressed to the knockout stage. The knockout stage is single elimination with no bronze medal match.

Pool stage

Pool A

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Pool B

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Knockout stage

|5 June – PPL Park |Penn State|12|North Carolina|0 |5 June – PPL Park |Temple|14|Princeton|10 |5 June – PPL Park |Virginia|12|Navy|10 |5 June – PPL Park |Brown|0|Army|27 |5 June – PPL Park |Penn State|26|Temple|7 |5 June – PPL Park |Virginia|0|Army|19 |5 June – PPL Park |Penn State|5|Army|14

Players

After the conclusion of the tournament, Rugby Mag selected the following 14 players on the All-Tournament team:

1. Blaine Scully - California
2. Peter Tiberio - Arizona
3. Nate Ebner - Ohio State
4. Tim Stanfill - Central Washington University
5. Will Holder - Army
6. Ben Leatigaga - Army
7. Dave Geib - Army
8. Nate Brakeley - Dartmouth
9. Chris Downer - Dartmouth (co-MVP)
10. Nick Downer - Dartmouth (co-MVP)
11. Tanner Scott - Dartmouth
12. Seamus Siefring - Navy
13. Don Pati - Utah
14. Tonata Lauti - Utah

These players were chosen based on the impact they had made during the tournament and also based on their potential to succeed at higher levels of rugby. Of this group of players, Peter Tiberio and Blaine Scully have already played for the USA Sevens national team. Al Caravelli, head coach of the USA Sevens national team, attended the tournament, and confirmed in TV interviews during the tournament that he was scouting several of these 14 players for the national team.

References

References

1. "Big turnout for Rugby Sevens tournament at PPL Park" http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/123210403.html.
2. [http://usasevenscrc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83&Itemid=90 CRC Pools and Match Schedule]
3. "Big turnout for Rugby Sevens tournament at PPL Park" http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/123210403.html.
4. [http://www.usasevenscrc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=105:crc-pool-standings&catid=1:latest-news Massive Day One at the 2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship]
5. "RUGBYMag CRC MVP and All-Tournament Team".