2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship

2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship
2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Date	June 4–5, 2011
Tournament statistics
Teams	16
Attendance	17,894
Top point scorer(s)	Peter Tiberio (Arizona); (54 points)
Top try scorer(s)	Peter Tiberio (Arizona); (8 tries)
Final
Venue	PPL Park, Philadelphia
Champions	Dartmouth (1st title)
Runners-up	Army
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The 2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship was a rugby union sevens tournament. The competition was held from 4–5 June at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. The men's tournament featured sixteen teams, whereas the women's tournament featured eight teams.^[2]

In the men's championship, Dartmouth defeated Army 32-10. In the women's championship, Army defeated Penn State 14-5.

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.^[3]

Pool stage

Key to colors in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Championship Bracket
	Teams that advanced to the Challenge Bracket

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
California	3	3	0	88	7	+81	9
Penn State	3	2	1	33	48	-15	7
Louisiana State	3	1	2	22	45	−23	5
Ohio State	3	0	3	17	60	−43	3

Date	Team 1	Score^[4]	Team 2
2011-06-04	Louisiana State	12 – 14	Penn State
2011-06-04	California	38 – 0	Ohio State
2011-06-04	Ohio State	10 – 12	Penn State
2011-06-04	California	24 – 0	Louisiana State
2011-06-04	California	26 – 7	Penn State
2011-06-04	Louisiana State	10 – 7	Ohio State

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Dartmouth	3	3	0	77	31	+46	9
Utah	3	2	1	50	39	+11	7
Notre Dame	3	1	2	67	45	+22	5
Boston College	3	0	3	5	84	−79	3

Date	Team 1	Score^[4]	Team 2
2011-06-04	Boston College	0 – 31	Notre Dame
2011-06-04	Dartmouth	17 – 12	Utah
2011-06-04	Dartmouth	24 – 19	Notre Dame
2011-06-04	Boston College	5 – 17	Utah
2011-06-04	Notre Dame	17 – 21	Utah
2011-06-04	Boston College	0 – 36	Dartmouth

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

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Army	3	3	0	60	32	+28	9
Central Washington	3	2	1	47	31	+16	7
North Carolina	3	1	2	53	55	-2	5
Navy	3	0	3	29	71	−42	3

Date	Team 1	Score^[4]	Team 2
2011-06-04	Navy	7 – 38	North Carolina
2011-06-04	Army	14 – 12	Central Washington
2011-06-04	Central Washington	14 – 7	Navy
2011-06-04	Army	28 – 5	North Carolina
2011-06-04	Army	19 – 15	Navy
2011-06-04	Central Washington	21 – 10	North Carolina

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

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Arizona	3	3	0	85	0	+85	9
Texas	3	2	1	43	31	+12	7
Oklahoma	3	1	2	34	67	-33	5
Temple	3	0	3	5	69	−64	3

Date	Team 1	Score^[4]	Team 2
2011-06-04	Arizona	28 – 0	Temple
2011-06-04	Oklahoma	12 – 24	Texas
2011-06-04	Temple	0 – 19	Texas
2011-06-04	Arizona	38 – 0	Oklahoma
2011-06-04	Arizona	19 – 0	Texas
2011-06-04	Oklahoma	22 – 5	Temple

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

Knockout stage

Championship

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

5 June – PPL Park

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

				Central Washington	10

Challenger

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

5 June – PPL Park

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

Navy	19

Overall results

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

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

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Penn State	3	2	1	70	19	+51	7
Virginia	3	2	1	51	31	+20	7
Brown	3	1	2	17	34	−17	5
Temple	3	1	2	7	61	−54	5

Date	Team 1	Score^[4]	Team 2
June 3	Brown	5 – 17	Virginia
June 3	Penn State	34 – 0	Temple
June 3	Penn State	26 – 7	Virginia
June 3	Brown	0 – 7	Temple
June 3	Temple	0 – 27	Virginia
June 3	Brown	12 – 10	Penn State

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Army	3	3	0	62	20	+42	9
Princeton	3	1	2	43	49	-6	5
Navy	3	1	2	37	43	-6	5
North Carolina	3	1	2	29	59	−30	5

Date	Team 1	Score^[4]	Team 2
June 3	Army	25 – 5	Princeton
June 3	Navy	22 – 5	North Carolina
June 3	Navy	5 – 21	Princeton
June 3	Army	20 – 5	North Carolina
June 3	North Carolina	19 – 17	Princeton
June 3	Army	17 – 10	Navy

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

5 June – PPL Park

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

Army	27

Players

After the conclusion of the tournament, Rugby Mag selected the following 14 players on the All-Tournament team:^[5]

Blaine Scully - California
Peter Tiberio - Arizona
Nate Ebner - Ohio State
Tim Stanfill - Central Washington University
Will Holder - Army
Ben Leatigaga - Army
Dave Geib - Army
Nate Brakeley - Dartmouth
Chris Downer - Dartmouth (co-MVP)
Nick Downer - Dartmouth (co-MVP)
Tanner Scott - Dartmouth
Seamus Siefring - Navy
Don Pati - Utah
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

^ "Big turnout for Rugby Sevens tournament at PPL Park" http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/123210403.html.
^ CRC Pools and Match Schedule
^ "Big turnout for Rugby Sevens tournament at PPL Park" http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/123210403.html.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Massive Day One at the 2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship
^ "RUGBYMag CRC MVP and All-Tournament Team" "RUGBYMag CRC MVP and All-Tournament Team". Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2012-08-20.

External links

USA Sevens CCI

[1] "Big turnout for Rugby Sevens tournament at PPL Park" http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/123210403.html.

[2] CRC Pools and Match Schedule

[3] "Big turnout for Rugby Sevens tournament at PPL Park" http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/123210403.html.

[usasevenscrc.com-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Massive Day One at the 2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship

[5] "RUGBYMag CRC MVP and All-Tournament Team" "RUGBYMag CRC MVP and All-Tournament Team". Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2012-08-20.

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