The 2019 Collegiate Rugby Championship was a college rugby sevens tournament played May 31 to June 2 at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. It was the tenth annual Collegiate Rugby Championship, and the ninth consecutive year that the tournament was at Talen Energy Stadium (formerly known as PPL Park). The event was broadcast on ESPN+, ESPN2 and ESPNews.[2] The men's competition consisted of 24 teams split into six pools.[3] Lindenwood claimed their second consecutive title in only their third appearance in the tournament, defeating Life University in the men's final, 21–12.[4][5]
Pool stage
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Team qualified for the Cup Championship
| Team
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| Lindenwood
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| Clemson
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| Virginia Tech
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| Temple
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| Team
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| UCLA
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| Penn State
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| St. Bonaventure
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| Notre Dame
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| Team
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| Life Running Eagles
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| California Golden Bears
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| University of Indiana
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| University of Colorado Denver
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| Team
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| Iona College
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| Kutztown
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| Wisconsin
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| Boston College
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| Team
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| Saint Mary's
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| University of Arizona
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| St. Joseph's
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| Fordham
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| Team
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| Navy
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| Dartmouth College
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| Army
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| University South Carolina
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Knockout stage
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| Finals
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| | | | |
| St. Bonaventure
| 15
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| Notre Dame
| 12
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| Finals
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| California
| 50
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| Clemson
| 0
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| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Finals
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| St. Mary's
| 19
| | | |
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| 8
| Kutztown
| 24
| |
| | 8
| Kutztown
| 12
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|
| |
| | | 4
| Lindenwood
| 30
| |
| 5
| Iona College
| 7
| |
| |
| 4
| Lindenwood
| 19
| |
| | 4
| Lindenwood
| 21
| |
|
| |
| | | 3
| Life
| 12
| |
| 6
| UCLA
| 7
| | |
| |
| 3
| Life
| 33
| |
| | 3
| Life
| 19
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|
| |
| | | 2
| Navy
| 5
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| 2
| Navy
| 21
| |
| |
| 7
| Penn State
| 12
| |
Women's D1 final
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Most Valuable Player
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Wesley White[5]
Freedom Cup
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With their 2019 Freedom Cup victory, Harvard qualified for the CRC Championship top division in 2020.[6]
| Finals
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| | | | |
| Harvard
| 26
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| Rowan
| 12
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References
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