2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
DateJune 4–5, 2011
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Attendance17,894[1]
Top point scorer(s)Peter Tiberio (Arizona)
(54 points)
Top try scorer(s)Peter Tiberio (Arizona)
(8 tries)
Final
VenuePPL Park, Philadelphia
ChampionsDartmouth (1st title)
Runners-upArmy
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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 D L PF PA +/- Pts
California 3 3 0 0 88 7 +81 9
Penn State 3 2 0 1 33 48 -15 7
Louisiana State 3 1 0 2 22 45 −23 5
Ohio State 3 0 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 D L PF PA +/- Pts
Dartmouth 3 3 0 0 77 31 +46 9
Utah 3 2 0 1 50 39 +11 7
Notre Dame 3 1 0 2 67 45 +22 5
Boston College 3 0 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 D L PF PA +/- Pts
Army 3 3 0 0 60 32 +28 9
Central Washington 3 2 0 1 47 31 +16 7
North Carolina 3 1 0 2 53 55 -2 5
Navy 3 0 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 D L PF PA +/- Pts
Arizona 3 3 0 0 85 0 +85 9
Texas 3 2 0 1 43 31 +12 7
Oklahoma 3 1 0 2 34 67 -33 5
Temple 3 0 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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
 
California5
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Utah21
 
Utah7
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Army12
 
Army19
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Texas7
 
Army10
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Dartmouth32
 
Dartmouth12
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Penn State7
 
Dartmouth24
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Central Washington12 Bronze
 
Arizona0
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Central Washington5
 
Utah12
 
 
Central Washington10
 

Challenger

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
 
Louisiana State12
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Boston College0
 
Louisiana State24
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
North Carolina7
 
North Carolina19
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Temple10
 
Louisiana State24
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Notre Dame0
 
Notre Dame28
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Ohio State7
 
Notre Dame12
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Navy10
 
Oklahoma0
 
 
Navy19
 

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

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Penn State 3 2 0 1 70 19 +51 7
Virginia 3 2 0 1 51 31 +20 7
Brown 3 1 0 2 17 34 −17 5
Temple 3 1 0 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 D L PF PA +/- Pts
Army 3 3 0 0 62 20 +42 9
Princeton 3 1 0 2 43 49 -6 5
Navy 3 1 0 2 37 43 -6 5
North Carolina 3 1 0 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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
 
Penn State12
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
North Carolina0
 
Penn State26
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Temple7
 
Temple14
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Princeton10
 
Penn State5
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Army14
 
Virginia12
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Navy10
 
Virginia0
 
5 June – PPL Park
 
Army19
 
Brown0
 
 
Army27
 

Players

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

  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

  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.
  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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