2015 Collegiate Rugby Championship

2015 Collegiate Rugby Championship 200px Official Logo Round-robin and Knockout May 30–31, 2015 20 24,952Record Crowds and Broadcast Ratings, Overtime Thriller Highlight Landmark Weekend at 2015 Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship https://www.pitchengine.com.au/pe/740-record-crowds-and-broadcast-ratings-overtime-thriller-highlight-landmark-weekend-at-2015-penn-mutual-collegiate-rugby-championship pitch engine 15 February 2021 PPL Park, Philadelphia California 3 Kutztown usasevenscrc.com 2014 2014 Collegiate Rugby Championship 2016 2016 Collegiate Rugby Championship 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:"Penn Mutual CRC Announces Pools" https://web.archive.org/web/20150509230104/http://www.rugbytoday.com/7s/penn-mutual-crc-announces-pools 2015-05-09 , Rugby Today, Brett Anker, May 6, 2015. 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."Cal favored to make history at Collegiate Rugby Championship", NBC OlympicTalk, Nick Zaccardi, May 28, 2015. Pool stage #ccffcc Team qualified for the Cup Championship Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-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 TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-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 TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-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 TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-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 TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-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 25 125 25 17 Boston College 38 20 Texas 5 18 Clemson 17 19 Temple 21 17 Boston College 12 19 Temple 19 Bowl Semifinals Finals 25 125 25 13 Saint Joseph's 21 16 Alabama 14 14 Penn State 0 15 Notre Dame 22 13 Saint Joseph's 17 15 Notre Dame 22 Plate Semifinals Finals 25 125 25 9 Dartmouth 20 12 Air Force 5 10 Virginia Tech 10 11 UCLA 27 9 Dartmouth 5 11 UCLA 33 Cup Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 25 125 25 1 California 31 8 Michigan 0 4 Navy 5 5 Life 15 3 Indiana 12 6 Kutztown 31 2 Arkansas State 5 7 Arizona 7 1 California 33 5 Life 5 6 Kutztown 19 7 Arizona 14 1 California 17 6 Kutztown 12 Players Leading scorers Source:http://www.rugbytoday.com/college/penn-mutual-crc-points-leaders "Penn Mutual CRC Points Leaders" 2015-05-31 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032329/http://www.rugbytoday.com/college/penn-mutual-crc-points-leaders dead 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 2015 Category:2015 rugby union tournaments for clubs Category:2015 in American rugby union Category:2015 rugby sevens competitions