The 2016 Collegiate Rugby Championship is a college rugby sevens tournament played June 4–5 at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania , a suburb of Philadelphia .[2] It is the seventh annual Collegiate Rugby Championship , and the sixth consecutive year that the tournament will be at Talen Energy Stadium (formerly known as PPL Park). The event was broadcast on NBC and NBCSN .[3] Commentators were Todd Harris and Brian Hightower . California won the championship, defeating UCLA 31–7 in an all-Pac-12 final. Attendance for the two-day event was 27,224.[4]
Pool stage [ edit ] Team qualified for the Cup Championship
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts California 3 3 0 0 96 12 +84 9 Arkansas State 3 2 0 1 76 24 +57 7 Maryland 3 1 0 2 22 69 –52 5 Tennessee 3 0 0 3 14 103 –89 3
Winner Score Loser Arkansas State 24–0 Maryland California 41–0 Tennessee Arkansas State 40–0 Tennessee California 29–0 Maryland Maryland 22–14 Tennessee California 24–12 Arkansas State
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Kutztown 3 3 0 0 58 34 +24 9 Indiana 3 1 0 2 46 45 +1 5 Notre Dame 3 1 0 2 43 55 –12 5 Boston College 3 1 0 2 45 58 –13 5
Winner Score Loser Boston College 21–12 Indiana Kutztown 19–12 Notre Dame Indiana 22–7 Notre Dame Kutztown 22–10 Boston College Notre Dame 24-12 Boston College Kutztown 17–12 Indiana
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Arizona 3 3 0 0 51 5 +46 9 Saint Joseph's 3 2 0 1 52 31 +21 7 Army 3 1 0 2 26 55 –29 5 Navy 3 0 0 3 22 60 –38 3
Winner Score Loser Arizona 20–0 Army St. Joseph's 22–12 Navy Arizona 17–0 Navy St. Joseph's 25–5 Army Arizona 14–5 St. Joseph's Army 21-10 Navy
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Life 3 2 0 1 68 14 +54 7 Penn State 3 2 0 1 63 41 +22 7 Virginia Tech 3 2 0 1 43 41 +2 7 Drexel 3 0 0 3 19 97 –77 3
Winner Score Loser Life 46–0 Drexel Penn State 29–12 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 7–5 Life Penn State 27–12 Drexel Virginia Tech 24–7 Drexel Life 17–7 Penn State
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts UCLA 3 3 0 0 95 7 +88 9 Wisconsin 3 2 0 1 55 43 +12 7 South Carolina 3 1 0 2 24 53 –29 5 Michigan 3 0 0 3 5 76 –71 3
Winner Score Loser South Carolina 12–5 Michigan UCLA 38–0 Wisconsin Wisconsin 29–5 South Carolina UCLA 38–0 Michigan Wisconsin 26–0 Michigan UCLA 19–7 South Carolina
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Dartmouth 3 3 0 0 57 34 +23 9 Utah 3 2 0 1 48 40 +8 7 Temple 3 1 0 2 38 50 –12 5 Clemson 3 0 0 3 33 52 –19 3
Winner Score Loser Dartmouth 17–5 Temple Utah 12–7 Clemson Dartmouth 21–14 Clemson Utah 21–14 Temple Temple 19–12 Clemson Dartmouth 19–15 Utah
Knockout stage [ edit ] Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 17 Army 36 24 Tennessee 0 17 Army 28 20 Clemson 7 20 Clemson 10 21 Navy 5 17 Army 10 18 Maryland 0 19 Boston College 21 22 Michigan 0 19 Boston College 12 18 Maryland 15 18 Maryland 24 23 Drexel 0
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 9 Saint Joseph's 12 16 South Carolina 19 16 South Carolina 7 13 Indiana 25 12 Virginia Tech 7 13 Indiana 31 13 Indiana 7 10 Wisconsin 10 11 Utah 5 14 Notre Dame 0 11 Utah 12 10 Wisconsin 17 10 Wisconsin 33 15 Temple 0
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1 UCLA 19 8 Penn State 12 1 UCLA 14 4 Kutztown 12 4 Kutztown 19 5 Dartmouth 12 1 UCLA 7 2 California 31 3 Arizona 17 6 Life 12 3 Arizona 5 2 California 38 2 California 24 7 Arkansas State 14
Players [ edit ] Most tries Rank Player (school) Tries 1 Niall Barry (UCLA) 6 2 Jesse Milne (California) 5 2 Seb Sharpe (UCLA) 5 2 Zinzan Elan-Puttick (Ark. St.) 5 2 Tyler Sousley (Arizona) 5 2 Jake Syndergaard (Wisconsin) 5
Source:[5] [6]
Dream Team [ edit ] Jesse Milne (California) — Tournament MVP Russell Webb (California) Niall Barry (UCLA) Seb Sharpe (UCLA) Tyler Sousley (Arizona) Wes Hartmann (Kutztown) Zinzan Elan-Puttick (Arkansas State) Cody Melphy (Life) Jack Braun (Dartmouth) Jake Syndergaard (Wisconsin) Chad Gough (Utah) Evan Towle (Virginia Tech) Source:[7]
References [ edit ] ^ "This Is American Rugby: Cal Claims Fourth Straight CRC" . www.thisisamericanrugby.com . Retrieved 2016-06-06 . ^ "Collegiate Rugby Championship gives US audience glimpse of Olympic future" , The Guardian , June 3, 2016. ^ "NBC SPORTS GROUP TO PRESENT MORE THAN 15 HOURS OF THE 2016 PENN MUTUAL COLLEGIATE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP" , NBC Sports, May 31, 2016. ^ "Cal Mengklaim CRC yang Keempat Berturut-Turut" . ^ "Points, Try Scoring Leaders at CRC" , Rugby Today, Brett Anker, June 5, 2016. ^ "CRC Day 1 Try, Point Leaders" Archived 2016-06-11 at the Wayback Machine , Rugby Today, June 4, 2016. ^ "Men's CRC Dream Team" Archived 2016-06-09 at the Wayback Machine , Rugby Today, Evan Lappen, June 5, 2016.