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" , 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
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
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Players
Leading scorers Source:
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
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