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."Collegiate Rugby Championship gives US audience glimpse of Olympic future", The Guardian, June 3, 2016. 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."NBC SPORTS GROUP TO PRESENT MORE THAN 15 HOURS OF THE 2016 PENN MUTUAL COLLEGIATE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP", NBC Sports, May 31, 2016. 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.
Pool stage
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts California33009612 +849Arkansas State 3 2 0 1 7624 +577Maryland31022269 –525Tennessee300314103 –893
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
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-PtsKutztown33005834 +249Indiana31024645 +15Notre Dame31024355 –125Boston College31024558 –135
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
Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-PtsArizona3300515 +469Saint Joseph's32015231 +217Army31022655–295Navy30032260–383
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
Pool D TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-PtsLife32016814 +547Penn State32016341 +227Virginia Tech32014341 +27Drexel30031997 –773
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
Pool E TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-PtsUCLA3300957 +889Wisconsin32015543 +127South Carolina31022453 –295Michigan3003576 –713
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
Pool F TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-PtsDartmouth33005734 +239Utah32014840 +87Temple31023850 –125Clemson30033352 –193
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
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Players
+ Most tries Rank Player (school) Tries 1 Niall Barry (UCLA) 62Jesse 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:"Points, Try Scoring Leaders at CRC", Rugby Today, Brett Anker, June 5, 2016."CRC Day 1 Try, Point Leaders" , Rugby Today, June 4, 2016.
Dream Team 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:"Men's CRC Dream Team" , Rugby Today, Evan Lappen, June 5, 2016.
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