2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship
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]
| 2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Date | June 4–5, 2011 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 16 |
| Attendance | 17,894[1] |
| Top point scorer(s) | Peter Tiberio (Arizona) (54 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Peter Tiberio (Arizona) (8 tries) |
| Final | |
| Venue | PPL Park, Philadelphia |
| Champions | Dartmouth (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Army |
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.
Championship
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| California | 5 | |||||||||
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| Utah | 21 | |||||||||
| Utah | 7 | |||||||||
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| Army | 12 | |||||||||
| Army | 19 | |||||||||
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| Texas | 7 | |||||||||
| Army | 10 | |||||||||
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| Dartmouth | 32 | |||||||||
| Dartmouth | 12 | |||||||||
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| Penn State | 7 | |||||||||
| Dartmouth | 24 | |||||||||
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| Central Washington | 12 | Bronze | ||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | |||||||||
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| Central Washington | 5 | |||||||||
| Utah | 12 | |||||||||
| Central Washington | 10 | |||||||||
Challenger
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 June – PPL Park | ||||||||||
| Louisiana State | 12 | |||||||||
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| Boston College | 0 | |||||||||
| Louisiana State | 24 | |||||||||
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| North Carolina | 7 | |||||||||
| North Carolina | 19 | |||||||||
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| Temple | 10 | |||||||||
| Louisiana State | 24 | |||||||||
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| Notre Dame | 0 | |||||||||
| Notre Dame | 28 | |||||||||
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| Ohio State | 7 | |||||||||
| Notre Dame | 12 | |||||||||
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| Navy | 10 | |||||||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | |||||||||
| Navy | 19 | |||||||||
Overall results
The following are the overall win/loss results and points differentials for the 8 quarterfinalists:
- Dartmouth 6-0, +85
- Army 5-1, +23
- Utah 4-2, +24
- Central Washington 3-3, +7
- Arizona 3-1, +80
- Cal 3-1, +65
- Texas 2-2, 0
- 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 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-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 June – PPL Park | ||||||||||
| Penn State | 12 | |||||||||
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| North Carolina | 0 | |||||||||
| Penn State | 26 | |||||||||
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| Temple | 7 | |||||||||
| Temple | 14 | |||||||||
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| Princeton | 10 | |||||||||
| Penn State | 5 | |||||||||
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| Army | 14 | |||||||||
| Virginia | 12 | |||||||||
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| Navy | 10 | |||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | |||||||||
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| Army | 19 | |||||||||
| Brown | 0 | |||||||||
| Army | 27 | |||||||||
Players
After the conclusion of the tournament, Rugby Mag selected the following 14 players on the All-Tournament team:[5]
- Blaine Scully - California
- Peter Tiberio - Arizona
- Nate Ebner - Ohio State
- Tim Stanfill - Central Washington University
- Will Holder - Army
- Ben Leatigaga - Army
- Dave Geib - Army
- Nate Brakeley - Dartmouth
- Chris Downer - Dartmouth (co-MVP)
- Nick Downer - Dartmouth (co-MVP)
- Tanner Scott - Dartmouth
- Seamus Siefring - Navy
- Don Pati - Utah
- 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
- "Big turnout for Rugby Sevens tournament at PPL Park" http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/123210403.html.
- CRC Pools and Match Schedule
- "Big turnout for Rugby Sevens tournament at PPL Park" http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/123210403.html.
- Massive Day One at the 2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship
- "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.