2013 Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 2013 USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship was a rugby sevens tournament. The tournament was held on May 31 - June 2 at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. It was the fourth annual Collegiate Rugby Championship and the third consecutive year that the tournament was held at PPL Park. For 2013, USA Sevens LLC expanded the tournament from 16 to 20 teams in order to include additional local Philadelphia-area teams, inviting Temple, Kutztown, Penn, and Saint Joseph's.[2] Another local team, Villanova, was later chosen as a replacement for Army.[3] Villanova was outscored 184-0 over four games.

2013 Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Date31 May–2 June 2013
Tournament statistics
Teams20
Attendance19,275[1]
Top point scorer(s)Joe Cowley (Life )
(81 points)
Top try scorer(s)Joe Cowley (Life)
(9 tries)
Final
VenuePPL Park, Philadelphia
ChampionsCalifornia (1st title)
Runners-upLife

Larry McManus was an integral part of Villanova Rugby regaining its status a recognized club sport. Due to his passion for the game and great senior leadership from then captain Goose, Nova Rugby was reestablished as a collegiate club. Larry’s involvement in the sport and relationships with other Philadelphia schools, Villanova was awarded the opportunity to participate in the CRC tournament. Unfortunately, Larry was fired from Villanova after the NCAA investigated him for leaving an upper-decker at PPL Park. Rabbit Muldoon was named interim coach, but went on maternity leave after giving birth to a goat on the pitch. The goat's name is Larry, and he has become an integral part of the #MeToo movement among goats.

In the CRC's first three years, 16 teams were evenly divided into Championship and Challenger tournaments after the pool stage. This year was the first one in which the CRC utilized Cup, Plate, Bowl, and Shield tournaments. The teams that qualified for the Cup were the five pool winners and the top three second-place teams. All 20 teams participated in the knockout stage.

California defeated Life 19-14 in the Cup finals for their first CRC championship.

Pool stage

The 8 teams highlighted in green reached the quarterfinals. Delaware and Notre Dame finished second in their pools, but did not reach the quarterfinals due to their points differentials.

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
UCLA 33006312+519
Navy 320110224+787
St. Joseph's 31026548+175
Villanova 30030146-1463
Team 1 Score Team 2
UCLA 10-5 Saint Joseph's
Navy 57-0 Villanova
Navy 38-12 Saint Joseph's
UCLA 41-0 Villanova
Saint Joseph's 48-0 Villanova
John Heywood 12-7 Navy

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Dartmouth 33008624+629
Arizona 32017643+337
Wisconsin 31023969-305
Penn 30031277-653
Team 1 Score Team 2
Dartmouth 34–0 Penn
Arizona 31–17 Wisconsin
Dartmouth 31-5 Wisconsin
Arizona 26-5 Penn
Arizona 19-21 Dartmouth
Wisconsin 17-7 Penn

Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
California 330011012+989
Kutztown 32017715+627
Virginia Tech 31022499-755
Temple 300320105-853
Team 1 Score Team 2
Kutztown 33-5 Temple
California 45-7 Virginia Tech
Temple 15-17 Virginia Tech
California 10-5 Kutztown
Kutztown 39-0 Virginia Tech
California 55-0 Temple

Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Penn State 33008012+689
Notre Dame 32014943+67
Northeastern 31023246-145
North Carolina State 30032484-603
Team 1 Score Team 2
Notre Dame 27-5 North Carolina State
Penn State 12-5 Northeastern
Penn State 42-7 North Carolina State
Penn State 26-0 Notre Dame
Northeastern 15-12 North Carolina State
Notre Dame 22-12 Northeastern

Pool E
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Life 33009224+689
Delaware 32015629+277
Florida 31022976-475
Texas 30031765-483
Team 1 Score Team 2
Life 33-5 Texas
Delaware 34-0 Florida
Delaware 10-5 Texas
Life 35-7 Florida
Texas 7-22 Florida
Life 24-12 Delaware

Knockout stage

Shield
Semifinals Finals
      
17 Temple 38
20 Villanova 0
17 Temple 12
19 Penn 17
18 Texas 12
19 Penn 14

Bowl
Semifinals Finals
      
13 Northeastern 31
16 North Carolina State 21
13 Northeastern 17
15 Virginia Tech 12
14 Florida 15
15 Virginia Tech 19

Plate
Semifinals Finals
      
9 Delaware 19
12 Wisconsin 15
9 Delaware 12
10 Notre Dame 10
10 Notre Dame 5
11 Saint Joseph's 0

Cup
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 California 26
8 Arizona 12
1 California 33
5 UCLA 21
4 Dartmouth 17
5 UCLA 19
1 California 19
2 Life 14
3 Penn State 17
6 Navy 22
6 Navy 7
2 Life 43
2 Life 31
7 Kutztown 17

Players

The following 14 players were selected by Rugby Mag to the All-CRC team:[4]

  1. Seamus Kelly (Cal) - MVP
  2. Danny Barrett (Cal)
  3. Cam Dolan (Life)
  4. Tim Acker (Kutztown)
  5. Brett Thompson (Arizona)
  6. Jake Anderson (Cal)
  7. Joe Cowley (Life)
  8. Colton Cariaga (Life)
  9. Seb Sharpe (UCLA)
  10. Grant Penney (UCLA)
  11. Glenn Thommes (Delaware)
  12. Jack McAuliffe (Navy)
  13. Madison Hughes (Dartmouth)
  14. Dimitri Efthimiou (Northeastern)

Leading scorers
RankTriesPoints
1Joe Crowley (Life) (9)Joe Crowley (Life) (81)
2Madison Hughes (Dartmouth) (8)Madison Hughes (Dartmouth) (58)
3Seb Sharpe (UCLA) (8)Dimitri Efthimiou (Northeastern) (47)
4Danny Barrett (California) (8)Seb Sharpe (UCLA) (40)
5Colton Cariaga (Life Univ) (8)Danny Barrett (California) (40)

References
  1. RugbyMag, CRC Crowd Up from 2012, June 2, 2013, http://www.rugbymag.com/tournaments-special/crc/8280-crc-crowd-up-from-2012.html Archived 2014-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "CRC Announces Invited Teams". Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  3. "CRC Confirms Army Out, Villanova In". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  4. Rugby Mag, Kelly Heads up All-CRC Team, June 4, 2013, http://www.rugbymag.com/tournaments-special/crc/8294-kelly-heads-up-all-crc-team.html Archived 2013-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
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