2023 Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 2023 Collegiate Rugby Championship was a college rugby sevens tournament played from April 28–30, 2023 at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland.[1] The tournament is also known as May Madness.[2] It was the 13th annual Collegiate Rugby Championship, and the first year that the tournament was held in Maryland.[1] The men's Premier Cup competition consisted of 32 teams, while the women's premier cup competition featured 16 teams.[3][4] The men's tournament as a whole featured 74 teams competing across four divisions.[5] All teams in the Premier bracket competed in a single elimination bracket.[5] Kutztown entered the tournament as defending champions.[6] Lindenwood entered the tournament as four-time defending champions of the women's tournament.[7] The matches were shown on The Rugby Network and National Collegiate Rugby's YouTube channel.[5] Mount Saint Mary's won the men's Premier Cup defeating Indiana 19–5 in the final.[8]

2023 Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
CountriesUnited States
Tournament format(s)Knockout
DateApril 28 – April 30, 2023
Tournament statistics
Teams32
Matches played94
Final
VenueMaryland SoccerPlex,
Boyds, Maryland
ChampionsMount St. Mary's (1st title)
Runners-upIndiana

Premier Cup Bracket
First Round
April 28 		Second Round
April 29 		Quarterfinals
April 29
         
1 Indiana 22
8 Tennessee 0
1 Indiana 31
4 Dartmouth 5
5 Marian 5
4 Dartmouth 7
1 Indiana 32
3 Queens 5
6 Air Force 19
3 Queens 26
3 Queens 14
2 Brown 12
7 Navy 0
2 Brown 26
First Round
April 28 		Second Round
April 29 		Quarterfinals
April 29
         
1 Kutztown 31
8 Nazareth College (NY) 0
1 Kutztown 19
5 Northeastern 12
5 Northeastern 17
4 South Carolina 12
1 Kutztown 21
2 St Bonaventure 12
6 USC 5
3 Notre Dame 17
3 Notre Dame 7
2 St Bonaventure 12
7 Rio Grand 7
2 St Bonaventure 24
First Round
April 28 		Second Round
April 29 		Quarterfinals
April 29
         
1 Wheeling 26
8 Howard 0
1 Wheeling 22
5 Thomas More 0
5 Thomas More 10
4 Fairfield 5
1 Wheeling 5
3 Mount St. Mary's 7
6 Michigan 0
3 Mount St. Mary's 41
3 Mount St. Mary's 21
2 Adrian 7
7 Virginia Tech 12
2 Adrian 17
First Round
April 28 		Second Round
April 29 		Quarterfinals
April 29
         
1 Notre Dame College 41
8 East Carolina 0
1 Notre Dame College 7
5 Belmont Abbey 12
5 Belmont Abbey 19
4 Siena 17
5 Belmont Abbey 14
2 Mary Washington 7
6 Iona 5
3 Aquinas 17
3 Aquinas 14
2 Mary Washington 19
7 James Madison 0
2 Mary Washington 27

Final Four
National Semifinals
April 30 		National Championship Game
April 30
      
1 Indiana 26
1 Kutztown 5
1 Indiana 5
3 Mount St. Mary's 19
3 Mount St. Mary's 22
5 Belmont Abbey 5

Players

Most Valuable Player
  • Chris Cleland (Mount St. Mary's)[9]

References
  1. "2023 CRC 7s Moves Date & Location". The Rugby Breakdown. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. "May Madness 7s Teams Set: Some Things to Know". Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. "Men's Premier Cup National 7s Bracket Announced". National Collegiate Rugby. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. "Women's Premier Cup National 7s Bracket Announced". National Collegiate Rugby. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. "Teams and Comments in Men's Divisions of CRC 7s". Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. "Kutztown Powers Through and Secures Men's National Champions Title". May Madness. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. "Lindenwood On Top of Women's College 7s". Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  8. "CRC Culminates with Men's National Championships". Collegiate Rugby Championship. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  9. "Mount Gets Defensive in Ride to CRC Title". Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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