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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 .[ 1] 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 .[ 2]
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.[ 3]
Pool stage
Team qualified for the Cup Championship
Pool A
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/-
Pts
California
3
3
0
0
96
12
+84
9
Arkansas State
3
2
0
1
76
24
+57
7
Maryland
3
1
0
2
22
69
–52
5
Tennessee
3
0
0
3
14
103
–89
3
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
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/-
Pts
Kutztown
3
3
0
0
58
34
+24
9
Indiana
3
1
0
2
46
45
+1
5
Notre Dame
3
1
0
2
43
55
–12
5
Boston College
3
1
0
2
45
58
–13
5
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
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/-
Pts
Arizona
3
3
0
0
51
5
+46
9
Saint Joseph's
3
2
0
1
52
31
+21
7
Army
3
1
0
2
26
55
–29
5
Navy
3
0
0
3
22
60
–38
3
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
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/-
Pts
Life
3
2
0
1
68
14
+54
7
Penn State
3
2
0
1
63
41
+22
7
Virginia Tech
3
2
0
1
43
41
+2
7
Drexel
3
0
0
3
19
97
–77
3
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
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/-
Pts
UCLA
3
3
0
0
95
7
+88
9
Wisconsin
3
2
0
1
55
43
+12
7
South Carolina
3
1
0
2
24
53
–29
5
Michigan
3
0
0
3
5
76
–71
3
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
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/-
Pts
Dartmouth
3
3
0
0
57
34
+23
9
Utah
3
2
0
1
48
40
+8
7
Temple
3
1
0
2
38
50
–12
5
Clemson
3
0
0
3
33
52
–19
3
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
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
17
Army
36
24
Tennessee
0
17
Army
28
20
Clemson
7
20
Clemson
10
21
Navy
5
17
Army
10
18
Maryland
0
19
Boston College
21
22
Michigan
0
19
Boston College
12
18
Maryland
15
18
Maryland
24
23
Drexel
0
Plate
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
9
Saint Joseph's
12
16
South Carolina
19
16
South Carolina
7
13
Indiana
25
12
Virginia Tech
7
13
Indiana
31
13
Indiana
7
10
Wisconsin
10
11
Utah
5
14
Notre Dame
0
11
Utah
12
10
Wisconsin
17
10
Wisconsin
33
15
Temple
0
Cup
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
1
UCLA
19
8
Penn State
12
1
UCLA
14
4
Kutztown
12
4
Kutztown
19
5
Dartmouth
12
1
UCLA
7
2
California
31
3
Arizona
17
6
Life
12
3
Arizona
5
2
California
38
2
California
24
7
Arkansas State
14
Players
Most tries
Rank
Player (school)
Tries
1
Niall Barry (UCLA)
6
2
Seb Sharpe (UCLA)
5
2
Zinzan Elan-Puttick (Ark. St.)
5
2
Tyler Sousley (Arizona)
5
2
Jake Syndergaard (Wisconsin)
5
Source:[ 4] [ 5]
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:[ 6]
References
^ "Collegiate Rugby Championship gives US audience glimpse of Olympic future" , The Guardian , June 3, 2016.
^ "NBC SPORTS GROUP TO PRESENT MORE THAN 15 HOURS OF THE 2016 PENN MUTUAL COLLEGIATE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP" , NBC Sports, May 31, 2016.
^ http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2016/06/cal-claims-fourth-straight-crc.html
^ "Points, Try Scoring Leaders at CRC" , Rugby Today, Brett Anker, June 5, 2016.
^ "CRC Day 1 Try, Point Leaders" , Rugby Today, June 4, 2016.
^ "Men's CRC Dream Team" , Rugby Today, Evan Lappen, June 5, 2016.