Collegiate Rugby Championship

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Collegiate Rugby Championship
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Sports current event.svg 2024 Collegiate Rugby Championship
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Sport Rugby sevens
Founded 2010
First season 2010
CEO Jeremy Treece
Organising body National Collegiate Rugby
No. of teams32
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		 Mount St. Mary's (1st title)
(2023)
Most titles California (5 titles)
TV partner(s)The Rugby Network
Official website collegiaterugbychampionship.com
usasevenscrc.com

The Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) is an annual college rugby sevens tournament. The CRC is the highest profile college rugby sevens competition in the United States, with the tournament broadcast live on NBC from 2010 to 2017, on ESPN News and ESPN3 from 2018 to 2019, The Rugby Network in 2021 and 2023, and on CBS Sports in 2022. The CRC capitalized on the surge in popularity of rugby following the 2009 announcement of the addition of rugby sevens to the Summer Olympics. Beginning in 2021, the tournament has been organized by National Collegiate Rugby under license for the name and logo. [1]

Contents

Format and qualifying

The tournament has expanded since 16 sides were featured in the inaugural competition, with 32 men's sides competing in the 2021 tournament. The competition has been played over the course of either two or three days. The first day of the tournament features pool matches, with the top teams in each group advancing to the quarterfinals, along with the best second-placed teams. The final day of the tournament is knockout play, featuring the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.

The majority of the participating teams are invited to the tournament based on the quality of the school's rugby program and on the school's fan appeal. Certain teams also qualify by winning the Southeastern Rugby Conference, the Las Vegas Invitational, and the new Heart of America Tournament.

History

The inaugural 2010 Collegiate Rugby Championship, at the time known as the Collegiate Championship Invitational (CCI), was held in Columbus, Ohio, at the Columbus Crew Stadium. Utah defeated Cal 31–26 in overtime in a thrilling final. Bowling Green's Rocco Mauer led the tournament with 11 tries and was named tournament MVP by Rugby Mag. [2]

The 2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship moved to PPL Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NBC increased their coverage over the previous year, devoting 14 hours of coverage to the tournament. [3] California and Arizona were favored after cruising to victories in the first day of pool play, but both were knocked out in quarterfinal upsets. Ultimately, Dartmouth beat Army 32–10 in the final.

Due to the strong support from Philadelphia fans and its Pennsylvania-based title sponsorship, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, the CRC remained in Philadelphia until 2021, when it moved to New Orleans. [4] [5] The Gold Mine on Airline again hosted the tournament for the 2022 edition, with television coverage provided by CBS Sports. [6] Having previously been held in late Spring, the 2023 tournament was moved to late April and the venue once again changed to the Maryland SoccerPlex in the Washington, D.C. metro area. [7]

Past Results

Men

YearVenueFinalBronze*
WinnerScoreRunner-upWinnerScoreRunner-up
2010 Columbus Crew Stadium,
Columbus, OH 		Utah 31–26 California Arizona
San Diego State
2011 PPL Park,
Chester, PA 		Dartmouth 32–10 Army Utah 12–10 Central Washington
2012 PPL Park,
Chester, PA		 Dartmouth 24–5 Arizona California 26–7 Life University
2013 PPL Park,
Chester, PA		 California 19–17 Life University Navy
UCLA
2014 PPL Park,
Chester, PA		 California 24–21 Kutztown Life University
UCLA
2015 PPL Park,
Chester, PA		 California 17–12 Kutztown Life University
Arizona
2016 Talen Energy Stadium,
Chester, PA		 California 31–7 UCLA Kutztown
Arizona
2017 Talen Energy Stadium,
Chester, PA		 California 19–0 Life University Lindenwood
Indiana
2018 Talen Energy Stadium,
Chester, PA		 Lindenwood 24–7 UCLA Life University
Arizona
2019 Talen Energy Stadium,
Chester, PA		 Lindenwood 21–12 Life University Navy
Kutztown
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Gold Mine,
New Orleans, LA		 Lindenwood 24–14 Life University Army 12–10 Davenport
2022
(Premier)		 Gold Mine,
New Orleans, LA		 Kutztown 17–12 Dartmouth Lindenwood 31–0 Iona
2023
(Premier)		 Maryland SoccerPlex,
Greater Washington, DC		 Mount St. Mary's 19–5 Indiana Kutztown
Belmont Abbey
 *Both semifinalists are listed as "Bronze Winners" in years in which a third place match was not contested.

Men's championships

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California
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Lindenwood
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Dartmouth
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Utah
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Kutztown
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Mount St. Mary's
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CRC Championships by school
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Team#Years
California 52013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Lindenwood 32018, 2019, 2021
Dartmouth 22011, 2012
Utah 12010
Kutztown 12022
Mount St. Mary's 12023

Appearances

Women

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Lindenwood
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Penn State
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Life
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Army
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Brown
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YearFinal
WinnerScoreRunner-up
2011 [8] Army 14–5 Penn State
2012Not held
2013 [9] Penn State 31–5 Ohio State
2014 Penn State 29–12 James Madison University
2015 Penn State 24–7 Lindenwood
2016 Life 19–10 Lindenwood
2017 Life 17–12 Lindenwood
2018 Lindenwood 21–12 Penn State
2019 Lindenwood 34–12 Army
2020Not held
2021 [10] Lindenwood 10–7 Life
2022
(Premier) [11] 		Lindenwood 19–7 Life
2023
(Premier) [12] 		Brown 21–19 Army

Women's championships

Team#Years
Lindenwood 42018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Penn State 32013, 2014, 2015
Life 22016, 2017
Army 12010
Brown 12023

Popularity

The Collegiate Rugby Championship initially succeeded in drawing media attention. [13] NBC recognized that rugby was growing in popularity, participation and interest, [14] and NBC's broadcast of the inaugural 2010 CRC was the first time college rugby had been broadcast live on network TV in the US. The honor of first collegiate try ever scored on broadcast TV belongs to Evan Kaufman of Indiana University. [15] NBC Sports Programming President, Jon Miller, described NBC's support of the Collegiate Rugby Championship, "We're hoping to see continued growth in the ratings and the attendance. We like the sport a lot, and we've given it a great time period and a real plumb ( sic ) position on our schedule." [16] Tournaments broadcast by NBC posted respectable TV ratings, with the TV audience larger than that of the NCAA lacrosse championships. [17] [18]

Due in part to the exposure from NBC's broadcasts, the tournament attracted several blue chip corporate sponsors, including Geico, Subway, Toyota and Bud Light. [19] The CRC is popular with fans, with over 17,000 fans turning out to watch the 2011 tournament, [20] and over 18,000 fans in attendance at the 2012 tournament. [21] This was followed by a twenty-two percent increase in attendance from 2014 to 2015 totaling 24,813 and an even further increase in 2016 to a total attendance of 27,224. [22] [23] In September 2014, Penn Mutual life insurance company announced a multi-year title sponsorship of the annual championship, which led to the tournament being renamed to the Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship. [24]

The Collegiate Rugby Championship sparked a mini revolution in college rugby, prompting scores of schools to begin offering a rugby sevens program. [25] One of the schools that benefited from the publicity generated by the CRC tournament has been the University of Texas. Following Texas' participation in the CRC, Texas "raised an additional $10,000 from alumni, landed a new apparel sponsor, and have been contacted by 90 students (including two DBs from the football team) who want to play rugby." [26] The CRC has also given a boost of exposure to lesser known schools with strong rugby programs. For example, when Life University went undefeated in pool play and reached the semifinals of the June 2–3 2012 CRC, Life University's Wikipedia page was viewed by 9,800 people that weekend. [27]

YearTV ViewershipRatingsChannelStadium AttendanceReferences
2010 692,000 (Day 2)
818,000 (Day 3)		0.5 (Day 2)
0.6 (Day 3)		 NBC [28] [29] [30] [31]
2011 750,000 (Day 1)
797,000 (Day 2)		0.6 (Day 1)
0.6 (Day 2)		NBC17,894 [32] [33]
2012 0.6 (Day 1)
0.6 (Day 2)		NBC18,149 [34] [35]
2013 NBC19,275 [36]
2014 427,0000.4 (Day 2)
0.5 (Day 3)		NBC19,181 [18] [37]
2015 571,000 (Day 1)
647,000 (Day 2)		0.4 (Day 1)
0.4 (Day 2)		NBC24,592 [38] [37]
2016 506,000 (Day 1)
545,000 (Day 2)		0.3 (Day 1)
0.5 (Day 2)		NBC27,224 [39] [22]
2017 427,000 (Day 1)
530,000 (Day 2)		0.3 (Day 1)
0.4 (Day 2)		NBC, NBCSN 37,518* [40] [41] [42]
2018 ESPNews, ESPN+, ESPN2 27,002 [43]
2019 ESPNews, ESPN+, ESPN227,587 [44]
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 ——The Rugby Network
2022 CBS Sports
2023 ——The Rugby Network
 *The Saturday crowd set the CRC one-day attendance record with a crowd of 14,973. [42]

Rivalries

Despite the fact that the CRC tournament has only been around since 2010, the tournament has seen some notable rivalries:

Notable Past Players and Coaches

The Collegiate Rugby Championship has been notable for its ability to showcase the emerging stars of US rugby. [47] [48] In 2012, representatives from all 12 clubs in the English Premiership (the top professional league in England) attended the CRC, where the Premiership coaches scouted talent from the 16 university teams competing. [49]

The following athletes who have starred in the CRC and made the All Tournament team have gone on to play for the United States national rugby sevens team or United States national rugby union team in international competitions:

Player NameCRC All TournamentCollege
Rocco Mauer 2010 Bowling Green
Colin Hawley 2010 California
Thretton Palamo 2010 Utah
Nate Ebner 2010, 2011 Ohio State
Will Holder 2010, 2011 Army
Blaine Scully 2010, 2011 California
Don Pati 2010, 2011 Utah
Duncan Kelm 2010 San Diego State
Tim Stanfill 2011 Cent. Washington
Ben Leatigaga2011 Army
Peter Tiberio 2011, 2012 Arizona
Nate Brakeley 2011, 2012 Dartmouth
Brett Thompson 2012, 2013 Arizona
Cam Dolan 2012, 2013 Life University
Seamus Kelly 2010, 2013, 2014 California
Madison Hughes 2012, 2013, 2014 Dartmouth
Danny Barrett 2013 California
Jake Anderson 2013 California
Niku Kruger 2014, 2015 Kutztown
Cody Melphy 2016, 2017 Life University
Deion Mikesell 2018 Lindenwood
Ben Broselle2018, 2019 UCLA

Alex Magleby, who became head coach of the United States national rugby sevens team in 2012, was previously head coach of Dartmouth, the team he coached to victory at the 2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship and 2012 Collegiate Rugby Championship.

CRC Hall of Fame

NameCRC TournamentsCollegeInduction YearRef.
Rocco Mauer 2010 Bowling Green 2024 [50]
Nate Ebner 2010, 2011 Ohio State 2024 [50]
Meya Bizer2013, 2014, 2015 Penn State 2024 [50]
KB Slaughter2016, 2017 Life 2024 [50]
Jon Prusmack——2024 [50]
Patti Prusmack——2024 [50]

Leading players

YearMost triesMost pointsMVP*
2010 Rocco Mauer (Bowling Green)11 Rocco Mauer (Bowling Green)55 Rocco Mauer (Bowling Green) [51]
2011 Peter Tiberio (Arizona)
Chris Downer (Dartmouth)		8 Peter Tiberio (Arizona)54Chris & Nick Downer (Dartmouth) [52] [53]
2012 Trevor Tanifum (Maryland)10Derek Fish (Dartmouth)60 Madison Hughes (Dartmouth) [54]
2013 Joe Cowley (Life)9Joe Cowley (Life)81 Seamus Kelly (California) [55]
2014
2015 Alex Faison-Donahoe (Kutztown)
Mike Eife (Penn State)
Conner Mooneyham (Life)		4 Niku Kruger (Kutztown)
Blane McIlroy (Life)		25 Jake Anderson (California) [56]
2016 Niall Barry (UCLA)6Cian Barry (UCLA)35Jesse Milne California) [57]
2017 Sam Cusano (California) [58]
2018 Ben Broselle (UCLA) [59]
2019 Wesley White (Lindenwood) [60]
2021 Evan Williams (Lindenwood) [61]
2022 Mate' Kvirikashvili (Kutztown) [62]
2023 Chris Cleland (Mount St. Mary's) [63]
 *Tournament MVP as selected by Rugby Mag/Rugby Today/NCR.

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