2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship
# 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.

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.

### 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 3300887+819 Penn State 32013348-157 Louisiana State 31022245−235 Ohio State 30031760−433

| Date | Team 1 | Score | 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 33007731+469 Utah 32015039+117 Notre Dame 31026745+225 Boston College 3003584−793

| Date | Team 1 | Score | 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 33006032+289 Central Washington 32014731+167 North Carolina 31025355-25 Navy 30032971−423

| Date | Team 1 | Score | 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 3300850+859 Texas 32014331+127 Oklahoma 31023467-335 Temple 3003569−643

| Date | Team 1 | Score | 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.

### Knockout stage

**Championship**

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | |
| California | 5 | | | |
| California | 5 | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | |
| Utah | 21 | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | |
| Utah | 21 | Utah | 7 | |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | Utah | 7 | |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | Army | 12 | |
| Army | 19 | Army | 12 | |
| Army | 19 | | | | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park |
| Texas | 7 | | | | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park |
| Texas | 7 | | | | Army | 10 |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | | | Army | 10 |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | | Dartmouth | 32 |
| Dartmouth | 12 | | | | Dartmouth | 32 |
| Dartmouth | 12 | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Penn State | 7 | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Penn State | 7 | Dartmouth | 24 | | | |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | Dartmouth | 24 | | | |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | Central Washington | 12 | | Bronze | Bronze |
| Arizona | 0 | Central Washington | 12 | | Bronze | Bronze |
| Arizona | 0 | | | | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park |
| Central Washington | 5 | | | | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park |
| Central Washington | 5 | | | | Utah | 12 |
| | | | | | Central Washington | 10 |

**Challenger**

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Louisiana State | 12 | | | |
| Louisiana State | 12 | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | |
| Boston College | 0 | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | |
| Boston College | 0 | Louisiana State | 24 | |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | Louisiana State | 24 | |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | North Carolina | 7 | |
| North Carolina | 19 | North Carolina | 7 | |
| North Carolina | 19 | | | | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park |
| Temple | 10 | | | | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park |
| Temple | 10 | | | | Louisiana State | 24 |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | | | Louisiana State | 24 |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | | Notre Dame | 0 |
| Notre Dame | 28 | | | | Notre Dame | 0 |
| Notre Dame | 28 | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Ohio State | 7 | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Ohio State | 7 | Notre Dame | 12 | | | |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | Notre Dame | 12 | | | |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | Navy | 10 | |
| Oklahoma | 0 | Navy | 10 | |
| 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 stage

**Pool A**


    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Penn State 32017019+517 Virginia 32015131+207 Brown 31021734−175 Temple 3102761−545

| Date | Team 1 | Score | 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 33006220+429 Princeton 31024349-65 Navy 31023743-65 North Carolina 31022959−305

| Date | Team 1 | Score | 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 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Penn State | 12 | | | |
| Penn State | 12 | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | |
| North Carolina | 0 | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | |
| North Carolina | 0 | Penn State | 26 | |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | Penn State | 26 | |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | Temple | 7 | |
| Temple | 14 | Temple | 7 | |
| Temple | 14 | | | | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park |
| Princeton | 10 | | | | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park |
| Princeton | 10 | | | | Penn State | 5 |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | | | Penn State | 5 |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | | Army | 14 |
| Virginia | 12 | | | | Army | 14 |
| Virginia | 12 | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Navy | 10 | 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Navy | 10 | Virginia | 0 | | | |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | | Virginia | 0 | | | |
| 5 June – PPL Park | 5 June – PPL Park | Army | 19 | |
| Brown | 0 | Army | 19 | |
| Army | 27 | | | |

## Players

After the conclusion of the tournament, Rugby Mag selected the following 14 players on the All-Tournament team:

* 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.

