2012 Collegiate Rugby Championship
# 2012 Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 2012 USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship was a rugby union sevens tournament. The tournament was held on June 2–3 at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. It was the third annual Collegiate Rugby Championship, and the second year in a row that the tournament was held at PPL Park. Sixteen teams from colleges in the United States competed. Dartmouth College defeated Arizona in the final to secure their second CRC Championship in a row.

## Pool stage

### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Life 33008836+529 Wisconsin 31114363-206 Penn State 31026845+235 Temple 30122681-554

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2012-06-02 | Life University | 19-17 | Penn State |
| 2012-06-02 | Wisconsin | 12-12 | Temple |
| 2012-06-02 | Life University | 33-7 | Temple |
| 2012-06-02 | Penn State | 15-19 | Wisconsin |
| 2012-06-02 | Penn State | 36-7 | Temple |
| 2012-06-02 | Life University | 36-12 | Wisconsin |

The teams from Group A collectively were 1-5 on day 2 in the knockout round.

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Dartmouth 33009012+789 Delaware 32016055+57 Florida 31022952-235 Maryland 30032888-603

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2012-06-02 | Dartmouth | 31-5 | Delaware |
| 2012-06-02 | Maryland | 7-19 | Florida |
| 2012-06-02 | Dartmouth | 31-7 | Maryland |
| 2012-06-02 | Delaware | 17-10 | Florida |
| 2012-06-02 | Delaware | 38-14 | Maryland |
| 2012-06-02 | Dartmouth | 28-0 | Florida |

The teams from Group B collectively were 8-2 on day 2 in the knockout round.

### Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Arizona 330010419+859 Texas 32015266-147 Oklahoma 31025271-195 North Carolina State 30032469-453

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2012-06-02 | Arizona | 33-12 | Oklahoma |
| 2012-06-02 | NC State | 14-17 | Texas |
| 2012-06-02 | Arizona | 33-7 | Texas |
| 2012-06-02 | NC State | 10-21 | Oklahoma |
| 2012-06-02 | Arizona | 38-0 | NC State |
| 2012-06-02 | Texas | 28-19 | Oklahoma |

The teams from Group C collectively were 4-4 on day 2 in the knockout round.

### Pool D

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts California 33007915+649 Navy 32016350+137 Army 31022968-395 Notre Dame 30032058-383

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2012-06-02 | Army | 10-5 | Notre Dame |
| 2012-06-02 | California | 21-10 | Navy |
| 2012-06-02 | Army | 14-34 | Navy |
| 2012-06-02 | California | 29-0 | Notre Dame |
| 2012-06-02 | Notre Dame | 15-19 | Navy |
| 2012-06-02 | Army | 5-29 | California |

The teams from Group D collectively were 2-4 on day 2 in the knockout round.

## Knockout stage

### Championship Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Life University | 12 | | | |
| Life University | 12 | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | |
| Delaware | 5 | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | |
| Delaware | 5 | Life University | 12 | |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | Life University | 12 | |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | Arizona | 19 | |
| Arizona | 26 | Arizona | 19 | |
| Arizona | 26 | | | | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park |
| Navy | 5 | | | | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park |
| Navy | 5 | | | | Arizona | 5 |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | | | | Arizona | 5 |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | | | Dartmouth | 24 |
| Dartmouth | 35 | | | | Dartmouth | 24 |
| Dartmouth | 35 | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Wisconsin | 5 | Dartmouth | 21 | | | |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | Dartmouth | 21 | | | |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | California | 19 | | Bronze | Bronze |
| California | 54 | California | 19 | | Bronze | Bronze |
| California | 54 | | | | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park |
| Texas | 5 | | | | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park |
| Texas | 5 | | | | Life University | 7 |
| | | | | | California | 26 |

### Challenger Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Penn State | 26 | | | |
| Penn State | 26 | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | |
| Maryland | 28 | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | |
| Maryland | 28 | Maryland | 32 | |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | Maryland | 32 | |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | Oklahoma | 12 | |
| Oklahoma | 21 | Oklahoma | 12 | |
| Oklahoma | 21 | | | | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park |
| Notre Dame | 19 | | | | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park |
| Notre Dame | 19 | | | | Maryland | 14 |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | | | | Maryland | 14 |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | | | Florida | 20 |
| Florida | 29 | | | | Florida | 20 |
| Florida | 29 | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Temple | 24 | 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | | |
| Temple | 24 | Florida | 31 | | | |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | | Florida | 31 | | | |
| 3 June – PPL Park | 3 June – PPL Park | NC State | 5 | |
| Army | 7 | NC State | 5 | |
| NC State | 22 | | | |

## Players

The following 12 players were selected by Rugby Mag as members of the All-Tournament team:

* Peter Tiberio - Arizona
* Brett Thompson - Arizona
* Cam Dolan - Life University
* Madison Hughes - Dartmouth
* Trevor Tanifum - Maryland
* Seamus Siefring - Navy
* Bobby Impson - Oklahoma
* Eric Luikens - Texas
* Nate Brakeley - Dartmouth
* Derek Fish - Dartmouth
* Brad Harrington - Cal
* Paul Bosco - Cal

### Leading Scorers

| Rank | Tries | Points | Conversions |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Trevor Tanifum (Maryland) (10) | Derek Fish (Dartmouth) (60) | Derek Fish (Dartmouth) (20) |
| 2 | Brett Thompson (Arizona) (9) | Peter Tiberio (Arizona) (54) | Peter Tiberio (Arizona) (17) |
| 3 | Madison Hughes (Dartmouth) (6) | Trevor Tanifum (Maryland) (50) | Alex Aronson (Cal) (12) |
| 4 | Kevin Clark (Dartmouth) (6) | Brett Thompson (Arizona) (45) | Bobby Impson (Oklahoma) (9) |
| 5 | Seamus Siefring (Navy) (5) | Bobby Impson (Oklahoma) (38) | Matias Cima (Maryland) (9) |
