2016 Collegiate Rugby Championship
# 2016 Collegiate Rugby Championship

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. 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. 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.

## Pool stage

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Army | 36 | | | | | | |
| 24 | Tennessee | 0 | | | | | | |
| 24 | Tennessee | 0 | 17 | Army | 28 | | | |
| | | | 20 | Clemson | 7 | | | |
| 20 | Clemson | 10 | 20 | Clemson | 7 | | | |
| 21 | Navy | 5 | | | | | | |
| 21 | Navy | 5 | | | | 17 | Army | 10 |
| | | | | | | 18 | Maryland | 0 |
| 19 | Boston College | 21 | | | | | | | 18 | Maryland | 0 |
| 22 | Michigan | 0 | | | | | | |
| 22 | Michigan | 0 | 19 | Boston College | 12 | | | |
| | | | 18 | Maryland | 15 | | | |
| 18 | Maryland | 24 | 18 | Maryland | 15 | | | |
| 23 | Drexel | 0 | | | | | | |

### Plate

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's | 12 | | | | | | |
| 16 | South Carolina | 19 | | | | | | |
| 16 | South Carolina | 19 | 16 | South Carolina | 7 | | | |
| | | | 13 | Indiana | 25 | | | |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 13 | Indiana | 25 | | | |
| 13 | Indiana | 31 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Indiana | 31 | | | | 13 | Indiana | 7 |
| | | | | | | 10 | Wisconsin | 10 |
| 11 | Utah | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | Wisconsin | 10 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 0 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 0 | 11 | Utah | 12 | | | |
| | | | 10 | Wisconsin | 17 | | | |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 33 | 10 | Wisconsin | 17 | | | |
| 15 | Temple | 0 | | | | | | |

### Cup

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | UCLA | 19 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Penn State | 12 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Penn State | 12 | 1 | UCLA | 14 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Kutztown | 12 | | | |
| 4 | Kutztown | 19 | 4 | Kutztown | 12 | | | |
| 5 | Dartmouth | 12 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Dartmouth | 12 | | | | 1 | UCLA | 7 |
| | | | | | | 2 | California | 31 |
| 3 | Arizona | 17 | | | | | | | 2 | California | 31 |
| 6 | Life | 12 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Life | 12 | 3 | Arizona | 5 | | | |
| | | | 2 | California | 38 | | | |
| 2 | California | 24 | 2 | California | 38 | | | |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 14 | | | | | | |

## Players

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### 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)

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