2015 Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 2015 Collegiate Rugby Championship was a college rugby sevens tournament held May 30–31 at PPL Park, a soccer stadium in the Chester suburb of Philadelphia, PA. It was the sixth annual Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC), and the fifth consecutive year that the tournament was held at PPL Park. The tournament is known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship.

2015 Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Date	May 30–31, 2015
Tournament statistics
Teams	20
Attendance	24,952[1]
Final
Venue	PPL Park, Philadelphia
Champions	California (3rd title)
Runners-up	Kutztown
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Qualifying

Several of the 2015 CRC teams were invited to play, but three teams reached the 2015 CRC via conference qualifying tournaments and one via the national Las Vegas Invitational qualifying tournament:^[2]

• Southeastern conference 7s champion: Alabama
• Big Ten conference 7s champion: Indiana
• Atlantic Coast conference 7s champion: Virginia Tech
• Las Vegas Invitational: Arkansas State

University of California, the defending champion from 2013 and 2014, entered the tournament as the favorite, due to the strength and depth of their squad.^[3]

Pool stage

  Team qualified for the Cup Championship

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
California	3	3	0	0	84	17	+67	9
Virginia Tech	3	1	1	1	60	48	+12	6
Notre Dame	3	1	0	2	43	90	–47	5
Boston College	3	0	1	2	37	69	–32	4

Winner	Score	Loser
California	33–5	Boston College
Virginia Tech	36–19	Notre Dame
California	39–5	Notre Dame
Virginia Tech	17–17	Boston College
California	12–7	Virginia Tech
Notre Dame	19–15	Boston College

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Navy	3	3	0	0	63	26	+37	9
Kutztown	3	2	0	1	85	45	+40	7
Air Force	3	1	0	2	43	63	–20	5
Temple	3	0	0	3	26	83	–57	3

Winner	Score	Loser
Navy	12–7	Temple
Kutztown	24–14	Air Force
Navy	24–14	Kutztown
Air Force	24–12	Temple
Navy	27–12	Air Force
Kutztown	49–7	Temple

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Indiana	3	3	0	0	78	36	+42	9
Life	3	2	0	1	81	38	+43	7
Alabama	3	1	0	2	26	75	–49	5
Clemson	3	0	0	3	31	67	–36	3

Winner	Score	Loser
Indiana	26–12	Alabama
Life	26–14	Clemson
Alabama	14–12	Clemson
Indiana	24–19	Life
Life	36–0	Alabama
Indiana	27–5	Clemson

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Arkansas State	3	3	0	0	58	15	+43	9
Michigan	3	2	0	1	51	39	+12	7
UCLA	3	1	0	2	62	36	+26	5
Texas	3	0	0	3	20	101	–81	3

Winner	Score	Loser
Arkansas St.	17–5	Michigan
UCLA	50–0	Texas
Arkansas St.	22–10	Texas
Michigan	17–12	UCLA
Michigan	29–10	Texas
Arkansas St.	19–0	UCLA

Pool E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Arizona	3	2	0	1	62	22	+40	7
Dartmouth	3	2	0	1	46	41	+5	7
Saint Joseph's	3	1	0	2	40	60	–20	5
Penn State	3	1	0	2	44	69	–25	5

Winner	Score	Loser
Arizona	33–10	Penn State
Dartmouth	31–7	St. Joseph's
St. Joseph's	12–5	Arizona
Dartmouth	15–10	Penn State
Penn State	24–21	St. Joseph's
Arizona	24–0	Dartmouth

Knockout stage

Shield

	Semifinals					Finals
	17	Boston College	38
	20	Texas	5
						17	Boston College	12
						19	Temple	19
	18	Clemson	17
	19	Temple	21

Bowl

	Semifinals					Finals
	13	Saint Joseph's	21
	16	Alabama	14
						13	Saint Joseph's	17
						15	Notre Dame	22
	14	Penn State	0
	15	Notre Dame	22

Plate

	Semifinals					Finals
	9	Dartmouth	20
	12	Air Force	5
						9	Dartmouth	5
						11	UCLA	33
	10	Virginia Tech	10
	11	UCLA	27

Cup

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	California	31
	8	Michigan	0
						1	California	33
						5	Life	5
	4	Navy	5
	5	Life	15
											1	California	17
											6	Kutztown	12
	3	Indiana	12
	6	Kutztown	31
						6	Kutztown	19
						7	Arizona	14
	2	Arkansas State	5
	7	Arizona	7

Players

Leading scorers

Source:^[4]

Rank	Player	Tries	Player	Points
1	Alex Faison-Donahoe (Kutztown)	4	Niku Kruger (Kutztown)	25
2	Mike Eife (Penn State)	4	Blane Mcllroy (Life)	25
3	Conor Mooneyham (Life)	4	Alex Faison-Donahoe (Kutztown)	20
4	(several players tied)	3	Mike Eife (Penn State)	20
5			Conor Mooneyham (Life)	20

References

1. "Record Crowds and Broadcast Ratings, Overtime Thriller Highlight Landmark Weekend at 2015 Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship". pitch engine. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
2. "Penn Mutual CRC Announces Pools" Archived 2015-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, Rugby Today, Brett Anker, May 6, 2015.
3. "Cal favored to make history at Collegiate Rugby Championship", NBC OlympicTalk, Nick Zaccardi, May 28, 2015.
4. ""Penn Mutual CRC Points Leaders"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-31.