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.
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| 2015 Collegiate Rugby Championship |
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| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
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| Date | May 30–31, 2015 |
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| Teams | 20 |
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| Attendance | 24,952[1] |
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| Venue | PPL Park, Philadelphia |
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| Champions | California (3rd title) |
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| Runners-up | Kutztown |
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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]
Team qualified for the Cup Championship
Pool A
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| 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 |
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Pool B
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| 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 |
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Pool C
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| 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 |
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Pool D
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| 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 |
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Pool E
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| 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 |
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Shield
| Semifinals
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| 17
| Boston College
| 38
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| 20
| Texas
| 5
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| Boston College
| 12
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| Temple
| 19
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| 18
| Clemson
| 17
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| 19
| Temple
| 21
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Bowl
| Semifinals
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| 13
| Saint Joseph's
| 21
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| 16
| Alabama
| 14
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| Saint Joseph's
| 17
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| Notre Dame
| 22
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| 14
| Penn State
| 0
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| 15
| Notre Dame
| 22
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Plate
| Semifinals
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| 9
| Dartmouth
| 20
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| 12
| Air Force
| 5
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| Dartmouth
| 5
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| UCLA
| 33
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| 10
| Virginia Tech
| 10
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| 11
| UCLA
| 27
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Cup
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
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| 1
| California
| 31
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| 8
| Michigan
| 0
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| California
| 33
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| Life
| 5
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| 4
| Navy
| 5
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| 5
| Life
| 15
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| California
| 17
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| Kutztown
| 12
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| 3
| Indiana
| 12
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| 6
| Kutztown
| 31
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| Kutztown
| 19
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| Arizona
| 14
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| 2
| Arkansas State
| 5
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| 7
| Arizona
| 7
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Leading scorers
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| 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 |
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