2017 Collegiate Rugby Championship
2017 Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Countries United States
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout Date June 3–4, 2017
Tournament statistics
Teams 24
Attendance 37,518
Final
Champions California (5th title)← 2016 (Previous)(Next) 2018 →
The 2017 Collegiate Rugby Championship was a college rugby sevens tournament played June 3–4 at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania , a suburb of Philadelphia . It was the eighth annual Collegiate Rugby Championship , and the seventh consecutive year that the tournament was at Talen Energy Stadium (formerly known as PPL Park). The 2017 championship broke the event's two-day attendance record with 37,518 on hand. It also set the tournament record for a one-day attendance with 14,973 on Saturday. The event was broadcast on NBC and NBCSN . California won the championship.
Pool stage Pool A Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Saint Mary's 3 3 0 0 86 19 +67 9 Dartmouth 3 2 0 1 62 45 +17 7 Boston College 3 1 0 2 55 45 +10 5 Temple 3 0 0 3 0 94 -94 3
Winner Score Loser Saint Mary's 26–7 Dartmouth Boston College 24–0 Temple Dartmouth 26–19 Boston College Saint Mary's 41–0 Temple Dartmouth 29–0 Temple Saint Mary's 19–12 Boston College
Pool B Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Arkansas State 3 2 1 0 62 38 +24 8 Life 3 2 1 0 67 48 +19 8 Wisconsin 3 1 0 2 64 50 +14 5 Notre Dame 3 0 0 3 19 76 –57 3
Winner Score Loser Wisconsin 35–0 Notre Dame Arkansas State 19–19* Life (Tie)* Life 29–17 Wisconsin Arkansas State 27–7 Notre Dame Life 19-12 Notre Dame Arkansas State 21–12 Wisconsin
Pool C Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Lindenwood 3 3 0 0 86 26 +60 9 Army 3 2 0 1 48 57 -9 7 Saint Joseph's 3 1 0 2 39 63 –24 5 Navy 3 0 0 3 31 58 –27 3
Winner Score Loser Army 17–14 Navy Lindenwood 24–7 Navy St. Joseph's 17–10 Navy Army 24–10 St. Joseph's Lindenwood 29–12 St. Joseph's Lindenwood 33-7 Army
Pool D Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts UCLA 3 2 1 0 62 31 +31 8 AIC 3 1 2 0 43 38 +5 7 Arizona 3 1 0 2 50 34 +16 5 Virginia Tech 3 0 1 2 17 69 –52 4
Winner Score Loser UCLA 17–12 Arizona AIC 12–12* Virginia Tech (Tie)* Arizona 31–5 Virginia Tech UCLA 19–19* AIC (Tie)* AIC 12–7 Arizona UCLA 26–0 Virginia Tech
Pool E Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts California 3 3 0 0 115 31 +84 9 Penn State 3 2 0 1 81 35 +46 7 Clemson 3 1 0 2 39 76 –37 5 Delaware 3 0 0 3 12 105 –93 3
Winner Score Loser California 54–0 Delaware Penn State 31–7 Clemson California 28–19 Penn State Clemson 20–12 Delaware California 33–12 Clemson Penn State 31–0 Daleware
Pool F Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Indiana 3 3 0 0 78 26 +52 9 Kutztown 3 2 0 1 104 29 +75 7 South Carolina 3 1 0 2 21 61 –40 5 Tennessee 3 0 0 3 10 97 –87 3
Winner Score Loser Indiana 29–19 Kutztown South Carolina 14–10 Tennessee Kutztown 49–0 Tennessee Indiana 34–0 Tennessee Kutztown 36–0 South Carolina Indiana 15–7 South Carolina
Knockout stage Bowl Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 17 Clemson 14 24 Temple 12 17 Clemson 17 20 Navy 12 20 Navy 26 21 Notre Dame 0 17 Clemson 17 18 South Carolina 24 19 South Carolina 19 22 Delaware 7 19 South Carolina 12 18 Virginia Tech 0 18 Virginia Tech 20 23 Tennessee 5
Plate Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 9 Penn State 14 16 Saint Joseph's 21 16 Saint Joseph's 5 13 Wisconsin 15 12 Army 14 13 Wisconsin 19 13 Wisconsin 12 11 Dartmouth 10 11 Dartmouth 10 14 Boston College 5 11 Dartmouth 26 10 AIC 21 10 AIC 17 15 Arizona 14
Cup Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1 California 19 8 Kutztown 10 1 California 29 4 Indiana 14 4 Indiana 24 5 UCLA 12 1 California 19 3 Life 0 6 Saint Mary's 5 3 Life 7 3 Life 24 2 Lindenwood 14 2 Lindenwood 12 7 Arkansas State 0
Players Most Valuable Player Dream Team Cian Barry (UCLA) Dylan Boast (Arkansas State) Harley Davidson (Life) Alex Dorrier (Indiana) Cody Melphy (Life)Dmontae Noble (Kutztown) Cristian Rodriguez (Lindenwood) Anthony Salaber (California) Lorenzo Thomas (Lindenwood)Duncan van Schalkwyk (Life) Russell Webb (California) Dawit Workie (Dartmouth) Source: