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, 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.

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:
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.

Pool stage

Pool A

WinnerScoreLoser
California33–5Boston College
Virginia Tech36–19Notre Dame
California39–5Notre Dame
Virginia Tech17–17Boston College
California12–7Virginia Tech
Notre Dame19–15Boston College

Pool B

WinnerScoreLoser
Navy12–7Temple
Kutztown24–14Air Force
Navy24–14Kutztown
Air Force24–12Temple
Navy27–12Air Force
Kutztown49–7Temple

Pool C

WinnerScoreLoser
Indiana26–12Alabama
Life26–14Clemson
Alabama14–12Clemson
Indiana24–19Life
Life36–0Alabama
Indiana27–5Clemson

Pool D

WinnerScoreLoser
Arkansas St.17–5Michigan
UCLA50–0Texas
Arkansas St.22–10Texas
Michigan17–12UCLA
Michigan29–10Texas
Arkansas St.19–0UCLA

Pool E

WinnerScoreLoser
Arizona33–10Penn State
Dartmouth31–7St. Joseph's
St. Joseph's12–5Arizona
Dartmouth15–10Penn State
Penn State24–21St. Joseph's
Arizona24–0Dartmouth

Players

Leading scorers

Source:
RankPlayerTriesPlayerPoints
1Alex Faison-Donahoe 4Niku Kruger 25
2Mike Eife 4Blane Mcllroy 25
3Conor Mooneyham 4Alex Faison-Donahoe 20
43Mike Eife 20
5Conor Mooneyham 20