2017 Collegiate Rugby Championship


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. 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

WinnerScoreLoser
Saint Mary's26–7Dartmouth
Boston College24–0Temple
Dartmouth26–19Boston College
Saint Mary's41–0Temple
Dartmouth29–0Temple
Saint Mary's19–12Boston College

Pool B

WinnerScoreLoser
Wisconsin35–0Notre Dame
Arkansas State19–19*Life *
Life29–17Wisconsin
Arkansas State27–7Notre Dame
Life19-12Notre Dame
Arkansas State21–12Wisconsin

Pool C

WinnerScoreLoser
Army17–14Navy
Lindenwood24–7Navy
St. Joseph's17–10Navy
Army24–10St. Joseph's
Lindenwood29–12St. Joseph's
Lindenwood33-7Army

Pool D

WinnerScoreLoser
UCLA17–12Arizona
AIC12–12*Virginia Tech *
Arizona31–5Virginia Tech
UCLA19–19*AIC *
AIC12–7Arizona
UCLA26–0Virginia Tech

Pool E

WinnerScoreLoser
California54–0Delaware
Penn State31–7Clemson
California28–19Penn State
Clemson20–12Delaware
California33–12Clemson
Penn State31–0Daleware

Pool F

WinnerScoreLoser
Indiana29–19Kutztown
South Carolina14–10Tennessee
Kutztown49–0Tennessee
Indiana34–0Tennessee
Kutztown36–0South Carolina
Indiana15–7South Carolina

Players

Most Valuable Player

  • Sam Cusano

Dream Team

  1. Cian Barry
  2. Dylan Boast
  3. Harley Davidson
  4. Alex Dorrier
  5. Cody Melphy
  6. Dmontae Noble
  7. Cristian Rodriguez
  8. Anthony Salaber
  9. Lorenzo Thomas
  10. Duncan van Schalkwyk
  11. Russell Webb
  12. Dawit Workie