2016 Collegiate Rugby Championship


The 2016 Collegiate Rugby Championship is a college rugby sevens tournament played June 4–5 at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. It is the seventh annual Collegiate Rugby Championship, and the sixth consecutive year that the tournament will be at Talen Energy Stadium. The event was broadcast on NBC and NBCSN.
Commentators were Todd Harris and Brian Hightower. California won the championship, defeating UCLA 31–7 in an all-Pac-12 final. Attendance for the two-day event was 27,224.

Pool stage

Pool A

WinnerScoreLoser
Arkansas State24–0Maryland
California41–0Tennessee
Arkansas State40–0Tennessee
California29–0Maryland
Maryland22–14Tennessee
California24–12Arkansas State

Pool B

WinnerScoreLoser
Boston College21–12Indiana
Kutztown19–12Notre Dame
Indiana22–7Notre Dame
Kutztown22–10Boston College
Notre Dame24-12Boston College
Kutztown17–12Indiana

Pool C

WinnerScoreLoser
Arizona20–0Army
St. Joseph's22–12Navy
Arizona17–0Navy
St. Joseph's25–5Army
Arizona14–5St. Joseph's
Army21-10Navy

Pool D

WinnerScoreLoser
Life46–0Drexel
Penn State29–12Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech7–5Life
Penn State27–12Drexel
Virginia Tech24–7Drexel
Life17–7Penn State

Pool E

WinnerScoreLoser
South Carolina12–5Michigan
UCLA38–0Wisconsin
Wisconsin29–5South Carolina
UCLA38–0Michigan
Wisconsin26–0Michigan
UCLA19–7South Carolina

Pool F

WinnerScoreLoser
Dartmouth17–5Temple
Utah12–7Clemson
Dartmouth21–14Clemson
Utah21–14Temple
Temple19–12Clemson
Dartmouth19–15Utah

Knockout stage

Bowl

Plate

Cup

Players

RankPlayer Tries
1Niall Barry 6
2Seb Sharpe 5
2Zinzan Elan-Puttick 5
2Tyler Sousley 5
2Jake Syndergaard 5

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Dream Team

  1. Jesse Milne — Tournament MVP
  2. Russell Webb
  3. Niall Barry
  4. Seb Sharpe
  5. Tyler Sousley
  6. Wes Hartmann
  7. Zinzan Elan-Puttick
  8. Cody Melphy
  9. Jack Braun
  10. Jake Syndergaard
  11. Chad Gough
  12. Evan Towle
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