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2012 Collegiate Rugby Championship

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2012 Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
DateJune 2–3, 2012
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Attendance18,149[1]
Top point scorer(s)Derek Fish (Dartmouth)
(60 points)
Top try scorer(s)Trevor Tanifum (Maryland)
(10 tries)
Final
VenuePPL Park, Philadelphia
ChampionsDartmouth (2nd title)
Runners-upArizona
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The 2012 USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship was a rugby union sevens tournament. The tournament was held on June 2–3 at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. It was the third annual Collegiate Rugby Championship, and the second year in a row that the tournament was held at PPL Park. Sixteen teams from colleges in the United States competed. Dartmouth College defeated Arizona in the final to secure their second CRC Championship in a row.

Pool stage

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Life 3 3 0 0 88 36 +52 9
Wisconsin 3 1 1 1 43 63 -20 6
Penn State 3 1 0 2 68 45 +23 5
Temple 3 0 1 2 26 81 -55 4
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2012-06-02 Life University 19-17 Penn State
2012-06-02 Wisconsin 12-12 Temple
2012-06-02 Life University 33-7 Temple
2012-06-02 Penn State 15-19 Wisconsin
2012-06-02 Penn State 36-7 Temple
2012-06-02 Life University 36-12 Wisconsin

The teams from Group A collectively were 1-5 on day 2 in the knockout round.

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Dartmouth 3 3 0 0 90 12 +78 9
Delaware 3 2 0 1 60 55 +5 7
Florida 3 1 0 2 29 52 -23 5
Maryland 3 0 0 3 28 88 -60 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2012-06-02 Dartmouth 31-5 Delaware
2012-06-02 Maryland 7-19 Florida
2012-06-02 Dartmouth 31-7 Maryland
2012-06-02 Delaware 17-10 Florida
2012-06-02 Delaware 38-14 Maryland
2012-06-02 Dartmouth 28-0 Florida

The teams from Group B collectively were 8-2 on day 2 in the knockout round.

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Arizona 3 3 0 0 104 19 +85 9
Texas 3 2 0 1 52 66 -14 7
Oklahoma 3 1 0 2 52 71 -19 5
North Carolina State 3 0 0 3 24 69 -45 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2012-06-02 Arizona 33-12 Oklahoma
2012-06-02 NC State 14-17 Texas
2012-06-02 Arizona 33-7 Texas
2012-06-02 NC State 10-21 Oklahoma
2012-06-02 Arizona 38-0 NC State
2012-06-02 Texas 28-19 Oklahoma

The teams from Group C collectively were 4-4 on day 2 in the knockout round.

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
California 3 3 0 0 79 15 +64 9
Navy 3 2 0 1 63 50 +13 7
Army 3 1 0 2 29 68 -39 5
Notre Dame 3 0 0 3 20 58 -38 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2012-06-02 Army 10-5 Notre Dame
2012-06-02 California 21-10 Navy
2012-06-02 Army 14-34 Navy
2012-06-02 California 29-0 Notre Dame
2012-06-02 Notre Dame 15-19 Navy
2012-06-02 Army 5-29 California

The teams from Group D collectively were 2-4 on day 2 in the knockout round.

Knockout stage

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Championship Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
 
Life University12
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
Delaware5
 
Life University12
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
Arizona19
 
Arizona26
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
Navy5
 
Arizona5
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
Dartmouth24
 
Dartmouth35
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
Wisconsin5
 
Dartmouth21
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
California19 Bronze
 
California54
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
Texas5
 
Life University7
 
 
California26
 

Challenger Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
 
Penn State26
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
Maryland28
 
Maryland32
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
Oklahoma12
 
Oklahoma21
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
Notre Dame19
 
Maryland14
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
Florida20
 
Florida29
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
Temple24
 
Florida31
 
3 June – PPL Park
 
NC State5
 
Army7
 
 
NC State22
 

Players

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The following 12 players were selected by Rugby Mag as members of the All-Tournament team:[2]

  1. Peter Tiberio - Arizona
  2. Brett Thompson - Arizona
  3. Cam Dolan - Life University
  4. Madison Hughes - Dartmouth
  5. Trevor Tanifum - Maryland
  6. Seamus Siefring - Navy
  7. Bobby Impson - Oklahoma
  8. Eric Luikens - Texas
  9. Nate Brakeley - Dartmouth
  10. Derek Fish - Dartmouth
  11. Brad Harrington - Cal
  12. Paul Bosco - Cal

Leading Scorers

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Rank Tries Points Conversions
1 Trevor Tanifum (Maryland) (10) Derek Fish (Dartmouth) (60) Derek Fish (Dartmouth) (20)
2 Brett Thompson (Arizona) (9) Peter Tiberio (Arizona) (54) Peter Tiberio (Arizona) (17)
3 Madison Hughes (Dartmouth) (6) Trevor Tanifum (Maryland) (50) Alex Aronson (Cal) (12)
4 Kevin Clark (Dartmouth) (6) Brett Thompson (Arizona) (45) Bobby Impson (Oklahoma) (9)
5 Seamus Siefring (Navy) (5) Bobby Impson (Oklahoma) (38) Matias Cima (Maryland) (9)

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References

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  1. ^ The Times Herald, PPL Park to host college rugby championship through 2014, June 3, 2012, http://www.timesherald.com/article/20120603/SPORTS02/120609886/source-ppl-park-to-host-college-rugby-championship-through-2014
  2. ^ Rugby Mag, 2012 CRC All-Tournament Team, June 3, 2012, http://www.rugbymag.com/tournaments-special/crc/4874-2012-crc-all-tournament-team.html Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "CRC Point Leaders - Final". Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
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