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 Pool A {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts |- bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left| Life |3||3||0||0||88||36||+52||9 |- bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left| Wisconsin |3||1||1||1||43||63||-20||6
|align=left| Penn State |3||1||0||2||68||45||+23||5 |- |align=left| 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 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts |- bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left| Dartmouth |3||3||0||0||90||12||+78||9 |- bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left| Delaware |3||2||0||1||60||55||+5||7 |- |align=left| Florida |3||1||0||2||29||52||-23||5 |- |align=left| 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
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts |- bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left| Arizona |3||3||0||0||104||19||+85||9 |- bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left| Texas |3||2||0||1||52||66||-14||7 |- |align=left| Oklahoma |3||1||0||2||52||71||-19||5 |- |align=left| 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
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts |- bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left| California |3||3||0||0||79||15||+64||9 |- bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left| Navy |3||2||0||1||63||50||+13||7
|align=left| Army |3||1||0||2||29||68||-39||5 |- |align=left| 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 Championship Bracket
Challenger Bracket
Players The following 12 players were selected by Rugby Mag as members of the All-Tournament team:Rugby Mag, 2012 CRC All-Tournament Team, June 3, 2012, http://www.rugbymag.com/tournaments-special/crc/4874-2012-crc-all-tournament-team.html
Peter Tiberio - Arizona Brett Thompson - Arizona Cam Dolan - Life University Madison Hughes - Dartmouth Trevor Tanifum - Maryland Seamus Siefring - Navy Bobby Impson - Oklahoma Eric Luikens - Texas Nate Brakeley - Dartmouth Derek Fish - Dartmouth Brad Harrington - Cal Paul Bosco - Cal
Leading Scorers
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)
References
External links USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship