The 2018 Collegiate Rugby Championship was a college rugby sevens tournament played June 1–3 at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. It was the ninth annual Collegiate Rugby Championship, and the eight consecutive year that the tournament was at Talen Energy Stadium (formerly known as PPL Park). The event was broadcast on ESPN+, ESPN2 and ESPNews. The men's tournament consisted of 24 teams split into six pools. Lindenwood won both the men's and women's championships. To claim their first title in only their second appearance in the tournament, Lindenwood defeated UCLA in the men's final. Total attendance for the three day tournament was 27,002 including a record setting 15,109 for Saturday pool play.
Pool stage
Pool A TeamLindenwoodSaint Joseph's UniversityWisconsinMount St. Mary's
Pool B TeamArizonaIndiana South Carolina Boston College
Pool C TeamDartmouthIona CollegeKutztownTemple
Pool D TeamLifePenn StateAir ForceNotre Dame
Pool E TeamUCLA Arkansas State Virginia TechDelaware
Pool F TeamNavy Central WashArmyMaryland
Knockout stage
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Women's D1 final Lindenwood 21 – 12 Penn State
Players Mark Dombroski Most Valuable Player Ben Broselle
Freedom Cup With their 2018 Freedom Cup victory, Fordham qualified for the CRC Championship top division in 2019.
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