The 2019 Collegiate Rugby Championship was a college rugby sevens tournament played May 31 to June 2 at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. It was the tenth annual Collegiate Rugby Championship, and the ninth 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 competition consisted of 24 teams split into six pools. Lindenwood claimed their second consecutive title in only their third appearance in the tournament, defeating Life University in the men's final, 21–12. Pool stage
Pool A TeamLindenwoodClemsonVirginia Tech Temple
Pool B TeamUCLAPenn State St. BonaventureNotre Dame
Pool C TeamLife Running EaglesCalifornia Golden BearsUniversity of Indiana University of Colorado Denver
Pool D TeamIona CollegeKutztownWisconsinBoston College
Pool E TeamSaint Mary'sUniversity of ArizonaSt. Joseph'sFordham
Pool F TeamNavy Dartmouth CollegeArmyUniversity South Carolina
Knockout stage
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Women's D1 final Lindenwood 34 – 12 Army
Players Most Valuable Player Wesley White
Freedom Cup With their 2019 Freedom Cup victory, Harvard qualified for the CRC Championship top division in 2020.
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