2013 Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 2013 USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship was a rugby sevens tournament. The tournament was held on May 31 - June 2 at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. It was the fourth annual Collegiate Rugby Championship and the third consecutive year that the tournament was held at PPL Park. For 2013, USA Sevens LLC expanded the tournament from 16 to 20 teams in order to include additional local Philadelphia-area teams, inviting Temple, Kutztown, Penn, and Saint Joseph's.[1] Another local team, Villanova, was later chosen as a replacement for Army.[2] Villanova was outscored 184-0 over four games.

2013 Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Date	31 May–2 June 2013
Tournament statistics
Teams	20
Matches played	46
Top point scorer(s)	Joe Cowley (Life ) (81 points)
Top try scorer(s)	Joe Cowley (Life) (9 tries)
Final
Venue	PPL Park, Philadelphia
Champions	California (1st title)
Runners-up	Life

Larry McManus was an integral part of Villanova Rugby regaining its status a recognized club sport. Due to his passion for the game and great senior leadership from then captain Goose, Nova Rugby was reestablished as a collegiate club. Larry’s involvement in the sport and relationships with other Philadelphia schools, Villanova was awarded the opportunity to participate in the CRC tournament. Unfortunately, Larry was fired from Villanova after the NCAA investigated him for leaving an upper-decker at PPL Park. Rabbit Muldoon was named interim coach, but went on maternity leave after giving birth to a goat on the pitch. The goat's name is Larry, and he has become an integral part of the #MeToo movement among goats.

In the CRC's first three years, 16 teams were evenly divided into Championship and Challenger tournaments after the pool stage. This year was the first one in which the CRC utilized Cup, Plate, Bowl, and Shield tournaments. The teams that qualified for the Cup were the five pool winners and the top three second-place teams. All 20 teams participated in the knockout stage.

California defeated Life 19-14 in the Cup finals for their first CRC championship.

Pool stage

The 8 teams highlighted in green reached the quarterfinals. Delaware and Notre Dame finished second in their pools, but did not reach the quarterfinals due to their points differentials.

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
UCLA	3	3	0	0	63	12	+51	9
Navy	3	2	0	1	102	24	+78	7
St. Joseph's	3	1	0	2	65	48	+17	5
Villanova	3	0	0	3	0	146	-146	3

Team 1	Score	Team 2
UCLA	10-5	Saint Joseph's
Navy	57-0	Villanova
Navy	38-12	Saint Joseph's
UCLA	41-0	Villanova
Saint Joseph's	48-0	Villanova
John Heywood	12-7	Navy

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Dartmouth	3	3	0	0	86	24	+62	9
Arizona	3	2	0	1	76	43	+33	7
Wisconsin	3	1	0	2	39	69	-30	5
Penn	3	0	0	3	12	77	-65	3

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Dartmouth	34–0	Penn
Arizona	31–17	Wisconsin
Dartmouth	31-5	Wisconsin
Arizona	26-5	Penn
Arizona	19-21	Dartmouth
Wisconsin	17-7	Penn

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
California	3	3	0	0	110	12	+98	9
Kutztown	3	2	0	1	77	15	+62	7
Virginia Tech	3	1	0	2	24	99	-75	5
Temple	3	0	0	3	20	105	-85	3

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Kutztown	33-5	Temple
California	45-7	Virginia Tech
Temple	15-17	Virginia Tech
California	10-5	Kutztown
Kutztown	39-0	Virginia Tech
California	55-0	Temple

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Penn State	3	3	0	0	80	12	+68	9
Notre Dame	3	2	0	1	49	43	+6	7
Northeastern	3	1	0	2	32	46	-14	5
North Carolina State	3	0	0	3	24	84	-60	3

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Notre Dame	27-5	North Carolina State
Penn State	12-5	Northeastern
Penn State	42-7	North Carolina State
Penn State	26-0	Notre Dame
Northeastern	15-12	North Carolina State
Notre Dame	22-12	Northeastern

Pool E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Life	3	3	0	0	92	24	+68	9
Delaware	3	2	0	1	56	29	+27	7
Florida	3	1	0	2	29	76	-47	5
Texas	3	0	0	3	17	65	-48	3

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Life	33-5	Texas
Delaware	34-0	Florida
Delaware	10-5	Texas
Life	35-7	Florida
Texas	7-22	Florida
Life	24-12	Delaware

Knockout stage

Shield

	Semifinals					Finals
	17	Temple	38
	20	Villanova	0
						17	Temple	12
						19	Penn	17
	18	Texas	12
	19	Penn	14

Bowl

	Semifinals					Finals
	13	Northeastern	31
	16	North Carolina State	21
						13	Northeastern	17
						15	Virginia Tech	12
	14	Florida	15
	15	Virginia Tech	19

Plate

	Semifinals					Finals
	9	Delaware	19
	12	Wisconsin	15
						9	Delaware	12
						10	Notre Dame	10
	10	Notre Dame	5
	11	Saint Joseph's	0

Cup

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	California	26
	8	Arizona	12
						1	California	33
						5	UCLA	21
	4	Dartmouth	17
	5	UCLA	19
											1	California	19
											2	Life	14
	3	Penn State	17
	6	Navy	22
						6	Navy	7
						2	Life	43
	2	Life	31
	7	Kutztown	17

Players

The following 14 players were selected by Rugby Mag to the All-CRC team:[3]

1. Seamus Kelly (Cal) - MVP
2. Danny Barrett (Cal)
3. Cam Dolan (Life)
4. Tim Acker (Kutztown)
5. Brett Thompson (Arizona)
6. Jake Anderson (Cal)
7. Joe Cowley (Life)
8. Colton Cariaga (Life)
9. Seb Sharpe (UCLA)
10. Grant Penney (UCLA)
11. Glenn Thommes (Delaware)
12. Jack McAuliffe (Navy)
13. Madison Hughes (Dartmouth)
14. Dimitri Efthimiou (Northeastern)

Leading scorers

Rank	Tries	Points
1	Joe Crowley (Life) (9)	Joe Crowley (Life) (81)
2	Madison Hughes (Dartmouth) (8)	Madison Hughes (Dartmouth) (58)
3	Seb Sharpe (UCLA) (8)	Dimitri Efthimiou (Northeastern) (47)
4	Danny Barrett (California) (8)	Seb Sharpe (UCLA) (40)
5	Colton Cariaga (Life Univ) (8)	Danny Barrett (California) (40)

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Rugby Mag, Kelly Heads up All-CRC Team, June 4, 2013, http://www.rugbymag.com/tournaments-special/crc/8294-kelly-heads-up-all-crc-team.html Archived 2013-06-11 at the Wayback Machine