2023 Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
CountriesUnited States
Tournament format(s)Knockout
DateApril 28 – April 30, 2023
Tournament statistics
Teams32
Matches played94
Final
VenueMaryland SoccerPlex,
Boyds, Maryland
ChampionsMount St. Mary's (1st title)
Runners-upIndiana

The 2023 Collegiate Rugby Championship was a college rugby sevens tournament played from April 28–30, 2023 at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland.[1] The tournament is also known as May Madness.[2] It was the 13th annual Collegiate Rugby Championship, and the first year that the tournament was held in Maryland.[1] The men's Premier Cup competition consisted of 32 teams, while the women's premier cup competition featured 16 teams.[3][4] The men's tournament as a whole featured 74 teams competing across four divisions.[5] All teams in the Premier bracket competed in a single elimination bracket.[5] Kutztown entered the tournament as defending champions.[6] Lindenwood entered the tournament as four-time defending champions of the women's tournament.[7] The matches were shown on The Rugby Network and National Collegiate Rugby's YouTube channel.[5] Mount Saint Mary's won the men's Premier Cup defeating Indiana 19–5 in the final.[8]

Premier Cup Bracket

First Round
April 28 		Second Round
April 29 		Quarterfinals
April 29
         
1 Indiana 22
8 Tennessee 0
1 Indiana 31
4 Dartmouth 5
5 Marian 5
4 Dartmouth 7
1 Indiana 32
3 Queens 5
6 Air Force 19
3 Queens 26
3 Queens 14
2 Brown 12
7 Navy 0
2 Brown 26
First Round
April 28 		Second Round
April 29 		Quarterfinals
April 29
         
1 Kutztown 31
8 Nazareth College (NY) 0
1 Kutztown 19
5 Northeastern 12
5 Northeastern 17
4 South Carolina 12
1 Kutztown 21
2 St Bonaventure 12
6 USC 5
3 Notre Dame 17
3 Notre Dame 7
2 St Bonaventure 12
7 Rio Grand 7
2 St Bonaventure 24
First Round
April 28 		Second Round
April 29 		Quarterfinals
April 29
         
1 Wheeling 26
8 Howard 0
1 Wheeling 22
5 Thomas More 0
5 Thomas More 10
4 Fairfield 5
1 Wheeling 5
3 Mount St. Mary's 7
6 Michigan 0
3 Mount St. Mary's 41
3 Mount St. Mary's 21
2 Adrian 7
7 Virginia Tech 12
2 Adrian 17
First Round
April 28 		Second Round
April 29 		Quarterfinals
April 29
         
1 Notre Dame College 41
8 East Carolina 0
1 Notre Dame College 7
5 Belmont Abbey 12
5 Belmont Abbey 19
4 Siena 17
5 Belmont Abbey 14
2 Mary Washington 7
6 Iona 5
3 Aquinas 17
3 Aquinas 14
2 Mary Washington 19
7 James Madison 0
2 Mary Washington 27

Final Four

National Semifinals
April 30 		National Championship Game
April 30
      
1 Indiana 26
1 Kutztown 5
1 Indiana 5
3 Mount St. Mary's 19
3 Mount St. Mary's 22
5 Belmont Abbey 5

Women's D1 Premier final

Brown 21 – 19 Army

D1 Club finals

Men's final: University of San Diego 15 – 7 Clemson
Women's final: Clemson 29 – 17 Massachusetts

Players

Most Valuable Player

  • Chris Cleland (Mount St. Mary's)[9]

Men's All Tournament Team

References

  1. 1 2 "2023 CRC 7s Moves Date & Location". The Rugby Breakdown. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "May Madness 7s Teams Set: Some Things to Know". Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Men's Premier Cup National 7s Bracket Announced". National Collegiate Rugby. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Women's Premier Cup National 7s Bracket Announced". National Collegiate Rugby. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Teams and Comments in Men's Divisions of CRC 7s". Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kutztown Powers Through and Secures Men's National Champions Title". May Madness. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Lindenwood On Top of Women's College 7s". Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "CRC Culminates with Men's National Championships". Collegiate Rugby Championship. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Mount Gets Defensive in Ride to CRC Title". Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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