| 2023 Collegiate Rugby Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Countries | United States |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Date | April 28 – April 30, 2023 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 32 |
| Matches played | 94 |
| Final | |
| Venue | Maryland SoccerPlex, Boyds, Maryland |
| Champions | Mount St. Mary's (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Indiana |
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The 2023 Collegiate Rugby Championship was a college rugby sevens tournament played from April 28–30, 2023 at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland. The tournament is also known as May Madness. It was the 13th annual Collegiate Rugby Championship, and the first year that the tournament was held in Maryland. The men's Premier Cup competition consisted of 32 teams, while the women's premier cup competition featured 16 teams. The men's tournament as a whole featured 74 teams competing across four divisions. All teams in the Premier bracket competed in a single elimination bracket. Kutztown entered the tournament as defending champions. Lindenwood entered the tournament as four-time defending champions of the women's tournament. The matches were shown on The Rugby Network and National Collegiate Rugby's YouTube channel. Mount Saint Mary's won the men's Premier Cup defeating Indiana 19–5 in the final.
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
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)
Men's All Tournament Team
References
- ^ "2023 CRC 7s Moves Date & Location". The Rugby Breakdown. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- "May Madness 7s Teams Set: Some Things to Know". Goff Rugby Report. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- "Men's Premier Cup National 7s Bracket Announced". National Collegiate Rugby. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- "Women's Premier Cup National 7s Bracket Announced". National Collegiate Rugby. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Teams and Comments in Men's Divisions of CRC 7s". Goff Rugby Report. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- "Kutztown Powers Through and Secures Men's National Champions Title". May Madness. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- "Lindenwood On Top of Women's College 7s". Goff Rugby Report. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- "CRC Culminates with Men's National Championships". Collegiate Rugby Championship. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- "Mount Gets Defensive in Ride to CRC Title". Goff Rugby Report. May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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