CRC Pools Announced, Cal Looks To Defend Title

With Ohio State's victory in the Big Ten 7s the field is now complete and as such the Collegiate Rugby Championship has released their pools for this year's tournament. Defending champion Cal lead Pool A and will take on local clubs Drexel and Temple as well as Maryland. Dartmouth headlines Pool B against Kutztown, Notre Dame, and St. Josephs'. Pool C features big name schools in Michigan, Navy, Ohio State, and Texas. UCLA should control Pool D. They play South Carolina, Penn State, and Northeastern. Finally, Arizona, Life, Penn, and Virginia Tech make up Pool E.

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With twenty teams in the tournament each of the pool winners will advance along with the top three second place teams. Cal and UCLA are the only two teams that could definitively say will win their pool. Dartmouth and Life are heavy favorites but could be upset by Kutztown and Arizona respectively. Pool C is the most wide open of any of the pools. That said, there should be a battle to see who can claim one of the three second place quarterfinal spots.

Pool A: Cal, Drexel, Temple, Maryland
Pool B: Dartmouth, Kutztown, Notre Dame, St. Joseph's
Pool C: Michigan, Navy, Ohio State, Texas
Pool D: UCLA, South Carolina, Penn State, Northeastern
Pool E: Life, Arizona, Penn, Virginia Tech