The USA Sevens Rugby Collegiate Championship Invitational, (also now referred to as the 2010 Collegiate Rugby Championship ), was a rugby union sevens tournament. The competition was held from 4–6 June at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio . The CCI was a groundbreaking event in college rugby for several reasons—it was the first ever rugby sevens championship contested among college rugby programs, and it was the first time college rugby was broadcast live on network TV. This was the only year that the tournament was called the "Collegiate Championship Invitational." The following year, the tournament changed its name to the " Collegiate Rugby Championship ."
4-457: The men's tournament featured sixteen teams, whereas the women's tournament featured eight teams. The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to the quarter-finals in the championship competition. The bottom two teams from each group progressed to the quarter-finals in the challenger competition. Utah defeated Cal 31-26 in overtime in
8-593: A thrilling final. Bowling Green's Rocco Mauer led the tournament with 11 tries and was named tournament MVP by Rugby Mag. Sponsors for the tournament included Subway, Geico, Bud Light and Toyota. Source: After the conclusion of the tournament, Rugby Mag selected the following 12 players on the All-Tournament team. These players were chosen based on the impact they had made during the tournament and also based on their potential to succeed at higher levels of rugby. Rocco Mauer Rocco Mauer
12-649: Is former professional rugby player played for the USA Sevens rugby team on the World Rugby Sevens Series . He was also a member of the USA Sevens team, which won bronze in the 2011 Pan American Games . He signed a full-time training contract with USA Rugby in January 2012. Mauer's ultimate goal is to play for the US national rugby sevens team at the 2016 Olympics. Mauer had a brief stint with
16-577: The Chicago Lions club before become a full-time USA player. Mauer is a former standout rugby player for Bowling Green and 2010 Midwest All-Star Sevens team selection. Mauer was named to Collegiate All-Americans and Collegiate All-American Sevens team in 2011. Mauer was also the tournament MVP of the inaugural 2010 Collegiate Rugby Championship , leading the tournament with 11 tries scored. Mauer graduated from Bowling Green in December 2011 with
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