Dan Cirucci: Collegiate Rugby Championship Results

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Collegiate Rugby Championship Results

After six games apiece over the two-day tournament, Dartmouth and Army were crowned the 2011 Men’s and Women’s Collegiate Rugby Champions, respectively, in the 2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) at PPL Park in Chester on Sunday, June 5.

In the Men’s final, Dartmouth took the early lead 5-0 with a quick come-back before Army tied the match 5-5 with a little over two minutes into the championship. Dartmouth answered less than one minute later, pulling ahead 12-5. Before the end of the first half, Dartmouth was up 17-5.

Dartmouth sustained the lead in the second half and with 3:15 left in the match, they had increased their lead 32-10 over Army, with a final score of 32-10. The Big Green will take the Dawkin’s Cup (named after American Rugby Legend Pete Dawkins) and a $20,000 donation from GoDaddy.com back to Dartmouth.

Both Army and Dartmouth finished the first day of the tournament 3-0. Dartmouth (Pool B) defeated defending champions, Utah, 17-12, Notre Dame 24-19, and Boston College 36-0. Army (Pool C) defeated Central Washington 14-12, and Navy 19-15.

Army defeated the Penn State in the Women’s Finals 14-5 and will bring the CRC Trophy back to West Point. The face-off was a rematch of the Division 1 National Championship, played on May 14 at Steuber Rugby Stadium at Stanford University, where Army beat Penn State 33-29. Army women’s club also received a $3,000 donation from GoDaddy.com.

Utah took home the Men’s Bronze medal after defeating Central Washington 12-10. LSU beat Notre Dame 24-0 in the Challenger Bracket men’s final.

Based on the success of the 2011 CRC, the national tournament will return to PPL Park in Chester, PA in 2012, announced during NBC’s live broadcast on Sunday, June 5. The 2011 CRC featured 16 of the top collegiate men’s rugby clubs and eight of the top collegiate women’s rugby clubs in a two-day tournament with 38 matches. The weekend-long rugby festival also included live entertainment from rock band Dropkick Murphys, gourmet food carts, rugby youth interactive area, high school combine, international beer garden and rugby legends.

The official attendance for the 2011 CRC was 10,283 on Saturday, June 4 and 7,611 on Sunday, June 5.

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He has been cited by Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed on radio, TV and in social media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, Matt Rooney's sidekick on Save Jersey's videocasts and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post and other publications.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

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