2024 Division 1-A Rugby Championship
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| Division 1-A Rugby Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Countries |  United States |
| Tournament format(s) | knockout |
| Date | 6 April – 4 May 2024 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 16 |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Tries scored | 117 (7.8 per match) |
| Final | |
| Champions | Saint Mary's (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Navy |
The 2024 Division 1-A Rugby Championship is the twelfth season of the Division 1-A Rugby championship, the annual university rugby union competition run by USA Rugby involving the top sixteen college teams in the United States. Navy entered as defending champions having won their first Championship, capping a perfect 18–0 2023 season.[1] St. Mary's beat Navy in the final 26–22 in the final to secure their fourth championship.[2]
Sixteen clubs from the six major conferences compete in the 2024 National Championship playoffs.
The distribution of teams is:
- PAC Rugby Conference: three teams
- California: two teams
- Rocky Mountain: one team
- Independent: three teams
- Rugby East: five teams
- Mid-West Conference: two teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
| PAC Rugby Conference | California | Rocky Mountain | Independent | Rugby East | Mid-West |
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Sources:[3]
Team locations
Life
Lindenwood
Davenport
Navy
Army
University of Mary Washington
Arkansas State
Mt St. Mary's
Central Washington
BYU
Arizona
Cal Poly
Grand Canyon
UCLA
San Francisco
Bay Area
California
St. Mary's
Bay Area
California St. Mary's
Standings
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Bracket
- Playoffs
| Sweet 16 (April 6) | Elite Eight (April 13) | Final Four (April 20) | National Championship Game (May 4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary's | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Grand Canyon | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary's | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | California | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | California | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cal Poly | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary's | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | BYU | 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UCLA | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Central Washington | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Central Washington | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Arizona | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary's | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Navy | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Navy | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | University of Mary Washington | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Navy | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arkansas State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arkansas State | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Davenport | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Navy | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
| EAST | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Life | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindenwood | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mount St. Mary's | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindenwood | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Life | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Life | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Army | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
Round 1
| 5 April 2024 |
Arkansas State  | 23–17 |  Davenport |
| Try: E Roode (2) Con: W Day (1/1) Madden (1/1) Pen: W Day (3/4) | Report[13] | Try: J Bennie S Pitout T Kambani Con: van der Westhuizen (1/3) |
| Curt Huckaby Field, Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 5 April 2024 |
BYU  | 48–15 |  UCLA |
| Try: T Hammer (2) W Parry (2) L Clark J Campbell Z Mendenhall Con: T Hammer (5) Pen: T Hammer (1) | Report[12] | Try: C Carter S McMillan Con: J Cox (1) Pen: J Cox (1) |
| South Field, Provo, Utah |
| 6 April 2024 |
| Saint Mary's | 78–7 |  Grand Canyon |
| Try: S Ofa (2) T Pappas J Negrete M Storti (2) K Matu JB Wilson M Abbes N Deegan E Younger C Lujan Con: M Storti (9/13) | Report[12][14] | Try: L Jackson Con: (1/1) |
| Saint Mary's Stadium, Moraga, California |
| 6 April 2024 |
| California | 70–13 | Cal Poly |
| Try: O Newall (2) 5' c 69 m C Seastrand 12' c E Weigold (3) 24' m, 60' m, 78' m M de Beer 27' m, 52' m J Kirsten (2) 32' c, 54' m B Dowgiewicz 74' c E Cook 75' Con: R Santos (3) 5', 12', 32' J Kirsten (1) 74' | Report[12][15] | Try: D Caillouel 40' c Q Tindel 51' m Pen: C Baker 10' |
| Witter Rugby Field, Berkeley, California |
| 6 April 2024 |
Central Washington  | 23–17 | Arizona |
| Try: O Treacy (2) 18' m, 47' m D Ferrington 40' c Con: J Tregoning (1/3) 40' Pen: J Tregoning (2) 41' | Report[12][16][17][18] | Try: A Turpen c C Blair m T Champion 79' m Con: T Champion (1/3) |
| Tomlinson Stadium, Ellensburg, Washington |
| 6 April 2024 |
Navy  | 41–7 |  University of Mary Washington |
| Try: J Beitia JD Bengston A Baublitz J Cornelius R Krieger R Hotaling Con: R Krieger (4/6) Pen: R Krieger (1) | Report[19] | Try: A Hayward Con: S Schefferman (1/1) |
| Prusmack Rugby Complex, Annapolis, Maryland |
Notes:
- The Mids improved to 11–0 at home on the season outscoring opponents, 606–110
- Beitia scored the fifth-fastest try to begin a game in team history
- Krieger led Navy with 16 points in the win, which is the eighth-most points scored in a single game in program history
- Krieger's effort helped him pass 300-points scored in his career.
| 6 April 2024 |
Lindenwood  | 26–0 | Mount St. Mary's |
| Try: AM Tapia 8' c J de Jager 28' c D Cathcart(2) 50' c, 68' m Con: B Forward (3) 9', 29', 51' | Report[20] |
| Lindenwood Track Complex, St. Charles, Missouri |
| 6 April 2024 |
Life  | 24–17 |  Army |
| Try: P Simamane 11' c L Ballinger 30' c S Lenzsch 63' c Con: B Crane (3/3) 12', 31' 64' Pen: B Crane (1) 73' | Report[21][22] | Try: B Kemp Pen: J Haley (4) |
| Lupo Family Field, Marietta, Georgia |
Quarter-finals
| 13 April 2024 |
| Saint Mary's | 34–16 | California |
| Try: K Matu 11' m D Besag 32' c JT Toia’ivao 40' K Kayoshi 43' S Pongi 65' Con: Storti (3/5) 33', 44', 66' Pen: M Storti (1) | Report[23][24][25] | Try: R Santos 71' m C Tomasin 78' m Pen: K O'Connell (2) 13', 35' |
| Saint Mary's Stadium, Moraga, California |
| 13 April 2024 |
| Central Washington | 24–40 | BYU |
| Report[26][27] | Try: J Tenney (2) L Clark Con: T Hammer (5) |
| Tomlinson Stadium, Ellensburg, Washington |
| 13 April 2024 |
| Navy | 57–5 | Arkansas State |
| Try: W Webb (2) 8' m, 14' c B Haugh (2) 34' c, 44' R Krieger 47' c A Taylor 55' c E Soeder 64' c A Ganse 66' c Con: R Krieger (7/8) 15', 35', 45', 48', 56', 65', 67' Pen: R Krieger (1) 80' | Report[28][29] | Try: 21' m Con: (0/1) |
| Prusmack Rugby Complex, Annapolis, Maryland |
Notes:
- Krieger's point total helped him become the first mid to score more than 200 points in a single season (219)
| 13 April 2024 |
| Life | 25–10 | Lindenwood |
| Try: S Kramlich 8' c S Matthysen 58' c W Piggins 73' m Con: B Crane (2/3) 9', 59' Pen: B Crane (2) 16', 42' | Report[30][31][32] | Try: C Wallace 5' c Con: B Forward (1/1) 5' Pen: B Forward (1) 27' |
| Lupo Family Field, Marietta, Georgia |
Semi-finals
| 20 April 2024 |
| Saint Mary's | 46–31 | BYU |
| Try: D Besag (2) S Pongi I Toia'ivao E Storti (2) K Kayoshi H Modlin Con: M Storti (4/8) | Report[33][34][35] | Try: C Semu c Tenney (2) Parry Worthington Con: T Hammer (3/5) |
| Saint Mary's Stadium, Moraga, California Attendance: ~3,000 |
| 20 April 2024 |
| Navy | 27–17 | Life |
| Try: W Webb 10' c J Cornelius 38' c I Bullock 56' Con: R Krieger (3/3) 11', 39', 57' Pen: R Krieger (2) 33', 65' | Report[36][37][38] | Try: K Hoffman 28' c penalty try 65' Con: B Crane 29' Pen: B Crane 23' |
| Prusmack Rugby Complex, Annapolis, Maryland |
Final
| 4 May 2024 |
| Saint Mary's | 26–22 | Navy |
| Try: D Besag 2' c E Storti 5' c J Battle Wilson 25' c S Pongi 42' m Con: M. Storti (3/4) 2', 6', 26' | Report[2][39][40] | Try: B Haugh 35' m W Webb 50' c V Schmitz 67' c Con: Krieger (2/3) 51', 68' Pen: Krieger (1) 70' |
| SaberCats Stadium, Houston, Texas |
