South Carolina cruises through opening round of SCRC Sevens

04/02/2016, 9:30am EDTBy MTB

Host Alabama finishes second

South Carolina claimed the first of two qualifying tournaments for the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference on Saturday with a decisive 33-0 victory over Alabama in the final.  

Rankings going into the second tournament in Knoxville – 
1. South Carolina
2. Alabama
3. Mississippi State
4. Auburn
5. Tennessee
6. Ole Miss
6. Georgia
8. Florida

Pools

Pool A
Alabama 2-0
Ole Miss 1-1
UAB 0-2

Pool B
Mississippi State 2-0
Auburn 1-1
Georgia II 0-2

Pool C
South Carolina 2-0
Florida 0-2
Tennessee II 1-1

Pool D
Tennessee 0-1-1
Georgia 0-1-1
South Carolina II 2-0

Tournament Roster

Competiton Rules

The teams are divided into pools based on 2015 finish, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool —3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss, 0 for a no-show. In case teams are tied after pool play, the tiebreakers are:

  1. Head-to-head result between the tied teams.
  2. Difference in points scored and allowed.
  3. Difference in tries scored and allowed.
  4. Points scored during pool play.
  5. Coin toss.

Preliminary Round Schedule

9:00    A1 – Alabama 19   A2 – Ole Miss 05
9:20    B1 – Miss State 24   B2 – Auburn 14
9:40    C1 – South Carolina 38    C2 – Florida 0
10:00    D1 – Tennessee 12   D2 – Georgia 12
10:20    A2 – Ole Miss 24   A3 – UAB 12
10:40    B2 – Auburn 33   B3 – Georiga II 0
11:00    C2 – Florida 7   C3 – Tennessee II 27
11:20    D2 – Georgia 10   D3  – USC II 26
11:40    A1 – Alabama 33   A3 – UAB 5
12:00    B1 – Miss State 45   B3 – Georiga II 0
12:20    C1 – South Carolina 33   C3 – Tennessee II 0
12:40    D1 – Tennessee 0   D3  – USC II 19

Playoff Round Schedule

1    1:00    Consolation 1    UAB 0, Tennessee 33
2    1:20    Consolation 2    Georgia II 5, Florida 26
3    1:40    Quarterfinal    Alabama 41, Georgia 0
4    2:00    Quarterfinal    Miss State 12, Tennessee II 0
5    2:20    Quarterfinal    South Carolina 26, Auburn 7
6    2:40    Quarterfinal    South Carolina 19, Ole Miss 12
7    3:00    Consolation Final    Tennessee 38, Florida 0
8    3:20    Bowl Semifinal    Tennessee II 29, Georgia 7
9    3:40    Bowl Semifinal    Auburn 33, Ole Miss 19
10   4:00    Cup Semifinal   Alabama 24, South Carolina II 7
11   4:20    Cup Semifinal   South Carolina 33, Miss State 7
12   5:00    Bowl Final    Auburn 24, Tennessee II 5
13   5:30    Cup Consolation   USC II 19, MSU 15
14   6:00    Cup Final    South Carolina 33, Alabama 0