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Rutgers can win a national championship this weekend ... sort of

By the end of this weekend, it's possible that a team wearing Rutgers uniforms will hoist a National Championship trophy.

The Rutgers women's rugby program — one of several club sports at the university that competes without varsity status and with limited funding from the school — is one of 16 teams competing in the Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) in Chester, Pa.

The tournament, which begins today and runs through Sunday at the Philadelphia Union's soccer stadium, is expected to draw more than 30,000 fans and will be televised on the NBC Sports networks.