1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the fifth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament, sponsored by Michelob, took place concurrently with the Monterey National Invitational Rugby Tournament in Pebble Beach, California. Harvard won their first title with a victory over Colorado. John Catliff of Harvard took second place in the Running Drop Kick championship.

1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Tournament format(s)Knockout
DateMay 5 – 6, 1984
Tournament statistics
Teams4
Matches played4
Tries scored11 (2.75 per match)
Top point scorer(s)John Catliff
Top try scorer(s)Alex Agre
Final
VenuePebble Beach, CA
ChampionsHarvard (1st title)
Runners-upColorado
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Venue

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California
Collins Polo Field
 
 
Collins Polo Field
Pebble Beach, California
Capacity:
 

Participants

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Harvard
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern Championship at Conshohocken, PA on April 28–29.[1]

  • Harvard 39-3 Florida State
  • Harvard 9-3 Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Roster:
President – Charles Weeks
Coach – Martyn Kingston
Co-captains - John Beilenson, Kevin Lennon

Miami
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Collegiate Championship at Ball State in Muncie, Indiana on April 28–29.[2]

  • Miami 11-7 Bowling Green
  • Miami 32-6 Wisconsin Stevens Point

Roster: Coach- Doug Edwards
Captain-
Record-

Colorado
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Regional in Boulder, Colorado on April 21–22.

  • Colorado 24-5 Air Force

Roster:
Manager- Jertovec
Coach- Jim Dunckley
Captain- Steve Williams
Record-

Long Beach
Qualified from Pacific Coast Collegiate Regional at Long Beach, CA on April 26–28.[3]

  • Long Beach 27-9 Oregon State
  • Long Beach 12-9 California

Roster:
Coach- Dr. Dale Toohey
Captain- Geoff Stein
Record 33-3

Bracket

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Regional SemifinalRegional FinalNational SemifinalNational Final
 
              
 
April 28 - Conshohocken, PA
 
 
Harvard39
 
April 29 - Conshohocken, PA
 
Florida State3
 
Harvard9
 
April 28 - Conshohocken, PA
 
VPI3
 
VPI10
 
May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Maryland7
 
Harvard (East)15
 
April 27 - Long Beach, CA
 
Long Beach (Pacific)11
 
Long Beach31
 
April 28 - Long Beach, CA
 
Oregon State9
 
Long Beach12
 
April 27 - Long Beach, CA
 
California9
 
BYU10
 
May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
California15
 
Harvard12
 
April 22 - Boulder, CO
 
Colorado4
 
Colorado7
 
April 22 - Boulder, CO
 
Kansas State0
 
Colorado24
 
April 22 - Boulder, CO
 
Air Force5
 
New Mexico State4
 
May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Air Force7
 
Colorado (West)18
 
April 28 - Muncie, IN
 
Miami (Midwest)0 Third place
 
Miami11
 
April 29 - Muncie, INMay 6 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Bowling Green7
 
Miami32Long Beach9
 
April 28 - Muncie, IN
 
UW Stevens Point6 Miami6
 
UW Stevens Point18
 
 
Ball State17
 

Semifinals

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5 May 1984
12:10 PM
Harvard15–11Long Beach
Try: George Askew 34' c
Con: John Catliff (1/1)
Pen:
  • John Catliff 12'
  • John Catliff 65'

Drop: John Catliff 46'
Try:
  • 20' Marty Lewis
  • 54' Greg Thornton

Con: (0/2)
Pen: Dai Morgan
Pebble Beach, CA
Referee: Ian Nixon (USARFU)
5 May 1984
1:45 PM
Colorado18–0Miami
Try:
  • 20' Alex Agre c
  • 52' Alex Agre c
  • 71'Colin Forrest c

Con: Colin Forrest(3/3)
Pebble Beach, CA
Referee: Dave Head

Third place

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6 May 1984
9:40 AM
Long Beach9–6Miami
Try: Jay Ross 75' c
Con: Geoff Stein (1/1)
Pen: 85' Geoff Stein
Try: 35' Steve Williams c
Con: Fran Wilamosky (1/1)
Pebble Beach, CA
Referee: Dave Head

Final

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6 May 1984
12:30 PM
Harvard12–4Colorado
Try:
  • Kevin Lennon 14' c
  • John Beilenson 66' c

Con: John Catliff (2/2)
[4]Try: 59' Alex Agre
Con: (0/1)
Pebble Beach, CA
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Don Morrison (USARFU)

Harvard: 1 Hassan Rifaat, 2 Bill Cavanaugh, 3 Fran Duggan, 4 Dave Heffernan, 5 Bob Zizka, 6 Mark Bamford, 7 Jon Kennedy, 8 Kevin Lennon, 9 Bobby Hackett, 10 John Catliff, 11 John Cammett, 12 John Beilenson, 13 Gus Spanos, 14 George Askew, 15 Charlie Montgomery.
Colorado: 1 Dave Drach, 2 Doń Edrington, 3 Rich Winkler, 4 Mark Adolfson, 5 Kevin Doran, 6 Holger Forrest, 7 Jay Landt, 8 Scott Bergquist, 9 Steve Ernst, 10 Ken Ferguson, 11 Colin Forrest, 12 Jim Ritchie, 13 Brian Price, 14 Alex Agre, 15 Russ Clark.

See also

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1984 National Rugby Championships

References

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  1. ^ Matthews, Charles C. (May 1, 1984). "Kennedy May Contribute To Crimson Rugby Club". The Harvard Crimson,
  2. ^ "Point Rugby Club Second In Midwest Tournament". (May 1, 1984). Stevens Point Journal, p.13 col.2
  3. ^ Van Herpen, Bill (May 2, 1984). "Rugby Team Heads For Nationals". Daily Forty-Niner, p.13
  4. ^ Calvin, White (Summer 1984). "Harvard Claims USARFU Crown". The Colonial. Vol. 1, no. 3. pp. 16–17.