1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

August 2023 1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship 1984Program.jpg 200px Knockout May 5 – 6, 1984 4 4 11 John Catliff Alex Agre Pebble Beach, CA Harvard 1 Colorado 1983 1983 National Collegiate Rugby Championship 1985 1985 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 26th 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. Venue CaliforniaCollins Polo FieldCalifornia 380 California 36.5663 -121.9466 Collins Polo Field top Pebble Beach, California Capacity: 150px Participants Harvard Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern Championship at Conshohocken, PA on April 28–29.Matthews, Charles C. (May 1, 1984). "Kennedy May Contribute To Crimson Rugby Club". The Harvard Crimson, 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."Point Rugby Club Second In Midwest Tournament". (May 1, 1984). Stevens Point Journal, p.13 col.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.Van Herpen, Bill (May 2, 1984). "Rugby Team Heads For Nationals". Daily Forty-Niner, p.13 Long Beach 27-9 Oregon State Long Beach 12-9 California Roster: Coach- Dr. Dale Toohey Captain- Geoff Stein Record 33-3 Bracket April 28 - Conshohocken, PA Harvard 39 Florida State 3 April 28 - Conshohocken, PA VPI 10 Maryland 7 April 27 - Long Beach, CA Long Beach 31 Oregon State 9 April 27 - Long Beach, CA BYU 10 California 15 April 22 - Boulder, CO Colorado 7 Kansas State 0 April 22 - Boulder, CO New Mexico State 4 Air Force 7 April 28 - Muncie, IN Miami 11 Bowling Green 7 April 28 - Muncie, IN UW Stevens Point 18 Ball State 17 April 29 - Conshohocken, PA Harvard 9 VPI 3 April 28 - Long Beach, CA Long Beach 12 California 9 April 22 - Boulder, CO Colorado 24 Air Force 5 April 29 - Muncie, IN Miami 32 UW Stevens Point 6 May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA Harvard (East) 15 Long Beach (Pacific) 11 May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA Colorado (West) 18 Miami (Midwest) 0 May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA Harvard 12 Colorado 4 May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA Long Beach 9 Miami 6 Regional Semifinal Regional Final National Semifinal National Final yes Semifinals "Semifinal 1" 5 May 1984 12:10 PM Harvard 15–11 Long Beach George Askew 34' c John Catliff (1/1) John Catliff 12' John Catliff 65' John Catliff 46' 20' Marty Lewis 54' Greg Thornton (0/2) Dai Morgan Pebble Beach, CA Ian Nixon (USARFU) "Semifinal 2" 5 May 1984 1:45 PM Colorado 18–0 Miami 20' Alex Agre c 52' Alex Agre c 71'Colin Forrest c Colin Forrest(3/3) Pebble Beach, CA Dave Head Third place "Third place" 6 May 1984 9:40 AM Long Beach 9–6 Miami Jay Ross 75' c Geoff Stein (1/1) 85' Geoff Stein 35' Steve Williams c Fran Wilamosky (1/1) Pebble Beach, CA Dave Head Final "Championship" 6 May 1984 12:30 PM Harvard 12–4 Colorado Calvin White Summer 1984 Harvard Claims USARFU Crown The Colonial 1 3 16–17 Kevin Lennon 14' c John Beilenson 66' c John Catliff (2/2) 59' Alex Agre (0/1) Pebble Beach, CA 3000 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 1984 National Rugby Championships References results National Collegiate