1983 National Rugby Championships

Series of tournaments August 2023 1983 National Rugby Championships Various 1983 1982 1982 National Rugby Championships 1984 1984 National Rugby Championships The 1983 National Rugby Championships were a series of tournaments organized to determine a national champion in several divisions for United States rugby teams. The divisions included Men's/Women's Club, college, high school, Military, Sevens, and Interterritorial. Men's Club The 1983 National Club Rugby Championship was sponsored by Michelob and took place in Chicago, Illinois at Winnemac Park Stadium from May 14–15."Other Events". (May 13, 1983). Chicago Tribune, Sec.2 p.5 col.3 The teams featured in the tournament were the champions of the four sub unions of USARFU. Boston RFC represented the Eastern Union after winning their regional final 34–9 over the Norfolk Blues. The Chicago Lions represented the Midwest Union by winning the Mid America Cup with a 30–15 win over Akron. The Dallas Harlequins earned the right to represent the Western RFU by defeating the St. Louis Falcons 35–4. The Old Blues defeated Old Puget Sound 20–6 to win the Pacific Coast Championship. The Berkeley Old Blues won the National title defeating Dallas Harlequins in the final 23–0."Old Blues Take Rugby Title In National Finals". (May 16, 1983). The Berkeley Gazette, p.18 col.1 April 30 - Conshohocken, PA Boston 22 Northern Virginia 9 April 30 - Conshohocken, PA Norfolk City Blues 16 Atlanta Renegades 12 April 10 - St. Louis Falcons 20 Tulsa 12 April - Denver, CO Denver Barbarians 18 Dallas Harlequins 27 April 24 - Indianapolis, IN Chicago Lions 19 Detroit 3 April 24 - Indianapolis, IN Milwaukee 13 Louisville 4 April 23 - Seattle, WA Kent Valley 6 Old Puget Sound 24 April 23 - Seattle, WA Old Blues 19 BATS 12 May 1 - Conshohocken, PA Boston 34 Norfolk City Blues 9 April 23 - St. Louis, MO St. Louis Falcons 4 Dallas Harlequins 35 April 24 - Indianapolis, IN Chicago Lions 19 Milwaukee 6 April 24 - Seattle, WA Old Puget Sound 6 Old Blues 20 May 14 – Chicago, IL Boston 0 Dallas Harlequins 6 May 14 – Chicago, IL Chicago Lions 0 Old Blues 7 May 15 – Chicago, IL Old Blues 23 Dallas Harlequins 0 May 15 – Chicago, IL Chicago Lions 7 Boston 3 Territorial Semifinal Territorial Final National Semifinal National Final yes Semifinals "Semifinal" 14 May 1983 Dallas Harlequins 9–7 Boston Ricardo Chapar 19' c Allen Spriggs Allen Spriggs Bill Ream Rory Mather Chicago, IL Alex Biddlecombe (Vancouver) "Semifinal" 14 May 1983 Old Blues 7–0 Boston Roy Helu 72' Bill Armstrong 33' Chicago, IL Nixon (USARFU) Third place "Thirdplace" 15 May 1983 Chicago Lions 7–3 Boston Kevin Moylan 52' Paul McNaughton Mario Marsano 39' Chicago, IL Alex Biddlecombe (British Colombia) Final "Championship" 15 May 1983 Old Blues 23–0 Dallas Harlequins Mark Richter 19'Mark Deaton 23' cMark Deaton 45'Whit Everett 71' Bill Armstrong Bill Armstrong Chicago, IL Nixon (USARFU) Champions: Old Blues RFC of Berkeley, CA Coach: Jeff Hollings, Steve Ponder, Leo Fracess(Pres.) Captain: Whit Everett (Flanker) Roster: Bill Armstrong (Fullback), Rick Bailey (Prop), Mark Bass (Flanker), David Bateman (Scrumhalf), Drew Brooks (Hooker), Randy Coste (Prop), Duke Dapper (Lock), Mark Deaton (#8), John Everett (Hooker), Roy Helu (Center), Chuck Hextrum (Lock), Mark Hoffman (Lock), Dean Landry (Prop), Jeff Lucas (Prop), Tim Mascaroni (Fullback), Bo Meyersieck (Flyhalf), Ken Meyersieck (Scrumhalf), David Morrison (Flanker), Tim O'Brien (Center), Mark Richter (Wing), Mike Smith (Wing), Matt Taylor (Wing), Art Ward (Lock), Blane Warhurst (Flanker), Jeff Westcoff (Wing). Women's Club The 1983 Women's National Rugby Championship was a tournament that took place on May 28–29 at the Ned Brown Forest Preserve in Schaumburg, IL."Rugby Tournament". (May 30, 1983). Daily Herald, sec.3 p.4 col.8 Beantown of Boston, MA won the championship with an 11–10 win over Florida State. Beantown advanced to the championship with wins over Chicago and Denver."FSU Moves Closer To Women’s Rugby Title". (May 29, 1983). St. Petersburg Times, p.6C col.2-4 Mary Ellen Moynihan of Beantown was MVP. May 28 – Schaumburg, IL Beantown 10 Chicago 9 May 28 – Schaumburg, IL Denver Blues W Belmont Shore L May 28 – Schaumburg, IL Florida State 32 Madison 6 May 28 – Schaumburg, IL UCLA W Houston L May 28 – Schaumburg, IL Beantown 22 Denver Blues 0 May 28 – Schaumburg, IL Florida State 13 UCLA 0 May 29 – Schaumburg, IL Beantown 11 Florida State 10 May 29 – Schaumburg, IL Denver Blues UCLA Final "Championship" 29 May 1983 Beantown 11–10 Florida State Orsini, Bette (May 30, 1983). "FSU Falls Just Short Of National Rugby Title". St. Petersburg Times, p.10C col.1-3 Jan RutkowskiJan Rutkowski 22' Margie McClure 39' Candi Orsini 34' cKaren Cooper 50' Sharon Jamison (1/2) Schaumburg, IL Sherry Milner Lineups: Beantown– Moynihan, Money, Kimball, Girouard, Rubarth, Heffernan (Captain), Bridi, Rutkowski, Cepko, McClure, Keith, Moran, Morrissey, McVann, Malinowski. Florida State– Kalman, Kossman, S. Hill, Kojm, C. Hill, Bonakar, Morton, Flores, Holmes (Captain), Jakubcin, Cooper, Rosen, Orsini, Bowlin, Jamison. All Tournament Team Props– Sheila Hill (Florida State), Mary Ellen Moynihan (Beantown) Hooker– Linda Whitehead (Chicago) Second Row– Donna Groman (UCLA), Kathy Kojm (Florida State) #8– Kathy Flores (Florida State) Flanker– Sharon Fields (Houston), Connie Bridi (Beantown) Flyhalf– Polly Foureman (Madison) Scrumhalf– Mary Holmes (Florida State) Inside Center– Andrea McKenzie (UCLA) Outside Center– Candi Orsini (Florida State) Wings– Vicki Bowlin (Florida State), Micky McVann (Beantown) College 1983 National Collegiate Rugby Championship The 1983 College championship was won by University of California at Berkeley. Air Force was runner-up. Military The 1983 U.S. Armed Forces Rugby Championship was an 18 team event that took place at Honor Field in Fort Polk, LA from May 6–8 and was won by Uniformed Services University Hospital Services with a 6–0 win over Fort Stewart.Carlson Kenneth N. National Championships Rugby Football Scorebook 1st Lynwood, WA Rain Belt Inc. February 1984 6 0-938428-04-7 The Health Sciences School of Medicine team from Bethesda, MD made it to the championship with shutout wins against Fort Hood, Camp Pendleton, and Wright Patterson. Championship Bracket May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA USUHS 3 Fort Hood 0 May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA Camp Pendleton 10 Ft. Polk B 0 May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA Wright Pat Jets 4 Yuma 0 May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA Davis Monthan 12 Fort Campbell 4 May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA Fort Stewart 20 Ft. Polk A 7 May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA Fort Sill 31 PACAF 0 May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA 29 Palms 34 Fort Benning 4 May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA Scott AFB 20 Parris Island 3 May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA USUHS 4 Camp Pendleton 0 May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA Wright Pat Jets 10 Davis Monthan 4 May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA Fort Stewart 16 Fort Sill 4 May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA 29 Palms 22 Scott AFB 3 May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA USUHS 13 Wright Pat Jets 0 May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA Fort Stewart 8 29 Palms 4 May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA USUHS 6 Fort Stewart 0 First round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final no Final "Championship" 8 May 1983 USUHS 6–0 Fort Stewart Abdelnour, Cheri (May 13, 1983). "Maryland team wins National Rugby Title Here". Guardian, p.1 col.1–2 Kenny Tashiro (2/2) Fort Polk, LA Cpt. Bill Nelson (USN) Consolation Bracket May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA Fort Hood 36 Ft. Polk B 4 May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA Yuma 7 Fort Campbell 3 May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA Ft. Polk A 16 PACAF 0 May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA Fort Benning 14 Parris Island 6 May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA Fort Hood 8 Yuma 10 May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA Ft. Polk A 17 Fort Benning 10 May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA Ft. Polk A 17 Yuma 12 Additional games May 7 Black Sheep 26–14 Coast Guard May 8 Ft. Polk B 16–27 Fort Campbell // Parris Island 15–10 PACAF Black Sheep 10–4 Davis Monthan // Coast Guard 4–7 Fort Sill Camp Pendleton 10–0 Black Sheep // Scott AFB 16–0 Coast Guard Sevens The 1983 National Sevens Rugby Tournament was a ten team tournament hosted by the Hartford Wanderers and took place on June 18, 1983, at Sterling Field in West Hartford, Connecticut. The University of Rhode Island Old Boys were the champions. Path to championship: URI Old Boys 18–12 Charles River URI Old Boys 24–0 West Hartford Yahoo's URI Old Boys 16–0 Bethlehem URI Old Boys w/o N.Y.A.C. Path to final: Duck Brothers 34–0 Beacon Hill Duck Brothers 24–0 Syracuse Harlequins Duck Brothers 22–12 Banshees Duck Brothers 18–4 Big Apple Aces Final: "Championship" 18 June 1983 URI Old Boys 28–6 Duck Brothers Bob Belluzzi cPete ThorpeBobby Reed cPeter Thorpe cFrank Taglenti c Bob Belluzzi 1 c Hartford, CT ITT The Inter Territorial Tournament involved the four regional rugby unions comprising the United States RFU: Pacific Coast RFU, Western RFU, Midwest RFU, and the Eastern Rugby Union. The region teams are formed with players selected from the sub regional rugby unions. Subsequently, the USA Eagles are selected from the four regional teams after the ITT concludes. The 1983 ITT took place in Oak Brook, IL from May 28–30. The Pacific Coast RFU repeated as tournament champions for the seventh time.Carlson Kenneth N. Rugby Football Scorebook 1st Lynwood, WA Rain Belt Inc. February 1984 63–68 0-938428-04-7 Results: "Championship" 28 May 1983 Pacific Coast 17–12 Western Mike SchaubPeter WoodIan Loveseth c Gary Townsend David Jenkinson c Scott Bertrand Scott Bertrand (2) Oakbrook, IL "Championship" 28 May 1983 Midwest 13–7 Eastern Jake Burkhardt 50' Roger Castino 1H', 75' Tom Beckmann 70' Pete Sweet 8' Hugh O'Neill 22' Oakbrook, IL "Championship" 29 May 1983 Midwest 12–10 Western Kevin MoylanKeith BlairPaul Pauluzzi Dave Jenkinson cGregg Wilson Scott Bertrand Oakbrook, IL "Championship" 29 May 1983 Pacific Coast 8–3 Eastern Mike Schaub 1H'Mike Schaub 60' Hugh O'Neill Oakbrook, IL "Championship" 30 May 1983 Western 27–12 Eastern Hal Edwards cBilly ScheerScott Bertrand 38'Drew Allen cSkip Niebauer Scott Bertrand Scott Bertrand Pete Sweet 15', 30', 2H' Oakbrook, IL "Championship" 30 May 1983 Pacific Coast 23–6 Midwest Dave Bateman 12'Tom SchnebeckTom Schnebeck cWillie Jefferson c Gary Townsend (2/4) Gary Townsend 60' Roger Castino 1H', 62' Oakbrook, IL TeamWLFA1Pacific Coast Grizzlies3048212Midwest Thunderbirds2131403Western Mustangs1249414Eastern Colonials032248 Champions: Pacific Coast Grizzlies Staff: Nesbit (Coach), Dawson (Coach), Parnell (Doctor), Batt (Coach), Rod Sears (Coach), Dan Hickey (Manager) Roster: Dave Bateman–Scrumhalf (Old Blues), Bobby Blahnik-Center (Newport), Buster Bustanabe–Flanker (Newport), Pete Deddeh-#8 (OMBAC), John Everett-Hooker (Old Blues), Whit Everett–Flanker (Old Blues), John Fowler–#8 (Santa Monica), Ian Gunn–Fullback (Old Puget Sound), Jay Herron–Flanker (Valley), John Jelaco–Prop (BATS), Ian Loveseth–Lock (BATS), John Marston–Lock (Portland), Floyd McGaughey-Scrumhalf (Seahawks), Peter McLaughlin-Prop (Seahawks), Mike Schaub–Wing (Belmont Shore), Tom Schnebeck-Center (Snake River), Denis Shanagher-Center (BATS), Tom Smith-Flyhalf (Santa Monica), Mike Tortorica-Hooker (Old Puget Sound), Gary Townsend–Fullback (Seahawks), Terry Whelan–Prop (BATS), Peter Wood–Wing (Old Puget Sound). High School The 1983 National High School Rugby Championship took place at Lincoln Field in Washington, D.C. May 30. Langley High of McLean, Virginia were the champions.Elfin, David (May 31, 1983). "Langley Wins High School Rugby Title". Washington Post, p.D3 col.2 Langley had a season record of 12–0. Serra of San Mateo, California had a season record of 25–3–4. Championship "Championship" 30 May 1983 1:00PM Langley 13–9 Serra "Serra High's Rugby Team Falls Just Short". (May 31, 1983). San Francisco Examiner, p.D6 col.2 David Robertson62' Michael Brendis c David MacLaury David MacLaury Pauli Mahoni c Steve Forster 55' Steve Forster Washington, D.C. 2000 Lineups:Langley– Brooks H. Lowery (Coach), David Robertson (Prop), Ivan Lopez–Muniz (Captain/Hooker), Dail, J.P. Forest (2nd Row), Colwell, John Lucidi (Flanker), Chris Cavicke (Flanker), Scott Lucidi (#8), Michael Brenois (Scrumhalf), Bourscheid, MacLaury(Captain), John Holden, Pierson, Kim, Aros. Serra– Fred Forester (Coach), Latu Tamuoepau (Prop), Brian Mifsud (Hooker), Valentine Connolly (Prop), Rossi, Lococo, Walter Bugler, Paul Fazzio, Frank Lux, Kaneaiakala, Stephen Forester (Captain/Flyhalf), William Caldarelli, Mahoni, Chris MacCari (Wing), Holland, Wigney. References Category:Sports competitions in Chicago results Category:1983 in American rugby union