1984 National Rugby Championships

Series of tournaments August 2023 1984 National Rugby Championships Various 1984 1983 1983 National Rugby Championships 1985 1985 National Rugby Championships The 1984 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 1984 National Club Rugby Championship was sponsored by Michelob and took place in Hartford, CT at Dillon Stadium from May 12–13."Rugby". (May 12, 1984). Hartford Courant, p.D2 col.5 The teams featured in the tournament were the champions of the four sub unions of USARFU. Last years runners up, the Dallas Harlequins won the title."Harlequins Rally, Win National Rugby Title". (May 14, 1984). Dallas Morning News, p.7B col.1 For the first time the championship game was broadcast on ESPN. April 15 - Dallas, TX Dallas Reds 9 Dallas Harlequins 58 April 15 - Kansas City, MO Black Sheep 6 Univ. of Oklahoma 15 April 28 - Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati Wolfhounds 0 Chicago Lions 3 April 28 - Cincinnati, OH Pittsburgh 3 Milwaukee 6 April 28 - San Francisco, CA Old Blues 4 Belmont Shore 12 April 28 - San Francisco, CA Portland 9 Los Angeles 25 April 28 - Conshohocken, PA Boston 46 Atlanta Renegades 6 April 28 - Conshohocken, PA Blackthorn 20 Charlotte 16 April 28 - Dallas, TX Dallas Harlequins 59 Univ. of Oklahoma 10 April 29 - Cincinnati, OH Chicago Lions 7 Milwaukee 3 April 29 - San Francisco, CA Belmont Shore 4 Los Angeles 26 April 29 - Conshohocken, PA Boston 9 Blackthorn 12 May 12 – Hartford, CT Dallas Harlequins 16 Chicago Lions 3 May 12 – Hartford, CT Los Angeles 23 Blackthorn 4 May 13 – Hartford, CT Dallas Harlequins 31 Los Angeles 12 May 13 – Hartford, CT Chicago Lions 13 Blackthorn 10 Territorial Semifinal Territorial Final National Semifinal National Final yes Semifinals "Semifinal" 12 May 1984 1:00 PM Dallas Harlequins 16–3 Chicago Lions Condon, Tom (May 13, 1984). "Rugby Botha's Game". Hartford Courant, p.E14 col.1-2 Bob Saunders 10'Mike Carey 53' c Naas Botha 1/2 Naas Botha 56' Naas Botha 69' Roger Castino 66' Dillon Stadium Kierin Geoghegan (ERU) "Semifinal" 12 May 1984 3:00 PM Los Angeles 23–4 Philadelphia Blackthorn Canfield, Owen (May 13, 1984). "It's Rough, It's Rugby". Hartford Courant, p.E3 col.1-3 Rob Pigott 17'Mike Carey 32' cMike Carey 45'John Mickel 68' c Ray Nelson 2/4 Ray Nelson 77' Pete Brindle 83' Dillon Stadium Ian Nixon (USARFU) Third place "Semifinal" 13 May 1984 1:00 PM Chicago Lions 13–10 Blackthorn "Rugby". (May 14, 1984). Philadelphia Daily News, p.74 col.4-5 Tony Grant 38'Mike Maddock 75' c Roger Castino 1/2 Roger Castino 3' Perry Cummings 12' cMarc McKenna Dave Ralph Dillon Stadium Jim Russell (USARFU) Final "Semifinal" 13 May 1984 3:00 PM Dallas Harlequins 31–12 Los Angeles Condon, Tom (May 14, 1984). "Dallas Wins U.S. Rugby Title". Hartford Courant, p.C1 col.2-4 Mike Carey 44'Alan James 62' cDavid Cronje 81' c Naas Botha 2/3 Naas Botha 58'Naas Botha 69' Naas Botha 7'Naas Botha 67'Naas Botha 74' Hofoka Lanu 39' c Ray Nelson Ray Nelson Ray Nelson 47' Dillon Stadium Ian Nixon (USARFU) Dallas Harlequins: 1 Taylor, 2 Lankin, 3 Aneskievich, 4 Olsonski, 5 Dippie, 6 Lutterbach, 7 James, 8 Van Biljon, 9 Cronje(C), 10 Botha, 11 Gehur, 12 Spriggs, 13 Saunders, 14 Carey, 15 Aston.Los Angeles: 1 Gonsalves, 2 Lanu, 3 Jellico, 4 Scanlin (Pigott 69'), 5 Teuhema, 6 McClain, 7 Surdyka, 8 Carey, 9 Mickel, 10 Philip, 11 Williams (Hackett 72'), 12 McNaughton, 13 Corcoran(C), 14 Trudeau, 15 Nelson. Women's Club The 1984 Women's National Rugby Championship was a tournament that took place at the Polo Grounds on May 27–28 in Oak Brook, IL."FSU Women's Rugby Team Plays For U.S. Title". (May 27, 1984). St. Petersburg Times, p.10C col.3 Florida State reversed the previous year's result and defeated Beantown of Boston, MA 11–6 to win the title."FSU Captures Women’s Rugby Title". (May 28, 1984). St. Petersburg Times, p.7C col.3 Iowa State took third place with a 14–6 win over UC Berkeley."Women’s Rugby Team Takes 3rd At Nationals". (May 29, 1984). Iowa City Press Citizen, p.2B col.1 Candi Orsini of Florida State was named tournament MVP. May 27 - Oak Brook, IL Florida State 24 New Orleans 3 May 27 - Oak Brook, IL Iowa State 16 Stanford 4 May 27 - Oak Brook, IL Beantown 34 Texas A&M 0 May 27 - Oak Brook, IL Cal Berkeley Chicago May 27 – Oak Brook, IL Florida State 16 Iowa State 0 May 27 – Oak Brook, IL Beantown 26 Cal Berkeley 3 May 28 – Oak Brook, IL Florida State 11 Beantown 6 May 28 – Oak Brook, IL Iowa State 14 Cal Berkeley 6 Final "Championship" 28 May 1984 Florida State 11–6 Beantown "FSU Wins National Title In Women's Rugby". (May 28, 1984). Tallahassee Democrat, p.3D col.1 Kathy Kojm 56'Candi Orsini 79' Vicki Bowlin 0/2 Vicki Bowlin 11' Kerri Heffernan 22' c Margie McClure 1/1 Oakbrook, IL Peter Jones (ERU) Florida State: 1 Frances Gilbert, 2 Pat Kossman, 3 Sheila Hill, 4 Kathy Kojm, 5 Coller Fahey, 6 Jackie Bonaker, 7 Karin Morton, 8 Kathy Flores, 9 Mary Holmes, 10 Connie Jakubcin, 11 Carolyn Alley, 12 Suzi Rosen Arnsdorff, 13 Candi Orsini, 14 Gina Shlopak, 15 Vicki Bowlin.Beantown: 1 Moynahan, 2 Money, 3 Flavin, 4 Girouard, 5 Richardson, 6 Heffernan, 7 Bridi, 8 Rutkowski, 9 Cepko, 10 Onufry, 11 Keith, 12 McClure, 13 Morrissey, 14 McVann, 15 Keefe. College 1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship The 1984 College championship was won by Harvard. Colorado was runner-up. Military The 1984 Military Rugby Championship was an 18 team tournament that took place at Fort Stewart, GA from May 11–12 and was won by the home team Fort Stewart with a 25–0 win over Fort Sill."Ft. Stewart Wins Rugby Tourney". (June 11, 1984). Army Times, p.37 col.5 Preliminary Round:May 11 Fort Bragg 3–0 29 PalmsMay 11 USUHS 11–3 Parris Island Championship Bracket May 11 – Fort Stewart, GA Fort Stewart 13 Camp Lejeune 9 May 11 – Fort Stewart, GA Fort Bragg 16 Fort Hood 12 May 11 – Fort Stewart, GA Fort Benning 9 Fort Campbell 4 May 11 – Fort Stewart, GA West Potomac 7 Fort Dix 4 May 11 – Fort Stewart, GA Fort Sill 23 Wright Patterson 12 May 11 – Fort Stewart, GA Davis Monthan 16 Fort Riley 7 May 11 – Fort Stewart, GA USUHS 3* Camp Pendleton 3 May 11 – Fort Stewart, GA Yuma 12 Fort Leavenworth 6 May 11 – Fort Stewart, GA Fort Stewart 17 Fort Bragg 0 May 11 – Fort Stewart, GA Fort Benning 19 West Potomac 10 May 11 – Fort Stewart, GA Fort Sill 21 Davis Monthan 0 May 11 – Fort Stewart, GA USUHS 16 Yuma 0 May 12 – Fort Stewart, GA Fort Stewart 19 Fort Benning 3 May 12 – Fort Stewart, GA Fort Sill 13 USUHS 12 May 12 – Fort Stewart, GA Fort Stewart 25 Fort Sill 0 First round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final no *Advanced on kicks Consolation Bracket May 12 – Fort Stewart, GA Fort Bragg 10 Fort Campbell 8 May 12 – Fort Stewart, GA 29 Palms 3* West Potomac 3 May 12 – Fort Stewart, GA Camp Lejeune 12 Yuma 9 May 12 – Fort Stewart, GA Wright Patterson 16 Davis Monthan 6 May 12 – Fort Stewart, GA Fort Bragg W 29 Palms L May 12 – Fort Stewart, GA Camp Lejeune W Wright Patterson L May 12 – Fort Stewart, GA Fort Bragg 46 Camp Lejeune 9 *Advanced on kicks Sevens The 1984 National Sevens Rugby Tournament was a 48 team tournament sponsored by Coors and took place on May 27, 1984, at Washington Park in Denver, Colorado. The winners of the eight 6-team groups advanced to the quarterfinals. The Denver Barbarians won the final over Dallas Harlequins. May 27 - Denver, CO Denver Barbarians 22 Raleigh Hills All Stars 6 May 27 - Denver, CO Houston 16 Colorado University 6 May 27 - Denver, CO Dallas Harlequins 14 Denver Highlanders 6 May 27 - Denver, CO Vail 23 Odessa Mad Dogs 0 May 27 – Denver, CO Denver Barbarians 22 Houston 12 May 27 – Denver, CO Dallas Harlequins 18 Vail 10 May 27 – Denver, CO Denver Barbarians 14 Dallas Harlequins 12 "Championship" 27 May 1984 Denver Barbarians 14–12 Dallas Harlequins O'Connell Jim July 2, 1984 Barbarians Rugby 10 4 22–23 Roland SolomonRoland SolomonRon Biersdorf Len Martling 1 c2 c 2/2 Denver, CO 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. In 1984 the tournament took place in Chicago, IL from May 26–28. The Eastern Rugby Union won the tournament for the first time.Carlson Kenneth N. Rugby Football Scorebook 1st Lynwood, WA Rain Belt Inc. February 1984 63–68 0-938428-04-7 The Eastern RU won the Junior Tournament for players under the age of 25. Results: "Championship" 26 May 1984 Eastern 30–0 Midwest Levitan Tony Summer 1984 ERU Wins ITTs The Colonial 1 3 1 Russ Isaac 25' cChris Doherty 45' cPhil Green 59' cPhil Green 63' cChris Doherty 81' c Mike Caulder 5/5 Chicago, IL Ian Nixon (USARFU) "Championship" 26 May 1984 Pacific 22–15 Western Levitan Tony July 2, 1984 Eastern R.U. Sweeps Territorials Rugby 10 4 6–7 Kevin Higgins cEd Burlingham 45' Tommy Smith Mike Inns 4'Mike InnsMike Inns 64' Tommy Smith Dave Jenkinson 20' cScott Bertrand 59' c Phil Waterman 2/2 Phil Waterman 12' Chicago, IL Don Morrison (USARFU) "Championship" 27 May 1984 1:00 PM Midwest 16–6 Western Levitan Tony July 2, 1984 Eastern R.U. Sweeps Territorials Rugby 10 4 7–8 Dan Bostrum 24' cJohn Apke 34'Ken Glassmeyer c Roger Castino 2/3 Frank Kennedy c Phil Waterman 1/1 Chicago, IL "Championship" 27 May 1984 Eastern 13–6 Pacific Levitan Tony Summer 1984 ERU Wins ITTs The Colonial 1 3 4 Stu McClay 24' cLarry Menyhart 54' Dick Cooke 1/2 Dick Cooke 17' Dave Bateman 82' c Tommy Smith 1/1 Chicago, IL Jim Russell (USARFU) "Championship" 28 May 1984 Midwest 3–0 Pacific Levitan Tony July 2, 1984 Eastern R.U. Sweeps Territorials Rugby 10 4 8–9 Tom Beckmann 60' Chicago, IL Ian Nixon (USARFU) "Championship" 28 May 1984 Eastern 10–0 Western Levitan Tony Summer 1984 ERU Wins ITTs The Colonial 1 3 5 Jack Donnelly 19' cStu McClay 50' Mike Caulder Chicago, IL Jim Russell (USARFU) TeamWL1Eastern Colonials302Midwest Thunderbirds213Pacific Coast Grizzlies124Western Mustangs03 Champions: Eastern RU Staff: Mr. Culpepper (Coach), Mr. Little (Manager) Captain: Larry Menyhart–#8 (Atlanta Renegades) Roster: Rick Avate–Center (Charlotte), Peter Brock–Prop (Chesapeake), Mike Caulder–Flyhalf (Florida State), Bob Causey–2nd Row (Baton Rouge), Dick Cooke–Flyhalf (Old No.7), Bill Dexter–Prop (Richmond), Dave Dickson–Scrumhalf (Charlotte), Chris Doherty–Center (Washington), Jack Donnelly–Flanker (Boston), Mike Frenzel–2nd Row (New Orleans), Phil Green–Wing (Richmond), Butch Horwath–Prop (Whitemarsh), Russ Isaac–2nd Row (Old Blue), Gary Lambert–Flanker (Life College), Gary Lloyd–Center (Orlando), Lance Manga–Prop (South Jersey), Stu McClay–Wing (Blackthorn), Steve McGinity–Flanker (LSU), Martin McGinn–Hooker (Iron Horse), Ricky Pigott–Scrumhalf (Fort Myers), Dave Priestas–Fullback (Bethlehem), Donald Rae–Flanker (Blackthorn), Peter Sweet–Wing (Richmond), Kevin Swords–2nd Row (Washington), Tom Vinick–Center (Hartford), Jack White–#8 (Beacon Hill), Jeff Wishmeyer–Hooker (Washington). Juniors Semifinals "Championship" 9 June 1984 Eastern 25–10 Western Kevin Swords cKen Eckert cKen EckertBrian Corcoran c Greg Pascale (3/4) Dave Horton Rich Frankenheimer Rich Frankenheimer (2) Chicago, IL Tom Cayten (CARFU) "Championship" 9 June 1984 Midwest 13–16 Pacific Coast Bill Gendel Rick Medinis (2) Rick Medinis 60' John MethenyBrian Vizard c Chris O'Brien Chris O'BrienChris O'Brien OT' Chicago, IL Steve Sivyer Third place "Championship" 10 June 1984 West 27–10 Midwest Jim Ellis cJim Ellis cJohn Scott c Rich Frankenheimer Rich Frankenheimer Mark GaleRich Frankenheimer Sean Madden 5' Rick Medinis Chicago, IL Jim Rush Final "Championship" 10 June 1984 East 18–9 Pacific Coast Ken EckertJohn RobbinsScott Walker 31'Greg Pascale 83' c Greg Pascale Mike Minafo Chris O'Brien Chris O'Brien Chicago, IL Morrison (USARFU) Champions: Eastern RU Staff: Ray Cornbill (Coach), Mr. Davis (Manager) Captain: Ken Eckert–#8 (Manhattan), Tony Levitan–Scrumhalf (Old Blue) Roster: Marc Freitag–Scrumhalf (Washington), Keith Jenkins–2nd Row (Manhattan), Steven Moore–Hooker (LSU), Ed O'Reilly–Flanker (Winged Foot), John Redmond–Prop (Maryland Old Boys), Ted Hynes–Hooker (White Plains), John Robbins–Prop (Washington), Timothy O'Boyle–2nd Row (Rockaway), Kevin Swords–2nd Row (Washington), Gary Geipert–Flanker (LSU), Kenny Chisholm–Flanker (White Plains), Dave Horton–Flyhalf (Whitemarsh), Scott Walker–Wing (Bethlehem), Jay Borkowski–Center (Raleigh), Brian Corcoran–Center (Old Blue), Gregory Pascale–Wing (Washington Irish), Steve Siano–Fullback (Whitemarsh), John Ward–Prop (NC State). High School The 1984 National High School Rugby Championship took place at the Polo Fields in San Francisco, CA. The Lamorinda Rodents were the champions."5 Local Ruggers In U.S.-Canada Game". (June 8, 1984). San Francisco Chronicle, p.81 col.5–6 San Francisco, CA Xavier Outlaws (NY) 4 Lamorinda Rodents 6 San Francisco, CA Los Angeles Harbor L Del Campo (Sacramento) W San Francisco, CA Lamorinda 22 Del Campo 6 Semifinals Final 170 50 Final "Championship" 1984 Lamorinda 22–6 Del Campo Strain, Scott (June 13, 1984). "Team Effort Nets Top Rugby Title". Oakland Tribune, p.CC–7 col.1–3 Kirk GoddardBrett GoodJim Wilson Eric Whitaker San Francisco, CA References External links ESPN Broadcast Dallas Harlequins vs. Los Angeles RC results Category:1984 in American rugby union Category:Sports competitions in Hartford, Connecticut