The 1981 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.
1981 National Rugby Championships | |
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Tournament details | |
Tournament format(s) | Various |
Date | 1981 |
Tournament statistics | |
Final | |
Men's Club
editThe 1981 National Club Rugby Championship was sponsored by Michelob and took place in Dayton, Ohio at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from May 9–10.[1] The teams featured in the tournament were the champions of the four sub unions of USARFU. Coached by Ron Mayes the Berkeley Old Blues won the title defeating Old Blues of New York in the final 9–3.[2] Old Blues scrumhalf David Bateman was MVP.
Regional Semifinal | Regional Final | National Semifinal | National Final | |||||||||||
April 25 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||||||
Old Blues | 26 | |||||||||||||
April 26 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||||||
Old Puget Sound | 3 | |||||||||||||
Old Blues (CA) | 26 | |||||||||||||
April 25 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||||||
BATS | 3 | |||||||||||||
BATS | 17 | |||||||||||||
May 9 – Dayton, OH | ||||||||||||||
Santa Monica | 16 | |||||||||||||
Old Blues (CA) | 17 | |||||||||||||
April 19 - Las Cruces, NM | ||||||||||||||
Denver Barbarians | 3 | |||||||||||||
Denver Barbarians | ||||||||||||||
April 26 - Denver, CO | ||||||||||||||
Dallas Harlequins | ||||||||||||||
Denver Barbarians | 10 | |||||||||||||
April 19 - Las Cruces, NM | ||||||||||||||
Kansas City Blues | 7 | |||||||||||||
Kansas City Blues | ||||||||||||||
May 10 – Dayton, OH | ||||||||||||||
Old Blues (CA) | 9 | |||||||||||||
April - | ||||||||||||||
Old Blue (NY) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Old Blue | ||||||||||||||
April - | ||||||||||||||
Old Blue (NY) | 17 | |||||||||||||
April - | ||||||||||||||
Norfolk Blues | 13 | |||||||||||||
Norfolk Blues | 17 | |||||||||||||
May 9 – Dayton, OH | ||||||||||||||
Bethlehem | 7 | |||||||||||||
Old Blue (NY) | 23 | |||||||||||||
April 26 - Milwaukee, WI | ||||||||||||||
Minneapolis | 8 | Third place | ||||||||||||
Minneapolis | 7 | |||||||||||||
April 26 - Milwaukee, WI | May 10 – Dayton, OH | |||||||||||||
Chicago Lions | 4 | |||||||||||||
Minneapolis | 13 | Denver | 6 | |||||||||||
April 26 - Milwaukee, WI | ||||||||||||||
Evansville All–Whites | 7 | Minneapolis | 3 | |||||||||||
Evansville All–Whites | ||||||||||||||
Louisville | ||||||||||||||
Semifinals
edit09 May 1981 |
Old Blues (CA) | 17–3 | Denver Barbarians |
Try: Blane Warhurst c Mark Richter Mark Richter Con: Bill Armstrong (1/3) Pen: Bill Armstrong | Pen: Milt Bennett |
Dayton, OH |
09 May 1981 |
Old Blue (NY) | 23–8 | Minneapolis |
Try: Chimere Okezie 14' Malcolm Kimble Chimere Okezie c Chimere Okezie c Con: Malcolm Kimble (2/4) Pen: Malcolm Kimble | Try: (2) |
Dayton, OH |
Third place
edit10 May 1981 |
Denver Barbarians | 6–3 | Minneapolis |
Dayton, OH |
Final
edit10 May 1981 12:30 PM |
Old Blues (CA) | 9–3 | Old Blue (NY) |
Pen: Bill Armstrong 5', ?', 76' | [3] | Pen: Malcolm Kimble 3' |
Dayton, OH Referee: Ian Nixon (Texas) |
Women's Club
editThe 1981 Women's National Rugby Championship was a 16 team tournament sponsored by Michelob that took place on May 23–25 in Oak Brook, IL.[4] The Belmont Shores team of Long Beach, CA won the championship with a 7–6 win over Beantown of Boston, MA.[5] Kathy Cantu of Belmont Shore was MVP.
Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | National Semifinal | National Final | |||||||||||
May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
Belmont Shore | 32 | |||||||||||||
May 24 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 6 | |||||||||||||
Belmont Shore | 4 | |||||||||||||
May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
Florida State | 0 | |||||||||||||
Florida State | ||||||||||||||
May 25 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
Belmont Shore | 13 | |||||||||||||
May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
Wisconsin Madison | 8 | |||||||||||||
Wisconsin Madison | ||||||||||||||
May 24 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
Wisconsin Madison | ||||||||||||||
May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
May 25 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
Belmont Shore | 7 | |||||||||||||
May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
Beantown | 6 | |||||||||||||
Beantown | 8 | |||||||||||||
May 24 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 6 | |||||||||||||
Beantown | 32 | |||||||||||||
May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
U of Colorado | 0 | |||||||||||||
U of Colorado | ||||||||||||||
May 25 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
Beantown | 15 | |||||||||||||
May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
Chicago | 4 | Third place | ||||||||||||
Chicago | ||||||||||||||
May 24 – Oakbrook, IL | May 25 – Oakbrook, IL | |||||||||||||
Chicago | Denver | 6 | ||||||||||||
May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
Minneapolis | 3 | |||||||||||||
Final
edit25 May 1981 |
Belmont Shore | 7–6 | Beantown |
Try: Gail Ball 72' Pen: Kathy Cantu 10' | Try: Nancy Breen c Con: Karen Onufry |
Oakbrook, IL |
Lineups:
Belmont Shore– Stregge, Hankins, Hancock, Boyce, Hartman, Rogers, Cantu, Miller, Wallace, Martinich, Goldberg, Ball, Kuskey, Martin, Hart.
Beantown– Moynihan, Mullins, Kimble, Kaspotys, Rutkowski, Locket, Bridi, Fener, Cepko, Onufry, Evans, Lewis, Keith, Marr, Breen.
College
editThe 1981 College championship was won by University of California at Berkeley. Harvard was runner-up.
Military
editThe 1981 Combined Services Rugby Championship took place in Dayton, Ohio at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from May 9–10 and was won by the Wright Patterson Jets with a 7–3 win over Camp Pendleton.[6]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
May 9 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Wright Patterson | 6 | |||||||||
May 9 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Fort Campbell | 0 | |||||||||
Wright Patterson | 3 | |||||||||
May 9 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Fort Bragg | 0 | |||||||||
Fort Bragg | 26 | |||||||||
May 10 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
193rd Infantry(Panama) | 6 | |||||||||
Wright Patterson | 7 | |||||||||
May 9 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Camp Pendleton | 3 | |||||||||
Camp Pendleton | W | |||||||||
May 9 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Uniformed Services Medical School | L | |||||||||
Camp Pendleton | 7 | |||||||||
May 9 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Davis Monthan | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
Davis Monthan | 12 | |||||||||
May 10 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Scott AFB/EUCOM | 10 | |||||||||
Final
edit10 May 1981 |
Wright Patterson | 7–3 | Camp Pendleton |
Try: Gary Troop 20' Drop: Randy Troop | [7] | Pen: Tukufu |
Dayton, OH Referee: Roger Mazarella (Midwest RFU) |
Sevens
editThe 1981 National Sevens Rugby Tournament was hosted by the Hartford Wanderers and took place on June 20, 1981, at Sterling Field in West Hartford, Connecticut.[8] The tournament was won by the Hartford Wanderers for the first time.[9]
- West Hartford Wanderers 30-16 University of Rhode Island alumni (Final)
ITT
editThe 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 from selected players from the sub regional rugby unions. Subsequently, the USA Eagles are selected from the four regional teams after the ITT concludes. The 1981 edition was played at the Oak Brook Sports Core in Oak Brook, Illinois from May 23–25.[10] The Pacific Coast RFU repeated as tournament champions.[11]
Results:
23 May 1981 |
Pacific Coast | 11–10 | Eastern |
Try: Don Guest 47' Don Guest Pen: Tom Smith | Try: Lin Walton Harry Dickens |
Oakbrook, IL |
23 May 1981 |
Midwest | 29–9 | Western |
Try: (4) c Con: Joe Scheitlin (4/4) Pen: Joe Scheitlin |
Oakbrook, IL |
24 May 1981 |
Pacific Coast | 29–7 | Western |
Try: Tom Smith |
Oakbrook, IL Attendance: 1500 |
24 May 1981 |
Midwest | 9–25 | Eastern |
Pen: Bill Chung (2) | Try: Gary Lambert c Otis Purvis Gary Lambert Con: Mike Dufrense |
Oakbrook, IL |
25 May 1981 |
Midwest | 6–31 | Pacific Coast |
Try: Bateman Helu Fowler Everett Steve Gray (2) |
Oakbrook, IL |
25 May 1981 |
Western | 12–23 | Eastern |
Try: Greg Welfare c Con: Doug Parks Pen: Doug Parks | Try: Lin Walton (3) Demyan Menyhart Floyd Dickens Con: Dennis Jablonski (2/4) Pen: Dennis Jablonski |
Oakbrook, IL |
Team | W | L | F | A | |
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1 | Pacific Coast Grizzlies | 3 | 0 | 71 | 23 |
2 | Eastern Colonials | 2 | 1 | 58 | 32 |
3 | Midwest Thunderbirds | 1 | 2 | 44 | 65 |
4 | Western Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 28 | 81 |
High School
editThe 1981 National High School Rugby Championship took place in Dayton, Ohio at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from May 9–10.[12] Redwood High of Larkspur, CA became the first champions after a 6–3 victory over Seneca Valley of Maryland.[13]
- First round: Seneca Valley W-L Cincinnati Indian Hills
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
May 9 – Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Redwood | 13 | |||||||||
May 9 – Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Cincinnati Elder | 0 | |||||||||
Redwood | 11 | |||||||||
May 9 – Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Langley | 9 | |||||||||
Langley | W | |||||||||
May 10 – Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Centerville B | L | |||||||||
Redwood | 6 | |||||||||
May 9 – Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Seneca Valley | 3 | |||||||||
Seneca Valley | W | |||||||||
May 9 – Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Cincinnati St. Xavier | L | |||||||||
Seneca Valley | 22 | |||||||||
May 9 – Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Webster Grove | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
Webster Grove | W | |||||||||
May 10 – Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Centerville A | L | |||||||||
Langley | ||||||||||
Webster Grove | ||||||||||
Champions: Redwood High
Coach: David Kirschoff
Roster: Colin Cole, Brian Muller, John Flowers, Jeff Davis, Elliot Morshead, Steve Fentress, Benny Thio, Mitch Halston, Barry Grove, Greg Merriman, Greg Behrendt, Robert Salaber, Robert Forstner, Nick Stoll, Duncan Green, Phil Aufricht, Eric Goodfield, Mike Jackson, Bud Riley, Steve Havernass, Sean Silvera, Pat Farley, John Weisberg, Mike King, David Flowers.
References
edit- ^ Ridenour, Marla (May 10, 1981). "It's Rugby; Pass The Beer". Dayton Daily Times, p.1-C col.2-3
- ^ "Cal, Blues Take Rugby Titles Again". (May 11, 1981). The Independent & Gazette, p.15 col.5
- ^ Moss, Al (May 2, 1988). "Cal Tops Dartmouth For Rugby Crown". San Francisco Chronicle, p.D18 col.1-2
- ^ Kiley, Mike (May 24, 1981). "Rugby Not So Foreign, After All". Chicago Tribune, sec.4 p.2
- ^ "Women Take To Rugby Field". (May 28, 1981). The Daily Herald, sec.1 p.6
- ^ Carlson, Kenneth N. (February 1984). "National Championships". Rugby Football Scorebook (1st ed.). Lynwood, WA: Rain Belt Inc. p. 6. ISBN 0-938428-04-7.
- ^ "Marines 2d In Rugby Tourney". (June 22, 1981). Navy Times, p.44 col.1
- ^ "Rugby Tournament Scheduled For Today". (June 20, 1981). Hartford Courant, p.C3 col.6
- ^ Paterno, Karen (June 21, 1981). "They're After Top Quality Rugby". Hartford Courant, p.D8
- ^ "Rugby Trials". (May 23, 1981). The Daily Herald, sec.2 p.4 col.7
- ^ Carlson, Kenneth N. (February 1984). Rugby Football Scorebook (1st ed.). Lynwood, WA: Rain Belt Inc. pp. 63–68. ISBN 0-938428-04-7.
- ^ "Scoreboard". (May 10, 1981). Dayton Daily News, p.3-C col.1-2
- ^ Stroble, Zan (May 11, 1981). "Waterlogged Coach Keys Wright-Pat Rugby Win". Journal Herald, p.7
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