The 1987 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the eighth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament took place concurrently with the Monterey National Invitational Rugby Tournament at Collins Polo Field in Pebble Beach, California. San Diego State won their first title with a victory over Air Force. Tom Sharpy of Air Force was the MVP.
| 1987 National Collegiate Rugby Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Date | May 2 – 3, 1987 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 4 |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Final | |
| Venue | Pebble Beach, CA |
| Champions | San Diego Sate (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Air Force |
Venue
edit| California | ||
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| Collins Polo Field |
  Collins Polo Field | |
| Pebble Beach, California | ||
| Capacity: | ||
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Participants
editDartmouth
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on April 18–19 in Blacksburg, VA.
- Dartmouth 32-0 Georgia Tech
- Dartmouth 6-3 Virginia Tech
Roster:
Coach- Keith Oberg, Greg Smith, Wayne Young
Captain- Jon Bigelow, Phillip McCune
Record-
Jon Bigelow (Flyhalf), Pat Brophy (Wing), Clay Corbus (Flanker), Al Dekin (Fullback), Al Golub (Center), John Hamlin (Center), John Harris (Prop), Greg Hawes (Flanker), Jay Henry (Wing), John Jakiemiec (Prop), Chris Lena (#8), Nick Leventas (Prop), Brett MacDonald (Wing), Charles Markwalde (Flanker), Phil McCone (Lock), Dave McConnell (Lock), Michael Silberling (Wing), David Silke (Lock), Larry Socher (Hooker), Bob Sproull (Scrumhalf), Vic Trautwein (Flanker), Eric Wiksten (Flanker).
Bowling Green
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 18–19 in Dayton, OH.[1]
- Bowling Green w/o Wisconsin-Platville
- Bowling Green 34-0 Ball State
- Bowling Green 34-3 Illinois State
- Bowling Green 26-25 Kentucky
Roster:
President- Dave Cramer
Coach- Roger Mazzerella, Sue Wilson
Captain- Mark Laimbeer
Record- 52-7-1(17-4)
Scott Ault (Center), Dallas Black (Flanker), Dan Burkholder (#8), Rob Clark (Wing), Dave Cramer (Prop), Ed Cvelbar (Prop), Chad Gaizutis (Center), Todd Haitz (Flanker), Tony Konczak (Center), Mark Laimbeer (Scrumhalf), Bret Level (Prop), John Lonsert (Fullback), Mark Manning (Lock), Steve Markert (Flyhalf), Dan Martello (Prop), Brian McCue (Lock), John Pugh (Hooker), Chris Round (Center), Gus Saponari (Center), Tom Schloemer (Flanker), Ed Smietana (Wing), Mike Sylvester (Flyhalf), Trent Tate (Lock), Carl Vella (Flanker), Andy Wasiniak (Lock), Jeff Weemhoff (Wing), Mike Yashnyk (Hooker), Nick Zelle (Wing).
Air Force
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 18–19 in Colorado Springs, CO.[2]
- Air Force 25-9 South Dakota
- Air Force 22-12 Oklahoma
- Air Force 19-10 Colorado
Roster:
Coach- Vern Francis, Walt Daniels, Barney Ballinger, Larry Coode, Jeff Waldo
Captains- Rick Coveno/Doug Woodbury
Record- 18-3-2
Matt Beals (Center), Mark Bissell (Fullback), Chris Burke (Center), Mike Carr (#8), Steve Clapp (Flanker), Rick Coveno (Hooker), John Davis (Lock), Dan Drummond (Lock), John Drummond (Prop), Chris Findall (Lock), John Finley (Scrumhalf), Roger Forsythe (Lock/#8), Steve Hajosy (Flyhalf), Rich Haller (Fullback), Ken Holliday (Prop), Jay Moad (Wing), Chris Nusser (Flanker), Dean Phillips (Prop), Alex Rossano (Hooker), Scott Savoie (Wing), Tom Sharpy (Flanker), Frank Souza (Center), Scott Stark (Wing), Doug Woodbury (Scrumhalf).
San Diego State
Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 10–11 in Santa Barbara, CA.[3]
- San Diego State def. Arizona
- San Diego State 12-7 Humboldt State
- San Diego State 23-12 California
Roster:
Coach- Steve Gray, Loc Vetter
Captain-Dwayne Parker
Record- 28-1
Sean Allen (Hooker), John Bussari (Wing), Fabio Comana (Scrumhalf), Dave Crist (Fullback), Jim Detomasi (Wing/Center), Brett Erickson (Flanker), Matt Eshoo (#8), Kevin Fahlsing (Lock), Dennis Fitzpatrick (Flanker), Steve Forster (Flyhalf), Dennis Gonzales (Lock), Jerry Jerome (Flanker), Steve King (Wing/Fullback), Steve Klugerz (Lock), Chris Lippert (Prop), Alan Litvak (Lock), Dwayne Parker (Hooker), Jim Parker (Scrumhalf), Kevin Perry (Prop), Tom Pierce (Center), Chris Prell (Prop), Bruce Markey (Center), Steve Marshall (Prop), Warren Stanley (Flanker), Stuart Taylor (Lock), Chris Wakefield (Wing).
Bracket
edit| Regional Semifinal | Regional Final | National Semifinal | National Final | |||||||||||
| April 19 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 34 | |||||||||||||
| April 19 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 26 | |||||||||||||
| April 19 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 19 | |||||||||||||
| May 2 – Pebble Beach, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Bowling Green (Midwest) | 8 | |||||||||||||
| April 18 - Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||||||||||
| Air Force (West) | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Air Force | 22 | |||||||||||||
| April 19 - Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Air Force | 19 | |||||||||||||
| April 18 - Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Colorado | 18 | |||||||||||||
| May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Air Force | 9 | |||||||||||||
| April 18 – Blacksburg, VA | ||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 32 | |||||||||||||
| April 19 – Blacksburg, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 6 | |||||||||||||
| April 18 – Blacksburg, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | ||||||||||||||
| May 2 – Pebble Beach, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Maryland | ||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth (East) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| April 11 - Santa Barbara, CA | ||||||||||||||
| San Diego State (Pacific) | 22 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 12 | |||||||||||||
| April 11 - Santa Barbara, CA | May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA | |||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 7 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 23 | Bowling Green | 19 | |||||||||||
| April 11 - Santa Barbara, CA | ||||||||||||||
| California | 12 | Dartmouth | 7 | |||||||||||
| California | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Long Beach | 3 | |||||||||||||
Semifinals
edit| 2 May 1987 12:10 PM |
| Bowling Green | 8–15 | Air Force |
| Try: Rob Clark 15' Jeff Weemhoff | [4] | Try: Jay Moad 76' c Con: Mark Bissell (1/1) Pen: Mark Bissell (3) |
| Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Todd (NCRFU) |
| 2 May 1987 1:45 PM |
| Dartmouth | 6–22 | San Diego State |
| Pen: Jon Bigelow (2) | [5] | Try: Steve Forster Bruce Markey Con: Steve Forster Pen: Steve Forster (4) |
| Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Ian Nixon (USARFU) |
Third place
edit| 3 May 1987 |
| Bowling Green | 19–7 | Dartmouth |
| Try: Dan Burkholder Carl Vella c Jeff Weemhoff c Con: Mark Laimbeer Jon Konczak Pen: Jon Konczak | [6] | Try: Charles Lena Pen: Jon Bigelow |
| Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA |
Final
edit| 3 May 1987 12:00 PM |
| Air Force | 9–10 | San Diego State |
| Try: Scott Stark 60' c Con: Mark Bissell (1/1) Pen: Mark Bissell | [7] | Try: Steve Forster 55' Pen: 20' Steve Forster 75' Steve Forster |
| Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Attendance: 5000 Referee: Ian Nixon (USARFU) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ruggers Travel To Nationals Again". (April 23, 1987). The BG News, p.12
- ^ Klis, Mike (May 1, 1987). "Rugby Final Four Awaits Zoomies". Gazette Telegraph, p.C7
- ^ Richardson, Greg (April 13, 1987). "Rugby Fails In Bid To Repeat". The Daily Californian, p.16
- ^ Contey, Eric (May 1987). "Semifinal". Rugby. Vol. 13, no. 4. p. 6.
- ^ Contey, Eric (May 1987). "Semifinal". Rugby. Vol. 13, no. 4. p. 6.
- ^ "Rugby Team Falls Short In National Title Bid". (May 4, 1987). Daily Sentinel-Tribune, p.13 col.1-2
- ^ "Penalty Kick Gives SDSU Rugby Title". (May 4, 1987). Los Angeles Times, p.J9 col.4