1985_National_Collegiate_Rugby_Championship

1985 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

1985 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

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The 1985 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the sixth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament took place concurrently with the Monterey National Invitational Rugby Tournament on the Polo Fields at Pebble Beach, California. Harvard won their first title with a victory over Colorado.

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Participants

Illinois

  • President- Rick Mihevc
  • Coach- Hamish Fraser
  • Record 7-1

Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Midwest College Championship at Northwestern in Evanston, IL on April 27–28.[1]

  • Illinois 21-0 Wisconsin Lacrosse
  • Illinois 20-0 Ohio State
  • Illinois 15-6 Miami Ohio
  • Illinois 25-12 Wisconsin

Maryland

  • President- Jim Abonyi
  • Coaches-John Niedemire/Kenny Beyer
  • Captain-
  • Record-7-1

Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Eastern Collegiate Championship at LSU in Baton Rouge, LA on April 20–21.[2]

  • Maryland 13-6 Georgia Tech
  • Maryland 16-15 Dartmouth

Colorado

  • Coach-
  • Captains-
  • Record-

Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Regional.

California

  • Coach- Jack Clark
  • Captain- Mark Lambourne
  • Record 21-3-1(17-0)

Qualified from Pacific Coast Collegiate Regional at Corvallis, OR on April 25–27.[3]

  • California 18-14 UC Santa Barbara (Quarterfinal)
  • California 17-4 Oregon (Semifinal)
  • California 18-12 Long Beach (Final)

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
April 27 - Corvallis, OR
 
 
California18
 
May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Long Beach12
 
California (Pacific)39
 
April
 
Colorado (West)21
 
Colorado
 
May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
 
 
California31
 
April 21 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Maryland6
 
Maryland16
 
May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Dartmouth15
 
Maryland (East)19
 
April 28 - Evanston, IL
 
Illinois (Midwest)14 Third place
 
Illinois 25
 
May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Wisconsin12
 
Colorado26
 
 
Illinois8
 

Semifinals

4 May 1985
12:10 PM
California39–21Colorado
Con: Lambourne 4
Pen: Lambourne		[4]
Polo Fields, Pebble Beach, CA
4 May 1985
1:45 PM
Maryland19–14Illinois
Polo Fields, Pebble Beach, CA

Third place

5 May 1985
9:40 AM
Colorado26–8Illinois
Polo Fields, Pebble Beach, CA

Final

5 May 1985
12:30 PM
California31–6Maryland
Try: Gary Hein(3)
Rob Salaber
Mike Metoyer
Robert Mascheroni
Pen: Robert Mascheroni 33'		[5]Try: Robert Skalka 15'
Polo Fields, Pebble Beach, CA

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Don (April 30, 1985). "Rugby Club Breezes Through Tournament". The Daily Illini, p.30
  2. [2]
    Reens, Brian (April 24, 1985). "Ruggers Beat Dartmouth For Right To Go To Nationals". The Diamondback, p.12
  3. [3]
    Woitalla, Mike (April 29, 1985). "Bear Ruggers Enter Nation's Final Four". The Daily Californian, p.7
  4. [4]
    "Cal Reaches U.S. Rugby Final". (May 5, 1985). S.F. Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, p.C5 col.4-5
  5. [5]
    Woitalla, Mike (May 6, 1985). "Cal Wins Fifth National Rugby Title Convincingly". The Daily Californian, p.5
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