1980 National Rugby Championships
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| 1980 National Rugby Championships | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Various |
| Date | 1980 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Final | |
The 1980 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, Military, Sevens, and Interterritorial.
Semifinals
The 1980 National Club Rugby Championship was sponsored by Michelob and took place at Veteran's Memorial Stadium in Long Beach, California on May 10 and 11.[1] The teams featured in the tournament were the champions of the four sub unions of USARFU. The Berkeley Old Blues won the title defeating St. Louis in the final after beating their New York namesakes in the semifinals for the second straight year.[2] The All-Whites of Evansville, Indiana took third place.[3] Whit Everett of Berkeley Old Blues was named MVP.
| Regional Semifinal | Regional Final | National Semifinal | National Final | |||||||||||
| April 26 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Old Blues | 16 | |||||||||||||
| April 27 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles RC | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blues | 24 | |||||||||||||
| April 26 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Old Puget Sound Beach | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Old Puget Sound Beach | 13 | |||||||||||||
| May 10 – Long Beach, CA | ||||||||||||||
| BATS | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blues (CA) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| April 26 - Virginia Beach, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Old Blue (NY) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blue | 13 | |||||||||||||
| April 27 - Virginia Beach, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Whitemarsh | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blue | 15 | |||||||||||||
| April 26 - Virginia Beach, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Norfolk | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Norfolk Blues | 17 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 – Long Beach, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Atlanta Renegades | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blues (CA) | 20 | |||||||||||||
| April 20 - Norman, OK | ||||||||||||||
| St. Louis Falcons | 6 | |||||||||||||
| St. Louis Falcons | 25 | |||||||||||||
| April 27 - Denver, CO | ||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma U. | 9 | |||||||||||||
| St. Louis Falcons | 29 | |||||||||||||
| April 20 - Austin, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Houston Old Boys | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Houston Old Boys | 9 | |||||||||||||
| May 10 – Long Beach, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Denver Barbarians | 8 | |||||||||||||
| St. Louis Falcons | 20 | |||||||||||||
| April 27 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||||||
| Evansville (IN) | 9 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Evansville All-Whites | 13 | |||||||||||||
| April 27 - Dayton, OH | May 11 – Long Beach, CA | |||||||||||||
| West Side Harlequins | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Evansville All-Whites | 25 | Evansville (IN) | 12 | |||||||||||
| April 27 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||||||
| Akron | 9 | Old Blue (NY) | 7 | |||||||||||
| Akron | W | |||||||||||||
| Scioto Valley | L | |||||||||||||
| 10 May 1980 |
| Old Blues (CA) | 6–3 | Old Blue (NY) |
| Try: Gary Bunce c Con: Bill Armstrong (1/1) | [4] | Pen: Malcolm Kimble |
| Long Beach, CA Referee: Ian Nixon |
| 10 May 1980 11:00AM |
| St. Louis Falcons | 20–9 | Evansville All-Whites |
| Try: Gary Heyde Flynn c Brown Gene Figge c Con: Dennis Henley | [4] | Pen: Mike Hamlin (3) |
| Long Beach, CA Referee: Dennis Shanagher |
Third place
| 11 May 1980 |
| Evansville All-Whites | 12–7 | Old Blue (NY) |
| Try: Mike Hamlin c Con: Mike Hamlin Pen: 50' Mike Hamlin Drop: Mike Hamlin | [4] | Try: 75' Mike Nolin Pen: 4' Malcolm Kimble |
| Long Beach, CA |
Final
| 11 May 1980 |
| Old Blues (CA) | 18–6 | St. Louis Falcons |
| Try: 39' John Dixon 68' Bill Armstrong Mark Richter Pen: Bill Armstrong (2) | [4] | Pen: Dennis Henley (2) |
| Long Beach, CA |
Champions: Old Blues RFC of Berkeley, CA
Coach: Ron Mayes
Captain: Jeff Hollings (Hooker)
Roster: Bill Armstrong (Center), Rick Bailey (Prop), Jim Brazil (Prop), Gary Bunce (Center), Peter Burman (Flyhalf), Jack Clarke (Lock), John Dixon (Fullback), Lee Evan (Center), Whit Everett (Flanker), Stephen Gritsch (Wing), Chuck Hextrom (Lock), Jim Meyersieck (Scrumhalf), Mark Hoffman (Lock), Steve Ponder (#8), Mark Richter (Wing), Peter Richter (Flanker), Scott Stringer (Center), Mike Testerman (Prop), Art Ward (#8), Dennis Ward (Fullback), Blane Warhurst (Flanker).
Women's Club
The 1980 Women's National Rugby Classic was a seven team tournament that took place on May 24–26 in Oakbrook, IL.[5] The teams were split into two groups for round robin play. The Green division featured Florida State, Beantown, Ohio State and Chicago. The Red division included Minnesota, Wisconsin and Hoyden of Atlanta. The team from Florida State won the championship with five victories: FSU 29-3 Beantown, FSU 20-0 Ohio State, FSU 13-0 and 19–6 against Chicago and the 14-0 championship match against Hoyden of Atlanta, GA. En route to the final Hoyden dropped their opener 0-3 against Wisconsin then won two overtime games against Minnesota 8-4 and Wisconsin 4-0. Wisconsin defeated Chicago 6-0 for third place while Ohio State took fifth place with a 3-0 win over Minnesota.[6] Seven members of Florida State were named to the all-tournament team.
7th place: Beantown
5th place: Ohio State 3–0 Minnesota
3rd place: Wisconsin 6–0 Chicago
Final
| 26 May 1980 |
| Florida State | 14–0 | Hoyden(GA) |
| Try: Andra Douglas 6' Susie Rosen 50' Susie Rosen 75' c Con: Sharon Jamison | [7] |
| Oakbrook, IL |
All Tournament Team
Mary Ellen Moynahan (Beantown) – Prop
Pam Mullins (Beantown) – Hooker
Betsy Kimball (Beantown) – Prop
Sue Meany (Ohio State) – 2nd Row
Bev Buhr (Wisconsin) – 2nd Row
Kathy Flores (Florida State) – #8
Vicky Bowlen (Florida State) – Wing Forward
Judy Lee (Wisconsin) – Wing Forward
Mary Homes (Florida State) – Scrumhalf
Renata Brady (Florida State) – Flyhalf
Cindy Beebe (Chicago) – Inside Center
Candi Orsini (Florida State) – Outside Center
Linda Lillis (Chicago) – Wing
Jamie McKallister (Florida State) – Wing
Karen Hornsby (Florida State) – Fullback
College
The 1980 College championship was won by University of California at Berkeley. Air Force was runner-up.
Military
The 1980 Military Club Rugby Championship took place at Wright–Patterson AFB in Ohio and was won by Coronado Navy with a 12–4 win over Scott AFB.[8]
