1981 National Rugby Championships
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| 1981 National Rugby Championships | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Various |
| Date | 1981 |
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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.
Semifinals
The 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 back and Old Blues flanker Whit Everett was MVP forward.
| 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 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| April 26 - Denver, CO | ||||||||||||||
| Dallas Harlequins | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Denver Barbarians | 10 | |||||||||||||
| April 19 - Las Cruces, NM | ||||||||||||||
| Kansas City Blues | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas City Blues | 49 | |||||||||||||
| May 10 – Dayton, OH | ||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blues (CA) | 9 | |||||||||||||
| April 25 - Washington D.C. | ||||||||||||||
| Old Blue (NY) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blue | 15 | |||||||||||||
| April 26 - Washington D.C. | ||||||||||||||
| Atlanta Renegades | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blue (NY) | 17 | |||||||||||||
| April 25 - Washington D.C. | ||||||||||||||
| Norfolk Blues | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Norfolk Blues | 19 | |||||||||||||
| May 9 – Dayton, OH | ||||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Hooligans | 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 | W | |||||||||||||
| Louisville | L | |||||||||||||
| 09 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: 60' Milt Bennett |
| Dayton, OH Referee: Peter Jones |
| 09 May 1981 |
| Old Blue (NY) | 23–8 | Minneapolis |
| Try: Mike Sherlock 14' Malcolm Kimble Chimere Okezie 45' c Chimere Okezie 67' c Con: Malcolm Kimble (2/4) Pen: Malcolm Kimble 21' | Try: Connors 75' Johnson 77' |
| Dayton, OH |
Third place
| 10 May 1981 |
| Denver Barbarians | 6–3 | Minneapolis |
| Dayton, OH |
Final
| 10 May 1981 12:30 PM |
| Old Blues (CA) | 9–3 | Old Blue (NY) |
| Pen: Bill Armstrong 5', 20', 76' | [3] | Pen: Malcolm Kimble 3' |
| Dayton, OH Referee: Ian Nixon (Texas) |
Champions: Old Blues RFC of Berkeley, CA
Coach: Ron Mayes
Captain: Jeff Hollings (Hooker)
Roster: Dale Allan (Lock), Bill Armstrong (Center), Rick Bailey (Prop), Dave Bateman (Scrumhalf), Jim Brazil (Prop), Gary Bunce (Wing), John Dixon (Fullback), Duke Eberle (#8), Lee Evans (Center), John Everett (Hooker), Whit Everett (Flanker), Roy Helu (Center), Jay Heron (Flanker), Charlie Hextrum (Lock), Jeff Hollings (Hooker), Dean Landry (Prop), Jeff Lucas (Flyhalf), Bo Myersiek (Flyhalf), Steve Ponder (#8), Marty Richter (Wing), Steve Teasdale (Scrumhalf), Dennis Ward (Fullback), Blane Warhurst (Flanker), Jeff Westcolt (Wing), Brad Williams (Lock).
Women's Club
The 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 and Karen Onufry of Beantown won the Game Breaker Award.
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | National Semifinal | National Final | |||||||||||
| May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Belmont Shore | 32 | |||||||||||||
| May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Belmont Shore | 4 | |||||||||||||
| May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | ||||||||||||||
| May 24 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Belmont Shore | 13 | |||||||||||||
| May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin Madison | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin Madison | ||||||||||||||
| May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin Madison | ||||||||||||||
| May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| May 24 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Belmont Shore | 7 | |||||||||||||
| May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Beantown | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Beantown | 8 | |||||||||||||
| May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Beantown | 32 | |||||||||||||
| May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| U of Colorado | 0 | |||||||||||||
| U of Colorado | ||||||||||||||
| May 24 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Beantown | 15 | |||||||||||||
| May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 4 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Chicago | ||||||||||||||
| May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | May 24 – Oakbrook, IL | |||||||||||||
| Chicago | Denver | 6 | ||||||||||||
| May 23 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Minneapolis | 3 | |||||||||||||
Final
| 25 May 1981 |
| Belmont Shore | 7–6 | Beantown |
| Try: Gail Ball 72' Pen: Kathy Cantu 10' | Try: Nancy Breen c Con: Karen Onufry |
| Oakbrook, IL Referee: Jay Rusek |
Lineups:
Belmont Shore– Dave Head (Coach), Stregge (Prop), Hankins (Hooker), Hancock (Prop), Boyce (Lock), Hartman (Lock), Rogers (#8), Kathy Cantu–captain (Flanker), Miller (Flanker), Wallace (Scrumhalf), Cindy Martinich (Flyhalf), Jill Goldberg (Center), Gail Ball (Center), Kuskey (Wing), Martin (Wing), Melissa Hart (Fullback).
Beantown– Moynihan (Prop), Mullins (Hooker), Kimble (Prop), Kaspotys (Lock), Rutkowski (Lock), Locket (#8), Bridi (Flanker), Mindy Fener (Flanker), Cepko (Scrumhalf), Karen Onufry (Flyhalf), Evans (Center), Lewis (Center), Keith (Wing), Marr (Wing), Nancy Breen (Fullback).
College
The 1981 College championship was won by University of California at Berkeley. Harvard was runner-up.
Military
The 1981 Military Club 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
| 10 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
The 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)
