1985 National Rugby Championships
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| 1985 National Rugby Championships | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Various |
| Date | 1985 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Final | |
The 1985 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.
Final
The 1985 National Club Rugby Championship was sponsored by Michelob and took place in Chicago, IL at Winnemac Stadium from May 11–12.[1] The teams featured in the tournament were the champions of the four sub unions of USARFU. Milwaukee rugby club won the title for the first time.[2]
| Regional Semifinal | Regional Final | National Semifinal | National Final | |||||||||||
| April 27 - Chicago, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 16 | |||||||||||||
| April 28 - Chicago, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 19 | |||||||||||||
| April 27 - Chicago, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Scioto Valley | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Scioto Valley | 6 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 - Chicago, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Chicago Lions | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 19 | |||||||||||||
| April 27 - Conshohocken, PA | ||||||||||||||
| Boston | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Boston | 42 | |||||||||||||
| April 28 - Conshohocken, PA | ||||||||||||||
| Old #7 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Boston | 10 | |||||||||||||
| April 27 - Conshohocken, PA | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia White Marsh | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Whitemarsh | 24 | |||||||||||||
| May 12 - Chicago, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Baton Rouge | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 10 | |||||||||||||
| April 27 - Dallas, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Denver Barbarians | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Denver Barbarians | 28 | |||||||||||||
| April 28 - Dallas, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Dallas RFC | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Denver Barbarians | 36 | |||||||||||||
| April 27 - Dallas, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma U. | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma U. | 16 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 - Chicago, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Kansas U. | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Denver Barbarians | 15 | |||||||||||||
| April 27- Tempe, AZ | ||||||||||||||
| Old Blues | 8 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Old Blues | 17 | |||||||||||||
| April 28 - Tempe, AZ | May 12 - Chicago, IL | |||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blues | 32 | Boston | 10 | |||||||||||
| April 27- Tempe, AZ | ||||||||||||||
| OMBAC | 0 | Old Blues | 7 | |||||||||||
| OMBAC | 10 | |||||||||||||
| San Jose Seahawks | 4 | |||||||||||||
Semifinals
| 11 May 1985 |
| Milwaukee | 19–10 | Boston |
| Try: Pete Boese Bob Bilda 78' c Con: Bill Jhung Pen: Bill Jhung 60', 70' Drop: Bill Jhung | Try: Paul Male Pen: Mario Massano 8' Mario Marsano |
| Chicago, IL Referee: Nixon (USARFU) |
| 11 May 1985 |
| Denver Barbarians | 15–8 | Old Blues |
| Try: Doug Straehley c Con: Ray Nelson Pen: Ray Nelson Ray Nelson 53' Ray Nelson | Try: Tim Mascheroni 37' Dave Mogni |
| Chicago, IL Referee: Don Morrison (USARFU) |
Third place
| 12 May 1985 |
| Boston | 10–7 | Old Blues |
| Try: Mario Marsano Pen: Mario Marsano 10', 62' | Try: Dave Bateman 28' Pen: Gary Townsend |
| Chicago, IL Referee: Don Morrison |
| 12 May 1985 |
| Milwaukee | 10–4 | Denver Barbarians |
| Try: Pete Boese Pen: Bill Jhung 3' Bill Jhung | [3] | Try: Nick Sweeney 13' |
| Chicago, IL Referee: Ian Nixon (USARFU) |
Champions: Milwaukee RFC
President: Tim O'Keefe
Coach: Tom Beckman
Captain: Bill Lemke
Roster: Mike Bahr (Lock), Tom Beckmann (Scrumhalf), Bob Bilda (Wing Forward), Pete Boese (Wing), Phil Callen (Prop), John Dabriener (#8), Tom Foley (Flyhalf), Steve Gramling (Wing Forward), Tim Gramling (Wing), Bill Hauser (Prop), Drew Howie (Center), Bill Jhung (Flyhalf), John Koeppen (Center), Joe Landry (Fullback), Mike Landry (Center), Bill Lemke (Hooker), Ed Martin (Prop), Vince Murphy (Hooker), Bill O'Connor (Scrumhalf), Drew Palin (Wing Forward), Tom Queoff (Lock), Mark Roseky (Wing), Joseph Sauer (Lock), John Starke (Prop/Lock).
Women's Club
The 1985 Women's National Rugby Championship was a tournament that took place at Golden Gate Park Polo Fields on May 25–26 in San Francisco, CA.[4] Florida State won back to back titles and fourth overall after defeating San Diego Surfers 12–6 in the final.[5] Minnesota took third place with a 8–0 win over Chicago.[6] Kathy Kojm of Florida State was MVP.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 25 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||
| Surfers | 4 | |||||||||
| May 25 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||
| Beantown | 0 | |||||||||
| Surfers | 6 | |||||||||
| May 25 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||
| Chicago | 4 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 20 | |||||||||
| May 26 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | |||||||||
| Surfers | 6 | |||||||||
| May 25 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||
| Florida State | 12 | |||||||||
| Florida State | 20 | |||||||||
| May 25 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||
| Belmont Shore | 0 | |||||||||
| Florida State | 12 | |||||||||
| May 25 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Minnesota | 10 | |||||||||
| May 26 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||
| New Orleans | 6 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | |||||||||
| Minnesota | 8 | |||||||||
Consolation games:
- Beantown 26–4 Texas A&M
- Belmont Shore 36–0 New Orleans
Quarterfinals
| 25 May 1985 |
| Surfers | 4–0 | Beantown |
| Try: Karen Poirier 50' |
| San Francisco, CA |
| 25 May 1985 |
| Chicago | 20–0 | Texas A&M |
| San Francisco, CA |
| 25 May 1985 |
| Florida State | 20–0 | Belmont Shore |
| Try: Jackie Watts (2) Bebe Alley Kathy Kojm Con: Bowlin (1) Kojm (1) |
| San Francisco, CA |
| 25 May 1985 |
| Minnesota | 10–6 | New Orleans |
| San Francisco, CA |
Semifinals
| 25 May 1985 |
| Surfers | 6–4 | Chicago |
| Pen: Chris Harjue (2) | Try: Lisa Gartner |
| San Francisco, CA |
| 25 May 1985 |
| Florida State | 12–0 | Minnesota |
| Try: Karen Morton Schlopek Connie Jakubcin |
| San Francisco, CA |
Third place
| 26 May 1985 |
| Chicago | 0–8 | Minnesota |
| Try: 18' 73' |
| San Francisco, CA |
Final
| 26 May 1985 |
| Surfers | 6–12 | Florida State |
| Pen: Chris Harjue (2) | [7] | Try: Kathy Kojm Bebe Alley 50', 78' |
| San Francisco, CA Attendance: 500 Referee: Ian Nixon |
President's Select XV:
Karen Lang (Minnesota), Sheila Hill (Florida St.), Patti Purcell (Chicago), Kathy Kojm (Florida St.), Lori Reese (Minnesota), Jackie Watts (Florida St.), Lisa Patefield (Minnesota), Cathy Flores (Florida St.), Kim Colweck (Chicago), Jill Goldberg (Belmont), Candi Orsini (Florida St.), Deb Ahrens (Minnesota), Micki McVann (Beantown), Suzi Rosen Arnsdorff (Florida St.), Pat Standley (Chicago).
College
The 1985 College championship was won by California. Maryland was runner-up.
Military
The 1985 National Military Rugby Championship was a sixteen team tournament that took place at Fort Sill, OK from May 11–12 and was won by Fort Ord of Monterey, CA with a 22–12 win over the Medical School of Maryland.[8]
Championship Bracket
| First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| Monterey | 30 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| Wright Patterson | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Monterey | 16 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| Davis Monthan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Davis Monthan | 19 | |||||||||||||
| May 12 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| Fort Benning | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Monterey | 15 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| Fort Sill | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Cherry Point | 0 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| Fort Sill | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Fort Sill | 13 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| Okinawa | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Fort Riley | 4 | |||||||||||||
| May 12 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| Okinawa | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Monterey | 22 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| USUHS | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 29 Palms | 0 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| USUHS | 18 | |||||||||||||
| USUHS | 9 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| Fort Stewart | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Fort Stewart | 17 | |||||||||||||
| May 12 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| Parris Island | 0 | |||||||||||||
| USUHS | 7 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| Camp Pendleton | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Camp Pendleton | 12 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| Ft. Leavenworth | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Camp Pendleton | 4 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||||||
| Fort Hood | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Fort Hood | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Lackland | 4 | |||||||||||||
Final
| 12 May 1985 |
| Monterey | 22–12 | USUHS |
| Try: Tom Edwards 15' John Byzewski 25' c Brian McKeon 45' c Con: John Byzewski Rob Beck Pen: Rob Beck 65' Drop: Mike Mahre | [9] | Try: Shawn Murphy c Ed Lucci c Con: Jim Dahl |
| Ft. Sill, OK Referee: Jim Russell |
Consolation Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||
| Wright Patterson | 9 | |||||||||
| May 12 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||
| Fort Benning | 8 | |||||||||
| Wright Patterson | 9 | |||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||
| Fort Riley | 14 | |||||||||
| Cherry Point | 3 | |||||||||
| May 12 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||
| Fort Riley | 7 | |||||||||
| 29 Palms | 20 | |||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||
| Fort Riley | 6 | |||||||||
| 29 Palms | W | |||||||||
| May 12 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||
| Parris Island | L | |||||||||
| 29 Palms | 14 | |||||||||
| May 11 – Fort Sill, OK | ||||||||||
| Ft. Leavenworth | 9 | |||||||||
| Ft. Leavenworth | W | |||||||||
| Lackland | L | |||||||||
Open Division
May 11
Wheeler/Scott 9-3 Black Sheep
Coast Guard 34-3 Campbell/Bliss
Black Sheep 14-3 Campbell/Bliss
Coast Guard 32-0 Wheeler/Scott
May 12
Coast Guard 30-0 Black Sheep
Wheeler/Scott W-L Campbell/Bliss
The 1985 Interservice Rugby Championship was held at Fort Hood, TX from 7–8 September.[10] The teams involved were select sides of each service branch. From these teams a selection was made to field the Combined Services Rugby team for tours.
| 7 September 1985 |
| Army | 13–9 | Air Force |
| Try: Rich Feathers c 39' Con: Rich Feathers Pen: Rich Feathers | Pen: Bob Williamson (3) |
| Hood Stadium |
| 7 September 1985 |
| Army | 19–3 | Marines |
| Try: Sam Tonga Pen: Rich Feathers (5) | Pen: (1) |
| Hood Stadium |
| 7 September 1985 |
| Marines | 11–3 | Air Force |
| Try: (2) Pen: (1) | Pen: (1) |
| Hood Stadium |
Championship
| 8 September 1985 |
| Army | 23–7 | Marines |
| Try: Dave Bresch c Sam Tonga c ?' Mark Teegarden Con: Rich Feathers Pen: Rich Feathers | Try: (1) Pen: (1) |
| Hood Stadium Referee: Ian Nixon (Texas RFU) |
Sevens
The 1985 National Sevens Rugby Tournament was an eight team tournament sponsored by Michelob and took place on February 17, 1985, at Robb Field in San Diego, California.[11] The eight teams played two rounds of games and then were paired off in placement matches. The Pacific Coast A team won the final over the Eastern A team. Similar to the ITTs, the other purpose of the tournament was to select members for the U.S. Eagles Seven–a–side team.[12]
All Star Sevens–February
First round:
- Pacific A 14–4 Midwest B
- Western A 20–10 Eastern B
- Eastern A 18–0 Pacific B
- Midwest A 16–4 Western B
Second round:
- Eastern B 20–4 Midwest B
- Pacific A 17–10 Western A
- Pacific B 16–4 Western B
- Eastern A W–L Midwest A
Seventh place
| 17 February 1985 |
| Midwest B | 24–0 | Western B |
| Try: John Spencer Kevin Moylan Enyo Dewith Dale Tuttle Enyo Dewith Con: Kevin Conroy (2/5) | [13] |
| San Diego, CA Referee: Dave Head (Pacific Coast) |
Fifth place
| 17 February 1985 |
| Eastern B | 12–0 | Pacific B |
| Try: Pete Sweet c Jim Montaine c Con: Jim Montaine (2/2) | [14] |
| San Diego, CA Referee: Fletcher (Southern California) |
Third place
| 17 February 1985 |
| Western A | 14–10 | Midwest A |
| Try: Jim Bartle c Dave Jenkinson Dave Jenkinson Con: Jim Bartle | [15] | Try: Dan Kilen Lee St. Clair c Con: Joe Scheitlin (1/2) |
| San Diego, CA Referee: Sivyer (Midwest) |
Final
| 17 February 1985 |
| Pacific Coast A | 14–10 | Eastern A |
| Try: Denis Shanagher Steve Gray 80' c Pete Deddah Con: Steve Gray | [16] | Try: Terrence Titus Jerry Miller c Con: Ned Corcoran (1/2) |
| San Diego, CA Referee: Ian Nixon (USARFU) |
Champions: Pacific Coast A
Roster: Dave Bateman (Old Blues), Gary Bunce (Old Blues), Pete Deddah (OMBAC), Steve Gray (OMBAC), Willie Jefferson (Harlequins), Mike Purcell (BATS), Denis Shanagher (BATS), Blane Warhurst (Old Blues).
All Star Sevens–December
A second All Star Sevens Tournament sponsored by Michelob took place in Orlando, Florida on December 7. The format was the same as the February event. Three rounds are played with winners and losers advancing to play each other respectively in the next round with the third round determining placements. Mark Gaetjen of the Eastern A team was MVP.
First round:
- West A 14–10 Pacific B
- East A 28–10 Midwest B
- Pacific A 18–10 West B
- East B 16–6 Midwest A
Second round:
- Pacific B 18–10 Midwest B
- East A 24–4 West A
- Midwest A 14–22 West B
- Pacific A 20–14 East B
Seventh place: Midwest A 24–12 Midwest B
Fifth place: West B 18–6 Pacific B
Third place
| 7 December 1985 |
| East B | 18–6 | West A |
| Try: Pete Sweet c Chris Bader c Jay Fredkin c Con: Chris Bader (3/3) | [17] | Try: Bill Baker c Con: Jim Bartle (1/1) |
| Orlando, FL |
Final
| 7 December 1985 |
| East A | 21–4 | Pacific A |
| Try: Mark Gaetjen 3' c Pete Peluso 5' c Mark Gaetjen 10' c Con: Mike Caulder (3/3) Pen: Mike Caulder | [18] | Try: Del Chipman 2' |
| Orlando, FL Referee: Don Morrison |
East A: Mike Caulder(c)(Life College), Mark Gaetjen (NOVA), Hoover, Gary Lambert (Life College), Dan Parris (NOVA), Pete Peluso (Bethlehem), Joe Taranto (Union County).
Pacific Coast A: Dave Bateman (Old Blues), Del Chipman (OMBAC), Pete Deddeh (OMBAC), Mike Purcell (BATS), Denis Shanagher(c)(BATS), Lin Walton(OMBAC)(subbed M. Smith), Blane Warhurst (Old Blues).
Club Sevens
At the club level the National Seven–a–side championship was played as part of the 11th Annual Michelob Continental Rugby Classic at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona on November 2nd.[19] There were eight teams featured which included two representatives from each of the four territorial unions. The Old Mission Beach Athletic Club defeated the Northern Virginia Duck Brothers 26–12 to win the championship.[20] Bethlehem finished third by defeating Quad City 10–6 in OT. Lin Walton of OMBAC was MVP.
First round:
- Duck Brothers 28–0 Albuquerque
- Quad City Irish 10–6 Old Blues
- Bethlehem 20–16 Texas A&M
- OMBAC 16–12 Dayton
Second round:
- OMBAC 22–12 Bethlehem
- Duck Brothers 20–12 Quad City Irish
- Old Blues 24–0 Albuquerque
- Texas A&M 18–10 Dayton
Seventh place: Dayton 12–8 Albuquerque
Fifth place: Old Blues 13–12 Texas A&M
Third place: Bethlehem 10–6 Quad City Irish
Final
| 2 November 1985 |
| OMBAC | 26–12 | Duck Brothers |
| Try: Del Chipman 1' Lin Walton Harold McFadyen Lin Walton Pete Deddah Del Chipman c Con: Harold McFadyen | [21] | Try: Mark Gaetjen c Will Brewington c Con: Will Brewington |
| Tucson, AZ |
Champions: Old Mission Beach Athletic Club
Roster: Del Chipman, Pete Deddah, Dave Granfors, Steve Gray, Harold McFadyen, Scott Page, Mike Saunders, Brian Vizzard, Lin Walton.
