1991 National Collegiate Rugby Championship
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| 1991 National Collegiate Rugby Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Date | May 4 – 5, 1991 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 4 |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Final | |
| Venue | Houston, TX |
| Champions | UC Berkeley (8th title) |
| Runners-up | Army |
The 1991 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the twelfth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament, sponsored by Steinlager, took place at Cullen Park in Houston, Texas from May 4–5.[1][2][3][4] UC Berkeley won their eighth title with a victory over Army.[5][6] Ohio State placed third for the second year in a row.[7] Masanao Morimoto of Berkeley was named Most Valuable Forward while Gravelle Pierre of Army was Most Valuable Back.
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| Cullen Park |
  Cullen Park | |
| Houston, Texas | ||
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Participants
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on December 1–2 at Orlando, FL.[8]
- Army 46-9 Loyola of Maryland
- Army 50-6 Maryland
Roster:
Coaches- Michael W. Mahan, Brian O'Gorman, Dave Ross
Captain- Vinnie Torza (Center)
Record- 19–0
Bill Besterman (Prop), Jeff Chuck (Scrumhalf), Tony DeToto (Scrumhalf), Joe Frescura (Hooker), Martin Guillen (Prop), Eric Hall (Flyhalf), Chris Harlan (Lock), Lance Kohler (Hooker), Joe Kremer (Flanker), Muggs Malinowski (#8), Bill Marshall (Wing), Mike Mazzacco (Wing), Mike McKay (Flanker), Dennis McKernan (#8), Bob Minner (Flanker), Robert Moseley (Flyhalf), Scott Painter (Fullback), Gravelle Pierre (Wing), Mike Roberts (Prop), John Slater (Lock), Garth Yarnell (Center), Peter Young (Wing).
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 20–21 in Columbus, OH.[9]
- Ohio State 21–0 Iowa
- Ohio State 21–0 Mankato State
- Ohio State 9–6 University of Cincinnati
- Ohio State 3-0 Bowling Green
Roster:
Coaches- Barry Ferguson, Steve Finkel, Charlie Schubert, Mr. Perry
Captains- Mike Vogel, Dave Canning (#8)
Record- 6–1–1 (15–2–2)
Dan Berner (Hooker), Ron Bowers (Center), Joe Bradley (Fullback), Mike Cline (Lock), Mike Dresser (Flyhalf), Scott Dye (Wing), Shawn Fox (Lock), Kent Garbee (Flyhalf), Mark Griffiths (Scrumhalf), Ben Hadley (Fullback), Russ Howland (Center), Mike Hudak (Hooker), Mark Mann (Wing), Pat Marek (Prop), Brent Mathie (Center), Takahiro Matsubara (Wing), Dan McBride (Prop), Jim Merritt (Prop), Tim Peters (Wing), Corey Perry (Lock), Eric Pool (Prop), Tom Roe (Flanker), Tim Rudolph (Flanker), Chad Schneider (Flanker), Jim Skowron (Lock), Phil Vogel (Flanker), Tim Walsh (Scrumhalf), Gil Wright (Center).
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 13–14 in Lawrence, KS.[10]
- Wyoming 23-4 University of Missouri
- Wyoming 9-6 Nebraska University
- Wyoming 9-6 Air Force (triple overtime)
Roster:
Coach- Mr. Blanche
Captains- Doug Bailey (Lock)
Record- 20–1–1
Josh Armogost (Wing), Tom Baker (Flanker), Adam Beckman (Prop), Bill Bettas (Scrumhalf), Collin Bonner (Prop), Dave Finoff (Flanker), Dan Frey (Hooker), Rick Guermendi (Flyhalf), Will Harris (#8), Vince Kalkowski (Fullback), Travis Kelsey (Prop), Tim Lawrence (Center), Scot Mortimer (Flyhalf), Kayode Okesanjo (Flanker), Brian O'Neill (Fullback), Jack Peden (Wing), Peter Proffit (Lock), Rob Roth (Lock), Eric Smith (Scrumhalf), Jason Tangeman (Center), Tim Wilcox (Wing), Walter Wilcox (Flanker).
Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 19–21 in Palo Alto, CA.[11]
- UC Berkeley 30-0 UC Santa Barbara
- UC Berkeley 20-6 CSU Long Beach
- UC Berkeley 38-6 Stanford
Roster:
Coach- Jack Clark
Captain-Greg Chenu (Center)
Record- 7-0 (19–1)
Andre Bachelet (Scrumhalf), Christian Bachelet (Flyhalf), John Ball (Center), Jon Beck (Lock), Mark Bingham (#8), Tom Chapman (Lock), Jeff Chenu (#8), David Codevilla (Lock), Peter Codevilla (Lock), Charles Foster (Hooker), Frank Grant (Wing), Eric Harmon (Flyhalf), Sean Hoover (Center), Tim Hoover (Center), Pat Keegan (Fullback), Chris Kennerly (Prop), Chris King (Flanker), Chester Koh (Hooker), Ray Lehner (Prop), David Liebowitz (Prop), Rob Lumkong (#8), Joshua Martin (Flanker), Kevin Mein (Prop), Masanao Morimoto (Flanker), Tom Motes (Fullback), Matt Palamountain (Wing), Doug Pearson (Flanker), Ed Schram (Center), Wade Sherman (Prop), Faasamala Tagaloa (Wing), Kester Wise (Flyhalf).
Bracket
| Regional Semifinal | Regional Final | National Semifinal | National Final | |||||||||||
| April 20 - Palo Alto, CA | ||||||||||||||
| UC Berkeley | 20 | |||||||||||||
| April 21 - Palo Alto, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Long Beach | 6 | |||||||||||||
| UC Berkeley | 38 | |||||||||||||
| April 20 - Palo Alto, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Stanford | 13 | |||||||||||||
| May 4 – Houston, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 6 | |||||||||||||
| UC Berkeley (Pacific) | 49 | |||||||||||||
| April 13 - Lawrence, KS | ||||||||||||||
| Wyoming (West) | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 9 | |||||||||||||
| April 14 - Lawrence, KS | ||||||||||||||
| Nebraska U | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 9 | |||||||||||||
| April 13 - Lawrence, KS | ||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Air Force | 29 | |||||||||||||
| May 5 – Houston, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Texas U | 4 | |||||||||||||
| UC Berkeley | 20 | |||||||||||||
| December 1 - Orlando, FL | ||||||||||||||
| Army | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Army | 46 | |||||||||||||
| December 2 - Orlando, FL | ||||||||||||||
| Loyola | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Army | 50 | |||||||||||||
| December 1 - Orlando, FL | ||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Maryland | 7 | |||||||||||||
| May 4 – Houston, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Central Florida | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Army (East) | 42 | |||||||||||||
| April 20 - Columbus, OH | ||||||||||||||
| Ohio State (Midwest) | 11 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 9 | |||||||||||||
| April 21 - Columbus, OH | May 5 – Houston, TX | |||||||||||||
| U. of Cincinnati | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | Ohio State | 19 | |||||||||||
| April 20 - Columbus, OH | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 0 | Wyoming | 15 | |||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Penn State | 7 | |||||||||||||
Semifinals
| 4 May 1991 12:00 PM |
| UC Berkeley | 49–11 | Wyoming |
| Try: Andre Bachelet (2) Fas Tagaloa (2) J.Chenu Josh Martin Pearson Con: Andre Bachelet (2) Motes (4) Pen: Andre Bachelet Motes Drop: C. Bachelet | [12] | Try: O'Neill Frey Con: Mortimer |
| Houston, TX Referee: Bob Loftus (Midwest) |
| 4 May 1991 2:00 PM |
| Army | 42–11 | Ohio State |
| Try: Yarnell (2) Slater Hall Pierre Minner Con: Painter (6) Pen: Painter (2) | [12] | Try: Canning (2) Pen: Bradley |
| Houston, TX Referee: Don Reordan (USARFU) |
Third place
| 5 May 1991 10:30 AM |
| Ohio State | 19–15 | Wyoming |
| Try: Mann Matsubara Walsh Bradley Pen: Howland | [12] | Try: O'Neill (2) Con: Mortimer (2) Pen: Mortimer |
| Houston, TX Referee: Bob Loftus (Midwest) |
Final
| 5 May 1991 12:30 PM |
| UC Berkeley | 20–14 | Army |
| Try: Rob Lumkong 30' Masanao Morimoto 56' c Andre Bachelet 73' Con: Andre Bachelet Pen: Tom Motes 54', 66' | [13] | Try: Gravelle Pierre 38' Scott Painter 40+' Pen: Scott Painter 15', 27' |
| Houston, TX Attendance: 2000 Referee: Don Reordan (USARFU) |
College All–Stars
The 1991 Collegiate All–Star Championship took place Daly Field in Brighton, MA from June 14–16. Similar to the Inter Territorial Tournaments for club teams, the college competition is divided into geographic unions and used to select the All–American team that goes on to play other junior national rugby teams. In the final, the Pacific Coast RFU defeated the Eastern RU. The final standings were 1st Pacific, 2nd East, 3rd Midwest and 4th West. Andre Bachelet, scrumhalf for UC Berkeley, was MVP back and Ashley Hale, #8 for San Diego State, was MVP forward.
| 14 June 1991 |
| East | 27–4 | West |
| Try: Jeff Rank 23' c Dan Cockerell 52' c Steve Cohn 60' c Eric Chehab 70' c Con: Steve Laake (3) Todd Merolla (1) Pen: Steve Laake | [14] | Try: Steve Robke 50' |
| Brighton, MA Referee: Peter Meisenzahl (NERFU) |
| 14 June 1991 |
| Pacific Coast | 43–6 | Midwest |
| Try: Ashley Hale 2' c Jon Beck 9' Andre Bachelet 12' Kevin Robinson 30' c Craig Levine 45' Ed Schram c penalty try 68' c Andre Bachelet 73' Con: Jon Hinkin Pen: Jon Hinkin 32' | [14] | Pen: Russ Howland 14', 59' |
| Brighton, MA Referee: Scott Miller (ERRFU) |
| 15 June 1991 |
| East | 23–23 | Midwest |
| Try: Lauren Rose 64' Rob Getreu Steve Cohn c Con: Rafael Gonzalez Pen: Rafael Gonzalez 3', 11', 27' | [14] | Try: Tony Crowe c Dave Gosch 35' c Brent Hinz 60' Kent Lowe Con: Drew Little Pen: Drew Little 23' |
| Brighton, MA Referee: Peter Meisenzahl (NERFU) |
| 15 June 1991 |
| Pacific Coast | 27–13 | West |
| Try: Daryl Steinbeck 3' c Kester Wise 13' Jens Brock–Utne 16' Jens Brock–Utne 30' Jens Brock–Utne 71' c Con: Eric Harmon (1) Jon Hinkin (1) Pen: Eric Harmon 1H' | [14] | Try: Phil Olson (2) Con: John Tajkowski (1) Pen: John Tajkowski 25' |
| Brighton, MA Referee: Ed Browder (NERFU) |
| 16 June 1991 |
| Midwest | 16–8 | West |
| Try: Drew Little 15', 34' Craig Mauer Dave Canning | [14] | Try: Allan Mottram 43' John Tajkowski |
| Brighton, MA Referee: Scott Miller (ERRFU) |
| 16 June 1991 |
| Pacific Coast | 22–19 | East |
| Try: Dean Toohey 5' Ashley Hale 35' c Dan Cockerell 58' c Con: Andre Bachelet Pen: Andre Bachelet 49' Jon Hinkin Jon Hinkin 80+' Drop: Kevin Robinson 32' | [14] | Try: Lauren Rose 24' c Wally Lester 52' Con: Steve Laake Pen: Steve Laake 8' Todd Merolla 62' Drop: Todd Merolla 15' |
| Brighton, MA Referee: Ed Browder (NERFU) |
Champions: Pacific Coast College All–Stars
Staff: Jerry Figone (Manager), Dale Toohey (Coach), Chris Byrne (Asst. Coach)
Captain: Dean Toohey–Flanker (Long Beach State)
Roster: Andre Bachelet-Scrumhalf (UC Berkeley), Jon Beck-Lock (UC Berkeley), Scott Bracken-Prop (San Diego State), Jens Brock-Utne–Flanker (St. Mary's), Greg Chenu-Center (UC Berkeley), David Codevilla-Lock (UC Berkeley), Mike Conn-Prop (Santa Clara), Charlie Foster-Hooker (UC Berkeley), Erich Gross-Lock (San Diego State), Ashley Hale-#8 (San Diego State), Eric Harmon-Fullback (UC Berkeley), Jon Hinkin-Wing (St. Mary's), Craig Hutchinson-Lock (Long Beach State), Chris King-Flanker (UC Berkeley), Ray Lehner-Prop/Lock (UC Berkeley), Craig Levine-Hooker (San Diego State), Alex Lowe-Wing (Cal Poly SLO), Josh Martin-Flanker (UC Berkeley), Masanao Morimoto-Flanker (UC Berkeley), Chris Motes-Fullback (UC Berkeley), Adam Ortlieb-Prop (San Diego State), Todd Perruchon-Scrumhalf (Humboldt State), Kevin Robinson-Flyhalf (Long Beach State), Ed Schram-Center (UC Berkeley), Pete Smith-Flyhalf (UC Santa Barbara), Daryl Steinbeck-Center (Cal Poly SLO), Faasamala Tagaloa-Wing (UC Berkeley), Kester Wise–Wing (UC Berkeley).
