1980 National Rugby Championships
| 1980 National Rugby Championships | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Men's Club
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 | |||||||||||||
Semifinals
| 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]
Sevens
The 1980 National Sevens Rugby Tournament was hosted by the Hartford Wanderers and took place on June 14, 1980, at Sterling Field in West Hartford, Connecticut.[9] The twelve team tournament was won by the Virginia Duck Brothers.[10]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| June 14 - Hartford, CT | ||||||
| Duck Brothers | 16 | |||||
| June 14 - Hartford, CT | ||||||
| Norfolk | 15 | |||||
| Virginia Duck Brothers | 28 | |||||
| June 14 - Hartford, CT | ||||||
| Hartford Wanderers | 10 | |||||
| Hartford Wanderers | W | |||||
| Sorcerers | L | |||||
ITT
The Inter Territorial Tournament involved the four regional rugby unions comprising the United States RFU: Pacific Coast RFU, Western RFU, Midwest RFU, and the Eastern Rugby Union. The region teams are formed from selected players from the sub regional rugby unions. Subsequently, the USA Eagles are selected from the four regional teams after the ITT concludes. The 1980 edition was sponsored by Michelob and was played at Oak Brook Polo Field in Oak Brook, Illinois from May 24–26.[11] The Pacific Coast RFU repeated as tournament champions.[12]
Results:
| 24 May 1980 |
| Pacific Coast | 16–6 | Midwest |
| Try: Tim O'Brien Pen: Steve Gray (3) Drop: Ian Gunn | Pen: Dick Cooke (2) |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| 24 May 1980 |
| Western | 13–12 | Eastern |
| Try: Rob Porter Pen: Doug Park (3) | Pen: Tommy Smith (3) Drop: 2' Tommy Smith |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| 25 May 1980 |
| Pacific Coast | 25–6 | Eastern |
| Try: 1' Tim O'Brien c Mike Fanucci c Mike Fanucci Jay Hanson Con: Chip Howard Pen: 70' Ian Gunn | Try: 2' Bill Foye c |
| Oakbrook, IL Referee: Jim Russell (Eastern Rockies) |
| 25 May 1980 |
| Midwest | 22–6 | Western |
| Try: Steve Finkle c Gary Larson Con: Dick Cooke Pen: Dick Cooke (3) Drop: Fred Schofield | Pen: Doug Park (2) |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| 26 May 1980 |
| Western | 7–42 | Pacific Coast |
| Try: Jim Cook Pen: Doug Park | Try: Lin Walton Ed Burlingham Mark Deaton Lin Walton Tim O'Brien c Chip Howard Mark Deaton c Dennis Shanagher Con: Dennis Jablonski (5) |
| Oakbrook, IL Referee: Skip McCarthy (British Columbia) |
| 26 May 1980 |
| Midwest | 9–3 | Eastern |
| Pen: Fred Warmbrodt (2) Drop: Fred Schofield | Pen: Tommy Smith |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| Team | W | L | F | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Coast Grizzlies | 3 | 0 | 83 | 19 |
| 2 | Midwest Thunderbirds | 2 | 1 | 37 | 25 |
| 3 | Western Mustangs | 1 | 2 | 26 | 76 |
| 4 | Eastern Colonials | 0 | 3 | 21 | 47 |
Champions: Pacific Coast Grizzlies
Coaches: Ron Nisbet, Rod Sears
Manager: Dan Hickey
Roster: Rick Bailey-Prop (Old Blues), Dave Bateman–Scrumhalf (Old Blues), David Briley-Prop (Santa Monica), Ed Burlingham–Lock (Irvine Coast), Jack Clark-Lock (Old Blues), Mark Deaton-#8 (California), Whit Everett-Flanker (Old Blues), Mike Fanucci–Wing (BATS), John Fowler–Flanker (UCLA), Steve Gray–Flyhalf (Los Angeles), Ian Gunn–Flyhalf (Old Puget Sound), Jay Hanson-Hooker (San Francisco), Jeff Hollings–Hooker (Old Blues), Chip Howard–Fullback (BATS), Dennis Jablonski–Fullback (Santa Monica), Bob MacFayden-Scrumhalf (OMBAC), Skip Niebauer-Flanker (BATS), Tim O'Brien-Center (California), Mike Pavich–Prop (Santa Monica), Dennis Shanagher-Center (San Francisco), Doug Straley-Scrumhalf (Hawaii Harlequins), Lin Walton-Wing (OMBAC), Art Ward-#8 (Old Blues), Peter Wood-Wing (Old Puget Sound), Craig Young-Flanker (BATS).
References
- ^ "Rugby Super Bowl". (May 6, 1980). Los Angeles Times, p.J18 col.3
- ^ "Old Blues Win Rugby Title". (May 12, 1980). San Francisco Chronicle, p.54 col.1-2
- ^ "All-Whites Say Third Place Beats Fourth". (May 12, 1980). Evansville Press, p.15
- ^ a b c d Scott, A.W. (May 26, 1980). "National Club Championship". Rugby. Vol. 6, no. 3. pp. 6–11.
- ^ "FSU’s Women Ruggers Defend National Title". (May 23, 1980). Tallahassee Democrat, p.2C
- ^ Cohen, Steve (July 14, 1980). "Florida State:Natl. Champs". Rugby. Vol. 6, no. 4. p. 28.
- ^ "FSU Women Ruggers Capture National Title". (May 28, 1980). Tallahassee Democrat, p.1B
- ^ Carlson, Kenneth N. (February 1984). "National Championships". Rugby Football Scorebook (1st ed.). Lynwood, WA: Rain Belt Inc. p. 6. ISBN 0-938428-04-7.
- ^ "Big Day". (June 14, 1980). Hartford Courant, p.29 col.5
- ^ Paterno, Karen (June 15, 1980). "Ruggers Sing Praises Of Their Sport". Hartford Courant, p.4C col.3–6
- ^ "Rugby Tournament". (May 26, 1980). The Daily Herald, sec.4 p.4 col.6
- ^ Carlson, Kenneth N. (February 1984). Rugby Football Scorebook (1st ed.). Lynwood, WA: Rain Belt Inc. pp. 63–68. ISBN 0-938428-04-7.