1982 National Rugby Championships
| 1982 National Rugby Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Various |
| Date | 1982 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Final | |
The 1982 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.
Men's Club
The 1982 National Club Rugby Championship took place in Palo Alto, California at Stanford University's Harry Maloney Field from May 15–16.[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 Denver Barbarians in the final 36–7.[2] Art Ward of Old Blues was MVP forward and Bill Armstrong of Old Blues was MVP back.
| Regional Semifinal | Regional Final | National Semifinal | National Final | |||||||||||
| April 24 - Long Beach, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Old Blues | 35 | |||||||||||||
| April 25 - Long Beach, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Old Puget SB | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blues | 16 | |||||||||||||
| April 24 - Long Beach, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Capitol | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Capitol | 8 | |||||||||||||
| May 15 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Newport | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blues | 20 | |||||||||||||
| April 25 - Detroit, MI | ||||||||||||||
| Chicago Lions | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Chicago Lions | 31 | |||||||||||||
| April 25 - Detroit, MI | ||||||||||||||
| Westside Harlequins | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chicago Lions | 30 | |||||||||||||
| April 25 - Detroit, MI | ||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 14 | |||||||||||||
| May 16 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Minneapolis | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blues (CA) | 36 | |||||||||||||
| April 16 - Las Cruces, NM | ||||||||||||||
| Denver Barbarians | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Denver Barbarians | 10 | |||||||||||||
| April 24 - Denver, CO | ||||||||||||||
| Dallas Harlequins | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Denver Barbarians | 25 | |||||||||||||
| April 16 - Las Cruces, NM | ||||||||||||||
| Kansas University | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas University | 20 | |||||||||||||
| May 15 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||||||||||
| St. Louis Falcons | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Denver Barbarians | 35 | |||||||||||||
| May 1 - Philadelphia, PA | ||||||||||||||
| Norfolk Blues | 24 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Norfolk Blues | 11 | |||||||||||||
| May 2 - Philadelphia, PA | May 16 – Palo Alto, CA | |||||||||||||
| Old Blue | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Norfolk Blues | 25 | Norfolk Blues | 20 | |||||||||||
| May 1 - Philadelphia, PA | ||||||||||||||
| Atlanta Renegades | 11 | Chicago Lions | 16 | |||||||||||
| Atlanta Renegades | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Virginia | 6 | |||||||||||||
Semifinal
| 15 May 1982 |
| Denver Barbarians | 35–24 | Norfolk Blues |
| Try: Rohn Skillin 28' c Ken Glassmeyer Doug Straehley 48' c Mike Williams 78' c Ken Glassmeyer Con: Milt Bennett Pen: Mike Williams 2' Milt Bennett 30' Milt Bennett | Try: Mike Osborne12' c Mike Osborne 21' c Bob McCaughey c Con: Otis Purvis Pen: Otis Purvis Otis Purvis 60' |
| Palo Alto, CA Referee: Reordan |
| 15 May 1982 |
| Old Blues | 20–15 | Chicago Lions |
| Try: Art Ward 37' c Bo Meyersieck 60' Mark Richter Con: Bill Armstrong Pen: Bo Meyersieck 31' Bill Armstrong 80' | Try: Webb Vorys 86' c Con: Roger Castino Pen: George Mostert 25' George Mostert 43' Roger Castino |
| Palo Alto, CA Referee: Nixon |
Third place
| 16 May 1982 |
| Norfolk Blues | 20–16 | Chicago Lions |
| Try: Keith Wright ? Pen: Otis Purvis (4) | Try: Paul McNaughton c Paul Pauluzzi Con: Roger Castino Pen: Roger Castino Drop: Brian Mullery |
| Palo Alto, CA Referee: Reordan |
Final
| 16 May 1982 |
| Old Blues | 36–7 | Denver Barbarians |
| Try: 12' Bill Armstrong 20' Art Ward c 22' Art Ward Lee Evans 65' John Everett c Gary Bunce Blane Warhurst Mark Bass Con: Ken Myersieck | Try: Mike Williams Pen: 13' Milt Bennett |
| Palo Alto, CA Referee: Nixon |
Champions: Old Blues RFC of Berkeley, CA
Coach: Ron Mayes
Captain: Whit Everett (Flanker)
Roster: Bill Armstrong (Fullback), Rick Bailey (Prop), Mark Bass (Flanker), Dave Bateman (Scrumhalf), Jim Brazil (Prop), Gary Bunce (Wing), Mark Deaton (#8), John Dixon (Fullback), Lee Evans (Center), John Everett (Hooker), Roy Helu (Center), Chuck Hextrum (Lock), Bill Holsapple (Prop), Ken Meyersieck (Scrumhalf), Bo Meyersieck (Flyhalf), Tim O'Brien (Center), Mark Richter (Wing), Bruce Sorenson (Lock), Art Ward (#8), Blane Warhurst (Flanker), Jeff Westcott (Wing), Brad Williams (Lock).
Women's Club
The 1982 Women's National Rugby Championship was a tournament that took place on May 29–30 in Oak Brook, IL. Beantown of Boston, MA won the championship with a 25–0 win over Chicago.[3] Beantown advanced to the championship with a 44-0 quarterfinal win over San Jose SheHawks and a 20-4 semifinal triumph against Houston Heathen Hearts.[4]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 29 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||
| Chicago | 26 | |||||||||
| May 29 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||
| New Orleans | 0 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 14 | |||||||||
| May 29 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||
| Florida State | 10 | |||||||||
| Florida State | 6 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||
| Belmont Shore | 0 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | |||||||||
| May 29 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||
| Beantown | 25 | |||||||||
| Beantown | 44 | |||||||||
| May 29 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||
| San Jose She Hawks | 0 | |||||||||
| Beantown | 20 | |||||||||
| May 29 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||
| Houston | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| Houston | 20 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Oakbrook, IL | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | |||||||||
| Florida State | 4 | |||||||||
| Houston | 10 | |||||||||
| 30 May 1982 3:00PM |
| Chicago | 0–25 | Beantown |
| Oakbrook, IL Referee: Steve Cohen |
All Tournament Team
Props– Morgan Whitehead (Chicago), Mary Moynahan (Beantown)
Hooker– Missy Bowers (Chicago)
Second Rows– Laurell Lockett (Beantown), Marti Ramos (Belmont Shore)
#8– Anne Fowler (Beantown)
Wing Forwards– Sharon Fields (Houston), Marcia Holtz (Wisconsin)
Flyhalf– Polly Foureman (Wisconsin)
Scrumhalf– Kathy Flores (Florida State)
Inside Center– Molly Perdue (Chicago)
Outside Center– Candi Orsini (Florida State)
Wings– Laura Agostini (Wisconsin), Vanessa Calabrese (Chicago)
Fullback– Sharon Jamison (Florida State)
College
The 1982 College championship was won by University of California at Berkeley. Life Chiropractic was runner-up.
Military
The 1982 Military Club Rugby Championship took place in Dayton, Ohio at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from May 22–23[5] and was won by Camp Pendleton with a 12–0 win over Fort Benning.[6]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 22 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| Wright Pat Jets | 6 | |||||||||
| May 23 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| Fort Polk | 30 | |||||||||
| Fort Polk | 0 | |||||||||
| May 22 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| Camp Pendleton | 10 | |||||||||
| Camp Pendleton | 25 | |||||||||
| May 23 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| 29 Palms | 4 | |||||||||
| Camp Pendleton | 12 | |||||||||
| May 22 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| Fort Benning | 0 | |||||||||
| Fort Benning | 19 | |||||||||
| May 23 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| Fort Hood | 12 | |||||||||
| Fort Benning | 7 | |||||||||
| May 22 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| USUHS | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
| USUHS | 9 | |||||||||
| May 23 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| Fort Bragg | 0 | |||||||||
Championship
| 23 May 1982 |
| Camp Pendleton | 12–0 | Fort Benning |
| Try: 32' Danny McMillan 49' Danny McMillan 66' Mike Ferguson |
| Dayton, OH |
Sevens
The 1982 National Sevens Rugby Tournament was hosted by the Hartford Wanderers and took place on June 20, 1982, at Sterling Field in West Hartford, Connecticut. The tournament was won by the Bethlehem Hooligans for the first time.[7] On their way to the championship the Hooligans defeated the Hartford Banshees 24–6, Washington D.C. Exiles 26–12, Beacon Hill 12–0 and Albany Knickerbockers 20–6.
| 20 June 1982 |
| Bethlehem Hooligans | 26–22 | Duck Brothers |
| Try: 3 Pete Peluso Bill Baker | Try: 4 |
| Hartford, CT |
Champions: Bethlehem Hooligans
Coach: Emil Signes
Captain: George Yasso
Roster: Dave Karvosky (Forward), Bill Downing (Forward), Dave Priestas (Back), Brian Hoffert (Back), Tom Zeiner (Wing), Scott Walker, Pete Peluso (Wing), Bill Baker (Center).
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 with players selected from the sub regional rugby unions. Subsequently, the USA Eagles are selected from the four regional teams after the ITT concludes. In 1982 the tournament took place in Oak Brook, IL from May 29–31 with the Pacific Coast RFU repeating as tournament champions.[8] George Mostert of the Midwest was MVP back and Jay Hanson of the Pacific was MVP forward.
Results:
| 29 May 1982 |
| Pacific Coast | 28–0 | Western |
| Try: 24' Ian Gunn c 36' Roy Helu c 50' Peter Wood Blane Warhurst Tim O'Brien John Fowler Con: Ian Gunn |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| 29 May 1982 |
| Eastern | 10–16 | Midwest |
| Try: 54' Gary Lambert Pen: 21', 25' Dick Cooke | Try: 69' Jesse Lopez Pen: 6', 28', 38' George Mostert Drop: Paul McNaughton |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| 30 May 1982 |
| Eastern | 16–3 | Western |
| Try: Gary Lambert Lin Walton c 71' Jack White c Con: Steve Siano | Pen: Milt Bennett |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| 30 May 1982 |
| Midwest | 3–16 | Pacific Coast |
| Pen: 31' George Mostert | Try: Tim O'Brien 66' c Whit Everett c 78' Denis Shanagher Con: Bill Armstrong |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| 31 May 1982 |
| Midwest | 17–0 | Western |
| Try: 68' Bob Vaughn 76' George Mostert Pen: 12', 16', 65' George Mostert |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| 31 May 1982 |
| Eastern | 16–16 | Pacific Coast |
| Try: 50' Steve Siano Pen: 37' Dick Cooke Dick Cooke 68' Dick Cooke 74' Steve Siano | Try: 24' Peter Wood 31' Mike Purcell c 61' Ed Burlingham c Con: Bill Armstrong |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| Team | W | L | T | F | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Coast Grizzlies | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 19 |
| 2 | Midwest Thunderbirds | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 26 |
| 3 | Eastern Colonials | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 35 |
| 4 | Western Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 61 |
High School
The 1982 National High School Rugby Championship took place in Palo Alto, California at Stanford University's Harry Maloney Field from May 14–15.[9] Redwood High of Larkspur, CA repeated as champions after defeating Highland of Utah in the final.[10]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| May 14 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||
| Redwood | 10 | |||||
| May 15 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||
| Turlock | 3 | |||||
| Redwood | 18 | |||||
| May 14 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||
| Highland | 3 | |||||
| Highland | 25 | |||||
| Serra | 24 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| May 15 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||
| Turlock | 11 | |||||
| Serra | 0 | |||||
Championship
| 15 May 1982 |
| Redwood | 18–3 | Highland |
| Try: Sean Tighe Doug Giles Ralph Venne Pen: Dan Morrison (2) |
| Palo Alto, CA |
Champions: Redwood High
Coach: David Kirschoff
Roster: D. Shubin, Evan Frank, Ralf Venne, Jeff Davis, Don Morshead, Bob McHugh, Gordon Wright, B. Risch, Doug Giles, Tim Peterson, John Morken, Robert Salaber, Jeff Terry, Mark Barry, Frank Minenna, Scott Carter, Walter Friend, Peter Gordon, Bud Reilly, A. diSuvero, Ken Arciga, Pat Farley, Chris Matthews, J. Donovan, Sean Tighe, Ralph Salaber, Dan Morrison, Jeff Maier, Rich Coyle, C. Andrade, Jim Land, Rhim Fleischman, J. deTomasi, James Choulous, Matt Rubenstein, Pat Doyle, Mark MacQuarrie, Matt Eschoo.
References
- ^ "Old Blues To Defend Rugby Title". (May 17, 1982). San Francisco Examiner, p.F6
- ^ "Old Blues Make It Four In A Row". (May 17, 1982). The Berkeley Gazette, p.20 col.2-3
- ^ "Miscellany: Bonnett Prevails". (May 31, 1982). Boston Globe, p.38 col.1
- ^ "Scoreboard". (May 30, 1982). Boston Sunday Globe, p.37 col.4
- ^ "Plan Rugby Weekend At Wright-Patterson". (May 5, 1982). Daily Gazette, p.8 col. 4-5
- ^ Carlson, Kenneth N. (February 1984). "National Championships". Rugby Football Scorebook (1st ed.). Lynwood, WA: Rain Belt Inc. p. 6. ISBN 0-938428-04-7.
- ^ "Hooligans Win". (June 21, 1982). The Morning Call, p.C6 col.2
- ^ Carlson, Kenneth N. (February 1984). Rugby Football Scorebook (1st ed.). Lynwood, WA: Rain Belt Inc. pp. 63–68. ISBN 0-938428-04-7.
- ^ "Turlock Ruggers Third". (May 17, 1982). Modesto Bee, p.D-5 col.2
- ^ "Highland Rugby Team 2nd". (May 18, 1982). Deseret News, p.D3 col.6-7