1985 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

1985 National Collegiate Rugby Championship
1985 National Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Date	May 4 – 5, 1985
Tournament statistics
Teams	4
Matches played	4
Final
Venue	Pebble Beach, CA
Champions	California (5th title)
Runners-up	Maryland
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The 1985 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the sixth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament took place concurrently with the Monterey National Invitational Rugby Tournament on the Polo Fields at Pebble Beach, California. Harvard won their first title with a victory over Colorado.

Participants[edit]

Illinois

President- Rick Mihevc
Coach- Hamish Fraser
Record 7-1

Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Midwest College Championship at Northwestern in Evanston, IL on April 27–28.^[1]

Illinois 21-0 Wisconsin Lacrosse
Illinois 20-0 Ohio State
Illinois 15-6 Miami Ohio
Illinois 25-12 Wisconsin

Maryland

President- Jim Abonyi
Coaches-John Niedemire/Kenny Beyer
Captain-
Record-7-1

Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Eastern Collegiate Championship at LSU in Baton Rouge, LA on April 20–21.^[2]

Maryland 13-6 Georgia Tech
Maryland 16-15 Dartmouth

Colorado

Coach-
Captains-
Record-

Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Regional.

California

Coach- Jack Clark
Captain- Mark Lambourne
Record 21-3-1(17-0)

Qualified from Pacific Coast Collegiate Regional at Corvallis, OR on April 25–27.^[3]

California 18-14 UC Santa Barbara (Quarterfinal)
California 17-4 Oregon (Semifinal)
California 18-12 Long Beach (Final)

Bracket[edit]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

April 27 - Corvallis, OR

California	18
		May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA
Long Beach	12
		California (Pacific)	39
April
		Colorado (West)	21
Colorado
				May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA

				California	31
April 21 - Baton Rouge, LA
				Maryland	6
Maryland	16
		May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA
Dartmouth	15
		Maryland (East)	19
April 28 - Evanston, IL
		Illinois (Midwest)	14	Third place
Illinois	25
				May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA
Wisconsin	12
				Colorado	26

				Illinois	8

Semifinals[edit]

4 May 1985
12:10 PM

California	39–21	Colorado
Con: Lambourne 4 Pen: Lambourne	^[4]

Polo Fields, Pebble Beach, CA

4 May 1985
1:45 PM

Maryland	19–14	Illinois

Polo Fields, Pebble Beach, CA

Third place[edit]

5 May 1985
9:40 AM

Colorado	26–8	Illinois

Polo Fields, Pebble Beach, CA

Final[edit]

5 May 1985
12:30 PM

California	31–6	Maryland
Try: Gary Hein(3) Rob Salaber Mike Metoyer Robert Mascheroni Pen: Robert Mascheroni 33'	^[5]	Try: Robert Skalka 15'

Polo Fields, Pebble Beach, CA

References[edit]

^ Evans, Don (April 30, 1985). "Rugby Club Breezes Through Tournament". The Daily Illini, p.30
^ Reens, Brian (April 24, 1985). "Ruggers Beat Dartmouth For Right To Go To Nationals". The Diamondback, p.12
^ Woitalla, Mike (April 29, 1985). "Bear Ruggers Enter Nation's Final Four". The Daily Californian, p.7
^ "Cal Reaches U.S. Rugby Final". (May 5, 1985). S.F. Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, p.C5 col.4-5
^ Woitalla, Mike (May 6, 1985). "Cal Wins Fifth National Rugby Title Convincingly". The Daily Californian, p.5

[1] Evans, Don (April 30, 1985). "Rugby Club Breezes Through Tournament". The Daily Illini, p.30

[2] Reens, Brian (April 24, 1985). "Ruggers Beat Dartmouth For Right To Go To Nationals". The Diamondback, p.12

[3] Woitalla, Mike (April 29, 1985). "Bear Ruggers Enter Nation's Final Four". The Daily Californian, p.7

[4] "Cal Reaches U.S. Rugby Final". (May 5, 1985). S.F. Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, p.C5 col.4-5

[5] Woitalla, Mike (May 6, 1985). "Cal Wins Fifth National Rugby Title Convincingly". The Daily Californian, p.5

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