1989 National Collegiate Rugby Championship
1989 National Collegiate Rugby Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Date | May 6 – 7, 1989 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 4 |
Matches played | 4 |
Final | |
Venue | Colorado Springs, CO |
Champions | Air Force (1st title) |
Runners-up | Long Beach |
The 1989 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the tenth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament, sponsored by Steinlager, took place May 6-7 at the Air Force Academy soccer fields in Colorado Springs, CO.[1] The Air Force Zoomies won their first title with a victory over the Long Beach 49ers. John Oliver of Army was named best forward while Tim Bohman of Air Force was best back.[2]
Participants[edit]
- Coach- Mike Smith
- Captain- John Oliver
- Record-
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on April 15–16 at Annapolis, MD.[3]
- Army 33-0 University of Buffalo
- Army 43-18 Navy
- Coach-
- Captain-
- Record-
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 22–23 in Madison, WI.[4]
- Penn State 18-0 Michigan State
- Penn State 3-0 Bowling Green
- Penn State 13-12 Wisconsin
- Coach- Vern Francis
- Captains- Brent VanderPol/Jon Finley
- Record-
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 15–16 in Lawrence, KS.[5]
- Air Force 19-0 Rice
- Air Force 16-3 Kansas
- Air Force 22-9 Colorado
- Coach- Dr. Dale Toohey
- Captain-Brett Bowden
- Record-
Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 7–9 in Tucson, AZ.[6]
- Long Beach 28-7 Washington
- Long Beach 12-0 Cal Poly SLO
- Long Beach 18-10 California
Bracket[edit]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
April 16 - Lawrence, KS | ||||||||||
Air Force | 22 | |||||||||
May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||||||
Colorado | 9 | |||||||||
Air Force (West) | 17 | |||||||||
April 16 - Annapolis, MD | ||||||||||
Army (East) | 16 | |||||||||
Army | 43 | |||||||||
May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||||||
Navy | 18 | |||||||||
Air Force | 25 | |||||||||
April 9 - Tucson, AZ | ||||||||||
Long Beach | 7 | |||||||||
Long Beach | 18 | |||||||||
May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||||||
California | 10 | |||||||||
Long Beach (Pacific) | 18 | |||||||||
April 23 - Madison, WI | ||||||||||
Penn State (Midwest) | 9 | Third place | ||||||||
Penn State | 13 | |||||||||
May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||||||
Wisconsin | 12 | |||||||||
Army | 38 | |||||||||
Penn State | 10 | |||||||||
Semifinals[edit]
6 May 1989 1:00PM |
Long Beach | 18–9 | Penn State |
Try: Jerry Fanning 9'c Con: Brett Bowden Pen: Brett Bowden (3) Drop: Brett Bowden | [7][8] | Pen: Erick Chizmar 15' Drop: Ian Wallace 60' Ian Wallace 65' |
Colorado Springs, CO Referee: Don Morrison (New England RFU) |
6 May 1989 3:00PM |
Air Force | 17–16 | Army |
Try: Tim Bohman 25' Tim Bohman 60' c Brent VanderPol 80' Con: Skip Rodgers 1/2 Pen: Skip Rogers 40' | [9][10] | Try: Lincoln Oro 10' Lincoln Oro c Con: Dave Blain 1/2 Pen: Dave Blain 50' Dave Blain 68' |
Colorado Springs, CO Attendance: 2000 Referee: Jim Russell (Eastern Rockies RFU) |
Third place[edit]
Final[edit]
7 May 1989 3:00 PM |
Air Force | 25–7 | Long Beach |
Try: Art Wunder c Jon Finley Ted Schiller 71' c Tim Bohman c Con: Skip Rodgers (3/4) Pen: Skip Rogers 20' | [12][13] | Try: Jim Brown Pen: Brett Bowden 9' |
Colorado Springs, CO Attendance: 3000 Referee: Don Morrison (NERFU) |
Champions: Air Force Academy Zoomies
Coaches: Vern Francis, Walt Daniels, Pat Gerdemann, Dave Easler, Jim Jasina.
Roster: Jim Snyder (Prop), Kevin Oleen (Prop), Harry Blue (Prop), Mike Junk (Hooker), Eric Kelm (Hooker), Dan Drummond (Lock), Jay Owen (Lock), John Krause (Lock), Tim Jozwiak (Wing Forward), Ted Schiller (Wing Forward), Art Wunder (Wing Forward), Jeff Hill (#8), Brent VanderPol (#8), Jon Finley (Scrum Half), Mark Thomas (Scrum Half), Tim Bohman (Center), Bill Jacobus (Center), Donnie Wood (Center), Eric Fester (Wing), Doug Nikolai (Wing), Skip Rodgers (Wing), Dave Mets (Full Back), Brad Rodgers (Full Back).
References[edit]
- ^ "AFA's Title Hopes Earn Top Billing". (May 6, 1989). Gazette Telegraph, p.C2 col.5
- ^ Lieberman, Randall P. (May 26, 1989). "Air Force Wins Nat'l Collegiate Crown". Rugby. Vol. 15, no. 4. p. 12.
- ^ "Army Rugby Advances". (April 16, 1989). The Journal News, p.24
- ^ "UW Rugby Club Misses Nationals". (April 24, 1989). Capital Times, p.18
- ^ Bartle, Jim (May 26, 1989). "Air Force: Western Collegiate Champion". Rugby. Vol. 15, no. 4. p. 18.
- ^ "Cal Rugby Loses In PCC Finals". (April 10, 1989). The Daily Californian, p.12 col.1–5
- ^ "49ers, Falcons In NCAA Rugby Final". (May 7, 1989). Farmington Daily Times, p.A14 col.3-5
- ^ "LB St. Rugby Team Reaches National Final". (May 7, 1989). Orange County Register, p.C16 col.3
- ^ "Rugby". (May 7, 1989). Gazette Telegraph, p.C14 col.7
- ^ "Air Force Tries Again, Edges Army". (May 7, 1989). Gazette Telegraph, p.C15 col.1-4
- ^ Lieberman, Randall P. (May 26, 1989). "Air Force Wins Nat'l Collegiate Crown". Rugby. Vol. 15, no. 4. p. 13.
- ^ Page, Steve (May 8, 1989). "AFA Whips Long Beach, Zooms To Title". Gazette Telegraph, p.C1 col.1-3
- ^ "Air Force Beats Long Beach State". (May 8, 1989). Denver Post, p.2E col.2