1983 National Rugby Championships

Series of tournaments

1983 National Rugby Championships
Tournament details
Tournament format(s)	Various
Date	1983
Tournament statistics
Final
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The 1983 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 1983 National Club Rugby Championship was sponsored by Michelob and took place in Chicago, Illinois at Winnemac Park Stadium from May 14–15. The teams featured in the tournament were the champions of the four sub unions of USARFU. Boston RFC represented the Eastern Union after winning their regional final 34–9 over the Norfolk Blues. The Chicago Lions represented the Midwest Union by winning the Mid America Cup with a 30–15 win over Akron. The Dallas Harlequins earned the right to represent the Western RFU by defeating the St. Louis Falcons 35–4. The Old Blues defeated Old Puget Sound 20–6 to win the Pacific Coast Championship. The Berkeley Old Blues won the National title defeating Dallas Harlequins in the final 23–0.

Territorial Semifinal

Territorial Final

National Semifinal

National Final

April 30 - Conshohocken, PA

Boston

May 1 - Conshohocken, PA

Northern Virginia

Boston

April 30 - Conshohocken, PA

Norfolk

Norfolk

May 14 – Chicago, IL

Atlanta Renegades

Boston

April 10 -

Dallas Harlequins

St. Louis Falcons

April 23 - St. Louis, MO

Tulsa

St. Louis Falcons

April - Denver, CO

Dallas Harlequins

Denver Barbarians

May 15 – Chicago, IL

Dallas Harlequins

Old Blues

April 23 - Indianapolis, IN

Dallas Harlequins

Chicago Lions

April 23 - Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis

Chicago Lions

April 23 - Indianapolis, IN

Akron

Akron

May 14 – Chicago, IL

Youngstown

Chicago Lions

April 23 - Seattle, WA

Old Blues

Third place

Valley RC

April 24 - Seattle, WA

May 15 – Chicago, IL

Old Puget Sound

Old Puget Sound

Chicago Lions

April 23 - Seattle, WA

Old Blues

Boston

Old Blues

BATS

Semifinals

14 May 1983

Dallas Harlequins	9–7	Boston
Try: Ricardo Chapar 19' Mark Deaton 23' Mark Deaton Whit Everett Con: Allen Spriggs Pen: Allen Spriggs		Try: Bill Ream Pen: Rory Mather

Chicago, IL

Semifinals

14 May 1983

Old Blues	7–0	Boston
Try: Roy Helu Pen: Bill Armstrong

Chicago, IL

Third place

15 May 1983

Chicago Lions	7–3	Boston

Chicago, IL

Final

15 May 1983

Old Blues	23–0	Dallas Harlequins
Try: Mark Richter 19' Mark Deaton 23' Mark Deaton Whit Everett Pen: Bill Armstrong

Chicago, IL
Referee: Nixon (USARFU)

Champions: Old Blues RFC of Berkeley, CA
Coach: Jeff Hollings, Steve Ponder, Leo Fracess(Pres.)
Roster: Bill Armstrong, Rick Bailey, Mark Bass, David Bateman, Drew Brooks, Randy Coste, Duker Dapper, Mark Deaton, John Everett, Whit Everett(captain), Roy Helu, Chuck Hextrum, Mark Hoffman, Dean Landry, Jeff Lucas, Tim Mascaroni, Bo Meyersieck, David Morrison, Tim O'Brien, Mark Richter, Mike Smith, Matt Taylor, Art Ward, Blane Warhurst, Jeff Westcott.

Women's Club

The 1983 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 an 11–10 win over Florida State. Beantown advanced to the championship with wins over Chicago and Denver. Belmont Shores of California took third place with a 36–9 win over Madison, WI. Mary Ellen Moynihan of Beantown was MVP.

Final

30 May 1983

Beantown	11–10	Florida State
Try: Jan Rutkowski Jan Rutkowski 22' Con: 0/2 Pen: Margie McClure		Try: Candi Orsini 34' c Karen Cooper Con: Sharon Jamison (1/2)

Oakbrook, IL
Referee: Sherry Milner

College

Main article: 1983 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 1983 College championship was won by University of California at Berkeley. Air Force was runner-up.

Military

The 1983 Combined Services Rugby Championship was an 18 team event that took place at Honor Field in Fort Polk, LA from May 6–8 and was won by Uniformed Services University Hospital Services with a 6–0 win over Fort Stewart. The Health Sciences School of Medicine team from Bethesda, MD made it to the championship with shutout wins against Fort Hood, Camp Pendleton, and Wright Patterson.
Championship Bracket

First round

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Final

May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA

USUHS

May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA

Fort Hood

USUHS

May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA

Camp Pendleton

Camp Pendleton

May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA

Ft. Polk B

USUHS

May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA

Wright Pat Jets

Wright Pat Jets

May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA

Yuma

Wright Pat Jets

May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA

Davis Monthan

Davis Monthan

May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA

Fort Campbell

USUHS

May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA

Fort Stewart

Fort Stewart

May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA

Ft. Polk A

Fort Stewart

May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA

Fort Sill

Fort Sill

May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA

PACAF

Fort Stewart

May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA

29 Palms

29 Palms

May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA

Fort Benning

29 Palms

May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA

Scott AFB

Scott AFB

Parris Island

Final

8 May 1983

USUHS	6–0	Fort Stewart
Pen: Kenny Tashiro (2/2)

Fort Polk, LA
Referee: Cpt. Bill Nelson (USN)

Consolation Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA

Fort Hood	36
		May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA
Ft. Polk B	4
		Fort Hood	8
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
		Yuma	10
Yuma	7
				May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA
Fort Campbell	3
				Ft. Polk A	17
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
				Yuma	12
Ft. Polk A	16
		May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA
PACAF	0
		Ft. Polk A	17
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
		Fort Benning	10
Fort Benning	14

Parris Island	6

Additional games
May 7
Black Sheep 26–14 Coast Guard
May 8
Ft. Polk B 16–27 Fort Campbell // Parris Island 15–10 PACAF
Black Sheep 10–4 Davis Monthan // Coast Guard 4–7 Fort Sill
Camp Pendleton 10–0 Black Sheep // Scott AFB 16–0 Coast Guard

Sevens

The 1983 National Sevens Rugby Tournament was a ten team tournament hosted by the Hartford Wanderers and took place on June 19, 1983, at Sterling Field in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Final:

URI Old Boys 28–6 Duck Brothers

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. The 1983 ITT took place in Oak Brook, IL from May 28–30. The Pacific Coast RFU repeated as tournament champions for the seventh time.
Results:

28 May 1983

Pacific Coast	17–12	Western
Try: Mike Schaub Peter Wood Ian Loveseth Pen: Gary Townsend		Try: David Jenkinson c Con: Scott Bertrand Pen: Scott Bertrand (2)

Oakbrook, IL

28 May 1983

Midwest	13–7	Eastern
Try: Jake Burkhardt Pen: Roger Castino (2) Drop: Tom Beckmann 70'

Oakbrook, IL

29 May 1983

Midwest	12–10	Western
Try: Kevin Moylan Keith Blair Paul Pauluzzi		Try: Dave Jenkinson Greg Wilson

Oakbrook, IL

29 May 1983

Pacific Coast	8–3	Eastern
Try: Mike Schaub (2)		Pen: Hugh O'Neill

Oakbrook, IL

30 May 1983

Western	27–12	Eastern
Try: Edwards Scheer Scott Bertrand Con: Scott Bertrand Pen: Scott Bertrand		Try: Pete Sweet (3)

Oakbrook, IL

30 May 1983

Pacific Coast	23–6	Midwest
Try: Dave Bateman Tom Schnebeck Tom Schnebeck c Willie Jefferson c Con: Gary Townsend (2/4) Pen: Gary Townsend		Pen: Roger Castino (2)

Oakbrook, IL

Team		W	L	F	A
1	Pacific Coast Grizzlies	3	0	48	21
2	Midwest Thunderbirds	2	1	31	40
3	Western Mustangs	1	2	49	41
4	Eastern Colonials	0	3	22	48

High School

The 1983 National High School Rugby Championship took place at Lincoln Field in Washington, D.C. May 30. Langley High of Virginia were the champions.

Final

30 May 1983
1:00PM

Langley	13–9	Serra
Try: ? Michael Brendis Con: David MacLaury Pen: David MacLaury		Try: Pauli Mahoni Con: Steve Forster Pen: Steve Forster

Washington, D.C.

References

"Other Events". (May 13, 1983). Chicago Tribune, Sec.2 p.5 col.3
"Old Blues Take Rugby Title In National Finals". (May 16, 1983). The Berkeley Gazette, p.18 col.1
"Rugby Tournament". (May 30, 1983). Daily Herald, sec.3 p.4 col.8
"FSU Moves Closer To Women’s Rugby Title". (May 29, 1983). St. Petersburg Times, p.6C col.2-4
Orsini, Bette (May 30, 1983). "FSU Falls Just Short Of National Rugby Title". St. Petersburg Times, p.10C col.1-3
Carlson, Kenneth N. (February 1984). "National Championships". Rugby Football Scorebook (1st ed.). Lynwood, WA: Rain Belt Inc. p. 6. ISBN 0-938428-04-7.
Abdelnour, Cheri (May 13, 1983). "Maryland team wins National Rugby Title Here". Guardian, p.1 col.1–2
Carlson, Kenneth N. (February 1984). Rugby Football Scorebook (1st ed.). Lynwood, WA: Rain Belt Inc. pp. 63–68. ISBN 0-938428-04-7.
Elfin, David (May 31, 1983). "Langley Wins High School Rugby Title". Washington Post, p.D3 col.2
"Serra High's Rugby Team Falls Just Short". (May 31, 1983). San Francisco Examiner, p.D6 col.2

Rugby union in the United States

Governing body

USA Rugby

Geographical Unions

National teams

Men's	Eagles (Results) USA Falcons All Americans U-20 U-19 7s
Women's	Women's 7s

Competitions

International

Domestic

College

Bodies	NCR NIRA
Conferences	Colonial Coast East Coast Heart of America Ivy Northeast PAC Potomac Red River Southeastern
Competitions	Division 1-A Results NCR Champions Cup NCR Nationals Collegiate Championship (7s) USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships (7s)

Hosted events

Defunct

International	Churchill Cup North America 4 Pacific Rim Championship PARA Pan American Championship
Club	Elite Cup PRO Rugby Rugby Super League
College	Atlantic Coast League Bowl Series Varsity Cup

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