1987 National Collegiate Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Tournament format(s)Knockout
DateMay 2 – 3, 1987
Tournament statistics
Teams4
Matches played4
Final
VenuePebble Beach, CA
ChampionsSan Diego Sate (1st title)
Runners-upAir Force

The 1987 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the eighth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament took place concurrently with the Monterey National Invitational Rugby Tournament on Collins Polo Field at Pebble Beach, California. The San Diego State won their sixth title with a victory over Dartmouth. Tom Sharpy of Air Force was the MVP.

Participants

Dartmouth

  • President-
  • Coach-
  • Captain-
  • Record-

Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on April 18–19.

  • Dartmouth 32-0 Georgia Tech
  • Dartmouth 6-3 Virginia Tech

Bowling Green

  • Coach- Roger Mazzerella
  • Captain-
  • Record- 52-7-1(17-4)

Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 18–19 in Dayton, OH.[1]

  • Bowling Green w/o Wisconsin-Platville
  • Bowling Green 34-0 Ball State
  • Bowling Green 34-3 Illinois State
  • Bowling Green 26-25 Kentucky

Air Force

  • Coach- Vern Francis
  • Captains- Rick Coveno/Doug Woodbury
  • Record-

Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 18–19 in Colorado Springs, CO.

  • Air Force 19-10 Colorado

San Diego State

  • Coach-
  • Captain-
  • Record- 28-1

Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 10–11 in Santa Barbara, CA.[2]

  • San Diego State def. Arizona
  • San Diego State 12-7 Humboldt State
  • San Diego State 23-12 California

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
April 19 - Dayton, OH
 
 
Bowling Green26
 
May 2 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Kentucky25
 
Bowling Green (Midwest)8
 
April 19 - Colorado Springs, CO
 
Air Force (West)15
 
Air Force 19
 
May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Colorado10
 
Air Force9
 
April 19
 
San Diego State10
 
Dartmouth6
 
May 2 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Virginia Tech3
 
Dartmouth (East)6
 
April 11 - Santa Barbara, CA
 
San Diego State (Pacific)22 Third place
 
San Diego State 23
 
May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
California12
 
Bowling Green25
 
 
Dartmouth7
 

Semifinals

2 May 1987
12:10 PM
Bowling Green8–15Air Force
Try: Jay Moad c
Con: Mark Bissell (1/1)
Pen: Mark Bissell (3)
Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA
2 May 1987
1:45 PM
Dartmouth6–22San Diego State
Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA

Third place

3 May 1987
Bowling Green25–7Dartmouth
[3]
Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA

Final

3 May 1987
12:00 PM
Air Force9–10San Diego State
Try: Scott Stark c
Con: Mark Bissell (1/1)
Pen: Mark Bissell		[4]Try: Steve Forster
76' Steve Forster
Pen: 20' Steve Forster
Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA

References

  1. ↑ "Ruggers Travel To Nationals Again". (April 23, 1987). The BG News, p.12
  2. ↑ Richardson, Greg (April 13, 1987). "Rugby Fails In Bid To Repeat". The Daily Californian, p.16
  3. ↑ "Rugby Team Falls Short In National Title Bid". (May 4, 1987). Daily Sentinel-Tribune, p.13 col.1-2
  4. ↑ "Penalty Kick Gives SDSU Rugby Title". (May 4, 1987). Los Angeles Times, p.J9 col.4
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.