1985 National Collegiate Rugby Championship
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.
| 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 |
Participants
- 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
- 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
- Coach-
- Captains-
- Record-
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Regional.
- 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
| 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
| 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
| 5 May 1985 9:40 AM |
| Colorado | 26–8 | Illinois |
| Polo Fields, Pebble Beach, CA |
Final
| 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
- 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
