- Source: 1986 National Collegiate Rugby Championship
The 1986 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the seventh 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 Cal Bears won their sixth title with a victory over Dartmouth. Kevin Lake of California was the MVP forward with Juta Vanda of Dartmouth MVP back. Air Force took second in the Lookin' Good Award.
Venue
Participants
Dartmouth
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship in Marietta, GA on April 19–20.
Dartmouth 4-0 Navy
Dartmouth 11-6 Virginia Tech
Roster:
President- Ted Conway
Coach- Guy Smith
Captain- Rich Levitan, Raoul Socher
Record- 19-0
Jon Bigelow (Flyhalf), Tim Casey (Center), Teddy Conway (Center), Clay Corbus (Flanker), Peter Gibson (Wing), Jay Henry (Wing), Rob Hunger (Lock), John Jakiemic (Prop), Chris Keating (Hooker), Ken Klemm (Prop), Rich Levitan (Prop/Hooker), Phil McCune (Lock), Jason McGinnis (Wing), Lewis Owens (Wing Forward), Geoff Parker (Fullback), Raoul Socher (Center), Cristian Tahta (Prop), Rob Thomson (Lock), Vic Trautwein (Wing Forward), Don Valentine (#8), Juta Vanda (Scrumhalf).
Bowling Green
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 19–20 in Champaigne, IL.
Bowling Green 17-0 Tennessee
Bowling Green 26-9 Illinois State
Bowling Green 26-0 Wisconsin-Platville
Bowling Green 7-6 University of Wisconsin
Roster:
Coach- Roger Mazzerella
Captain- Dave Meyer
Record- 29-5-1(13-0)
Scott Ault (Center), Jerry Busch (Fullback), Kevin Beecher (Scrumhalf), Steve Carter (Center), Dave Cramer (Prop), Rob Clark (Wing), Ed Cvelbar (Prop), Steuart Fish (Lock), Jeff Guy (Flyhalf), Scott Huff (Flyhalf), Kevin Koch (Flanker), Tony Konczak (Center), Mark Laimbeer (Scrumhalf), John Lonsert (Wing), Bob Laird (Lock), Dan Martello (Prop), Dave Meyer (Hooker), Mark Manning (Lock), Fred Parshall (Fullback), John Pugh (Hooker), Tom Schloemer (Flanker), Gus Saponari (Wing), Jon Sweede (Flanker), Trent Tate (Lock), Chuck Tunnacliffe (Lock), Carl Vella (Flanker), Pat Wood (#8), Jeff Weemhoff (Center).
Air Force
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 19–20 in Las Cruces, NM.
Air Force 45-0 South Dakota (Quarterfinal)
Air Force 10-6 Oklahoma (Semifinal)
Air Force 24-9 Kansas State (Final)
Roster:
Coach- Vern Francis, Barney Ballinger, Waldo
Captains- Keith McCoy/Bruce Ellis
Record- 20-4
Matt Beals (Center), Igor Beaufils (Wing), Paul Bianchi (Lock), Mark Bissell (Fullback), Steve Clapp (#8), Rick Coveno (Hooker), Bruce Ellis (Center), Roger Forsythe (Lock), Steve Hajosy (Flyhalf), Jim Herron (Prop), Bill Leake (Prop), Larry Littrell (Scrumhalf), Dennis Malfer (Flyhalf), Keith McCoy (Prop), Denny McDevitt (Flanker), Rick Metzger (Lock), Dan Miller (#8), Ken Norris (Fullback), Scott Savoie (Wing), Mark Schieve (Lock), Tom Sharpy (Flanker), Scott Stark (Wing), Ivan Thompson (Flanker).
California
Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 25–27 in Tucson, AZ.
California 17-0 Washington State (Quarterfinal)
California 22-3 Arizona (Semifinal)
California 34-9 UC Santa Barbara (Final)
Roster:
Coach- Jack Clark, Ned Anderson, Tim O'Brien, Jerry Figone, Noel Bowden
Captain- Kevin Lake, John Riddering
Record 11-5(6-0)
Pete Burschinger (Prop), Pat Doyle (Hooker), Mike Dumke (Prop), Ben Garrett (Scrumhalf), Marc Geredes (Hooker), Gary Hein (Wing), Kevin Hillesland (Flanker), David Jones (Flanker/#8), Kevin Lake (Flanker), John Lukrich (Prop), John McNamara (Lock/#8), Andrew Marich (Center), Robert Mascheroni (Fullback), Mike Metoyer (Wing), John Morken (Flyhalf), Rich Pearson (Center), John Riddering (Lock), Matt Rubenstein (Fullback), Rob Salaber (Center), Ramon Samaniego (Scrumhalf), David Simonsen (Lock), Ryan Stearns (Flyhalf), Greg Stoehr (Flanker), Brian Walgenbach (Prop), Ivan Weissman (Lock).
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place
Final
See also
1986 National Rugby Championships
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- 1986 National Collegiate Rugby Championship
- National Collegiate Rugby Championship results
- Collegiate Rugby Championship
- 1986 National Rugby Championships
- College rugby in the United States
- 1987 National Collegiate Rugby Championship
- 1985 National Collegiate Rugby Championship
- USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships
- 1985 National Rugby Championships
- Rugby union in the United States
