1982 National Collegiate Rugby Championship


The 1982 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the third edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby organized by the U.S. Rugby Football Union. The tournament took place on Jackson Field at Northern Colorado University in Greeley, Colorado.

Participants

Life Chiropractic College
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Eastern College Championship at Princeton University on April 17–18.
  • Life College 15-3 Merchant Marine
  • Life College 20-16 Lehigh
  • Life College 19-15 Navy
  • Life College 21-4 Virginia Tech
Roster:
Manager– Dr. Sid Williams
Coach- Kevin Lentin
Captain– Jim Hovey

Kenny Arnold, Dave Auten, Lou Barnum, Phil Bracco, Brian Burns, Carmen Campisi, Jeff Carson, Richard Cobb, Deforest Dean, Mike DeRosa, Steve Elliott, Dave Eugster, Jeff Fitch, Bob Gise, Dennis Hawk, Jim Hovey, Kerry Johnson, Al Latronica, Buck Mastellone, Mac Miller, Joe Nilsson, Joe Shafer, Pete Smith, Jeff Solomon.
[University of University of Michigan Rugby Football Club|Michigan Rugby Football Club|Michigan]
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup at Bowling Green, Ohio on May 1–2.
  • Michigan 40-7 Bowling Green
Roster:
President- Tom McLaughlin
Manager– Steven Cohen
Coach– Arnold Cowmeadow
Captain– Dave Weber
Record- 13-3
Ian Chapman, Kevin Cunningham, Mark Curry, Dick Dowe, Jack Goodman, Mark Hoch, Dog Jensen, Brian Kenny, Dave Kieras, Paul Knight, Pete Maglocci, Jeff McCallister, Tom McLoughlin, Tony Menyhart, Tom Rabone, Jim Randolph, Greg Rose, Brian Van Deusen, Dave Weber.
New Mexico State Chiles
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Regional on April 24 in Austin, TX.
  • New Mexico State 20-3 Colorado
  • New Mexico State 28-12 Texas A&M
  • New Mexico State 13-10 OT Kansas State
Roster:

Manager– Joel Diemer
Coach- Patrick Lamb
Captain– Eric Smith
Record- 12-3
Chris Adkins, Albert Bass, John Beasley, Ralph Calkins, Tim Diemer, Jeff Dorwart, Ken Fearon, Wally Gilmore, John Gonzalez, Robert Halper, Bill Hein, Mark Landers, Matt Mattox, J. Miller, Andy Myers, Cary Perkins, Mark Schwaner, Eric Smith, Gary Steele, Mark Teel, Scott Vendrely.
California
Qualified from Pacific Regional at UCSB on April 10–11.
  • California 27-3 Western Washington
  • California 16-6 UCLA
Roster:

Manager– Jack Clark
Coach- Ned Anderson
Captain- Andrew Brooks
Tim Bailey, Bill Bicker, John Blackburn, Andrew Brooks, Dave Clark, Jesse Covarrubias, Marc Covert, Kevin Fox, Mike Jackson, Don James, Ed Kerwin, Andy Lamond, Greg Loberg, Peter Lukins, Doug McKenzie, George North, Hugh Preston, John Riddering, Matt Secor, Bob Tanaka, Matt Taylor, Keith Zafren.

Final

All–Championship Team
Coach Ned Anderson
1 John Beasley
2 Drew Brooks
3 Ian Chapman
4 Dave Auten
5 Jesse Covarrubias
6 Cary Perkins
7 Bob Gise
8 Jim Hovey
9 Bob Tanaka
10 Hugh Preston
11 Matt Taylor
12 Mac Miller
13 Pete Maglocci
14 John Collins
15 Eric Smith