1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship


The 1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the fifth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament, sponsored by Michelob, took place concurrently with the 26th Monterey National Invitational Rugby Tournament in Pebble Beach, California. Harvard won their first title with a victory over Colorado. John Catliff of Harvard took second place in the Running Drop Kick championship.

Participants

Harvard
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern Championship at Conshohocken, PA on April 28–29.
Roster:
President – Charles Weeks
Coach – Martyn Kingston
Co-captains - John Beilenson, Kevin Lennon

Miami
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Collegiate Championship at Ball State in Muncie, Indiana on April 28–29.
Roster:
Coach- Doug Edwards
Captain-
Record-
Colorado
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Regional in Boulder, Colorado on April 21–22.
Roster:
Manager- Jertovec

Coach- Jim Dunckley
Captain- Steve Williams

Record-
Long Beach
Qualified from Pacific Coast Collegiate Regional at Long Beach, CA on April 26–28.
  • Long Beach 27-9 Oregon State
  • Long Beach 12-9 California
Roster:

Coach- Dr. Dale Toohey
Captain- Geoff Stein
Record 33-3

Final

Harvard: 1 Hassan Rifaat, 2 Bill Cavanaugh, 3 Fran Duggan, 4 Dave Heffernan, 5 Bob Zizka, 6 Mark Bamford, 7 Jon Kennedy, 8 Kevin Lennon, 9 Bobby Hackett, 10 John Catliff, 11 John Cammett, 12 John Beilenson, 13 Gus Spanos, 14 George Askew, 15 Charlie Montgomery.
Colorado: 1 Dave Drach, 2 Doń Edrington, 3 Rich Winkler, 4 Mark Adolfson, 5 Kevin Doran, 6 Holger Forrest, 7 Jay Landt, 8 Scott Bergquist, 9 Steve Ernst, 10 Ken Ferguson, 11 Colin Forrest, 12 Jim Ritchie, 13 Brian Price, 14 Alex Agre, 15 Russ Clark.