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 28th Pebble Beach Rugby Classic 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.

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
Colors– Dark Green
Record- 19-0
President- Ted Conway
Coach- Guy Smith
Captain- Rich Levitan, Raoul Socher
Roster:

Jon Bigelow, Tim Casey, Teddy Conway, Clay Corbus, Peter Gibson, Jay Henry, Rob Hunger, John Jakiemic, Chris Keating, Ken Klemm, Rich Levitan, Phil McCune, Jason McGinnis, Lewis Owens, Geoff Parker, Raoul Socher, Cristian Tahta, Rob Thomson, Vic Trautwein, Don Valentine, Juta Vanda.

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
Colors– Brown/Orange/Black
Record- 29-5-1

Coach- Roger Mazzerella
Captains- Dave Meyer, Mark Laimbeer
Roster:
Scott Ault, Jerry Busch, Kevin Beecher, Steve Carter, Dave Cramer, Rob Clark, Ed Cvelbar, Steuart Fish, Jeff Guy, Scott Huff, Kevin Koch, Tony Konczak, Mark Laimbeer, John Lonsert, Bob Laird, Dan Martello, Dave Meyer, Mark Manning, Fred Parshall, John Pugh, Tom Schloemer, Gus Saponari, Jon Sweede, Trent Tate, Chuck Tunnacliffe, Carl Vella, Pat Wood, Jeff Weemhoff.
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
  • Air Force 10-6 Oklahoma
  • Air Force 24-9 Kansas State
Colors– Royal blue/White
Record- 20-4

Coach- Vern Francis, Barney Ballinger, Waldo

Captains- Keith McCoy, Bruce Ellis
Roster:
Matt Beals, Igor Beaufils, Paul Bianchi, Mark Bissell, Steve Clapp, Rick Coveno, Bruce Ellis, Roger Forsythe, Steve Hajosy, Jim Herron, Bill Leake, Larry Littrell, Dennis Malfer, Keith McCoy, Denny McDevitt, Rick Metzger, Dan Miller, Ken Norris, Scott Savoie, Mark Schieve, Tom Sharpy, Scott Stark, Ivan Thompson.
California
Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 25–27 in Tucson, AZ.
Colors– Blue/Gold
Record 11-5

Coach- Jack Clark, Ned Anderson, Tim O'Brien, Jerry Figone, Noel Bowden
Captain- Kevin Lake, John Riddering
Roster:
Pete Burschinger, Pat Doyle, Mike Dumke, Ben Garrett, Marc Geredes, Gary Hein, Kevin Hillesland, David Jones, Kevin Lake, John Lukrich, John McNamara, Andrew Marich, Robert Mascheroni, Mike Metoyer, John Morken, Rich Pearson, John Riddering, Matt Rubenstein, Rob Salaber, Ramon Samaniego, David Simonsen, Ryan Stearns, Greg Stoehr, Brian Walgenbach, Ivan Weissman.