1991 National Collegiate Rugby Championship


The 1991 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the twelfth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament, sponsored by Steinlager, took place at Cullen Park in Houston, Texas from May 4–5. UC Berkeley won their eighth title with a victory over Army. Ohio State placed third for the second year in a row. Masanao Morimoto of Berkeley was named Most Valuable Forward while Gravelle Pierre of Army was Most Valuable Back.

Participants

Army Black Nights
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on December 1–2 at Orlando, FL.
  • Army 46-9 Loyola of Maryland
  • Army 50-6 Maryland
Roster:
Coaches- Michael W. Mahan, Brian O'Gorman, Dave Ross
Captain- Vinnie Torza

Record- 19–0

Bill Besterman, Jeff Chuck, Tony DeToto, Joe Frescura, Martin Guillen, Eric Hall, Chris Harlan, Lance Kohler, Joe Kremer, Muggs Malinowski, Bill Marshall, Mike Mazzacco, Mike McKay, Dennis McKernan, Bob Minner, Robert Moseley, Scott Painter, Gravelle Pierre, Mike Roberts, John Slater, Garth Yarnell, Peter Young.
Ohio State
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 20–21 in Columbus, OH.
  • Ohio State 21–0 Iowa
  • Ohio State 21–0 Mankato State
  • Ohio State 9–6 University of Cincinnati
  • Ohio State 3-0 Bowling Green
Roster:
Coaches- Barry Ferguson, Steve Finkel, Charlie Schubert, Mr. Perry
Captains- Mike Vogel, Dave Canning
Record- 6–1–1
Dan Berner, Ron Bowers, Joe Bradley, Mike Cline, Mike Dresser, Scott Dye, Shawn Fox, Kent Garbee, Mark Griffiths, Ben Hadley, Russ Howland, Mike Hudak, Mark Mann, Pat Marek, Brent Mathie, Takahiro Matsubara, Dan McBride, Jim Merritt, Tim Peters, Corey Perry, Eric Pool, Tom Roe, Tim Rudolph, Chad Schneider, Jim Skowron, Phil Vogel, Tim Walsh, Gil Wright.
Wyoming
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 13–14 in Lawrence, KS.
Roster:
Coach- Mr. Blanche

Captains- Doug Bailey
Record- 20–1–1

Josh Armogost, Tom Baker, Adam Beckman, Bill Bettas, Collin Bonner, Dave Finoff, Dan Frey, Rick Guermendi, Will Harris, Vince Kalkowski, Travis Kelsey, Tim Lawrence, Scot Mortimer, Kayode Okesanjo, Brian O'Neill, Jack Peden, Peter Proffit, Rob Roth, Eric Smith, Jason Tangeman, Tim Wilcox, Walter Wilcox.
UC Berkeley
Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 19–21 in Palo Alto, CA.
Roster:
Coach- Jack Clark
Captain-Greg Chenu

Record- 7-0
Andre Bachelet, Christian Bachelet, John Ball, Jon Beck, Mark Bingham, Tom Chapman, Jeff Chenu, David Codevilla, Peter Codevilla, Charles Foster, Frank Grant, Eric Harmon, Sean Hoover, Tim Hoover, Pat Keegan, Chris Kennerly, Chris King, Chester Koh, Ray Lehner, David Liebowitz, Rob Lumkong, Joshua Martin, Kevin Mein, Masanao Morimoto, Tom Motes, Matt Palamountain, Doug Pearson, Ed Schram, Wade Sherman, Faasamala Tagaloa, Kester Wise.

Final

College All–Stars

The 1991 Collegiate All–Star Championship took place Daly Field in Brighton, MA from June 14–16. Similar to the Inter Territorial Tournaments for club teams, the college competition is divided into geographic unions and used to select the All–American team that goes on to play other junior national rugby teams. In the final, the Pacific Coast RFU defeated the Eastern RU. The final standings were 1st Pacific, 2nd East, 3rd Midwest and 4th West. Andre Bachelet, scrumhalf for UC Berkeley, was MVP back and Ashley Hale, #8 for San Diego State, was MVP forward.
Champions: Pacific Coast College All–Stars
Staff: Jerry Figone, Dale Toohey, Chris Byrne
Captain: Dean Toohey–Flanker
Roster: Andre Bachelet-Scrumhalf, Jon Beck-Lock, Scott Bracken-Prop, Jens Brock-Utne–Flanker, Greg Chenu-Center, David Codevilla-Lock, Mike Conn-Prop, Charlie Foster-Hooker, Erich Gross-Lock, Ashley Hale-#8, Eric Harmon-Fullback, Jon Hinkin-Wing, Craig Hutchinson-Lock, Chris King-Flanker, Ray Lehner-Prop/Lock, Craig Levine-Hooker, Alex Lowe-Wing, Josh Martin-Flanker, Masanao Morimoto-Flanker, Chris Motes-Fullback, Adam Ortlieb-Prop, Todd Perruchon-Scrumhalf, Kevin Robinson-Flyhalf, Ed Schram-Center, Pete Smith-Flyhalf, Daryl Steinbeck-Center, Faasamala Tagaloa-Wing, Kester Wise–Wing.

Women's College Championship

The 1991 Women's Collegiate Championship took place at Alexandria, VA from May 25–26. Air Force was the champion of this first edition. Boston College qualified by winning the East Coast Territorial championship. Princeton was the runner–up at the Eastern Territorial. University of Montana represented the Pacific. University of Michigan represented the Midwest. With five teams, two teams were paired in a first round match while the remaining three teams played a round robin. Air Force scrumhalf Margo Willoughby was named Most Valuable Player.
First round
  • Boston College 12–0 Montana
First Round
  • Air Force 30–0 Michigan
  • Princeton W–L Michigan
  • Air Force 6–3 Princeton
Semifinals
  • Boston College 7–3 Princeton
  • Air Force 38–0 Montana

Final

Lineups:
Air Force– Vern Avery, Lisa Viertel, Bridget Groat, Laura Piper, Heidi Cizan, Tammy Brodtke, Anne Williams, Michelle Smith, Maggie Dawson, Margo Willoughby, Dana Teagarden, Tracy Hubbard, Darlene Schultz, Joyce Elmore, Karen Perez, Shelly Ripple.
Boston College– Ken Daly, Mendes, Weber, Vande Haar, Oldenhoff, Ives, Katherine Harrison, H. Smith, Laura Kiley, Cathy Darrow, Nancy Sulick, Weber, Roche, R. Jackson, Krackauer, Rogers.
Champions: Air Force
Staff: Vern Avery, Judy Graffis
Captains: Margo Willoughby, Darlene Schultz