The 1987 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the eighth 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. San Diego State won their first title with a victory over Air Force. Tom Sharpy of Air Force was the MVP.
| 1987 National Collegiate Rugby Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Date | May 2 – 3, 1987 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 4 |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Final | |
| Venue | Pebble Beach, CA |
| Champions | San Diego Sate (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Air Force |
Participants
edit- Coach- Keith Oberg, Greg Smith
- Captain- Jon Bigelow, Phillip McCune
- Record-
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on April 18–19.
- Dartmouth 32-0 Georgia Tech
- Dartmouth 6-3 Virginia Tech
- President- Dave Cramer
- Coach- Roger Mazzerella
- Captain- Mark Laimbeer
- Record- 52-7-1(17-4)
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 18–19 in Dayton, OH.[1]
- Bowling Green w/o Wisconsin-Platville
- Bowling Green 34-0 Ball State
- Bowling Green 34-3 Illinois State
- Bowling Green 26-25 Kentucky
- Coach- Vern Francis
- Captains- Rick Coveno/Doug Woodbury
- Record- 18-3-2
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 18–19 in Colorado Springs, CO.[2]
- Air Force 25-9 South Dakota
- Air Force 22-12 Oklahoma
- Air Force 19-10 Colorado
- Coach- Steve Gray, Loc Better
- Captain-Dwayne Parker
- Record- 28-1
Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 10–11 in Santa Barbara, CA.[3]
- San Diego State def. Arizona
- San Diego State 12-7 Humboldt State
- San Diego State 23-12 California
Bracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| April 19 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 26 | |||||||||
| May 2 – Pebble Beach, CA | ||||||||||
| Kentucky | 25 | |||||||||
| Bowling Green (Midwest) | 8 | |||||||||
| April 19 - Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||||||
| Air Force (West) | 15 | |||||||||
| Air Force | 19 | |||||||||
| May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA | ||||||||||
| Colorado | 10 | |||||||||
| Air Force | 9 | |||||||||
| April 19 | ||||||||||
| San Diego State | 10 | |||||||||
| Dartmouth | 6 | |||||||||
| May 2 – Pebble Beach, CA | ||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 3 | |||||||||
| Dartmouth (East) | 6 | |||||||||
| April 11 - Santa Barbara, CA | ||||||||||
| San Diego State (Pacific) | 22 | Third place | ||||||||
| San Diego State | 23 | |||||||||
| May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA | ||||||||||
| California | 12 | |||||||||
| Bowling Green | 25 | |||||||||
| Dartmouth | 7 | |||||||||
Semifinals
edit| 2 May 1987 12:10 PM |
| Bowling Green | 8–15 | Air Force |
| Try: Rob Clark 15' Jeff Weemhoff | [4] | Try: Jay Moad 76' c Con: Mark Bissell (1/1) Pen: Mark Bissell (3) |
| Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Todd (NCRFU) |
| 2 May 1987 1:45 PM |
| Dartmouth | 6–22 | San Diego State |
| Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA |
Third place
editFinal
edit| 3 May 1987 12:00 PM |
| Air Force | 9–10 | San Diego State |
| Try: Scott Stark 60' c Con: Mark Bissell (1/1) Pen: Mark Bissell | [6] | Try: Steve Forster 55' Pen: 20' Steve Forster 75' Steve Forster |
| Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Attendance: 5000 Referee: Ian Nixon (USARFU) |
References
edit- ^ "Ruggers Travel To Nationals Again". (April 23, 1987). The BG News, p.12
- ^ Klis, Mike (May 1, 1987). "Rugby Final Four Awaits Zoomies". Gazette Telegraph, p.C7
- ^ Richardson, Greg (April 13, 1987). "Rugby Fails In Bid To Repeat". The Daily Californian, p.16
- ^ Contey, Eric (May 1987). "Semifinal". Rugby. Vol. 13, no. 4. p. 6.
- ^ "Rugby Team Falls Short In National Title Bid". (May 4, 1987). Daily Sentinel-Tribune, p.13 col.1-2
- ^ "Penalty Kick Gives SDSU Rugby Title". (May 4, 1987). Los Angeles Times, p.J9 col.4