1988 National Collegiate Rugby Championship
1988 National Collegiate Rugby Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Date | April 30 – May 1, 1988 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 4 |
Matches played | 4 |
Final | |
Venue | Pebble Beach, CA |
Champions | California (7th title) |
Runners-up | Dartmouth |
The 1988 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the ninth 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.[1] The Cal Bears won their seventh title with a victory over Dartmouth. Chris Tahta of Dartmouth was named best forward while Chris Williams of Cal was best back.
Participants
[edit]- Coach- Phil Hansell
- Captain-
- Record-
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on April 16–17 at Rexford, NY.[2]
- Dartmouth W-L Old Dominion
- Dartmouth 19-0 Loyola Baltimore
- Coach- Roger Mazzerella
- Captain-
- Record- 29–5–2
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 16–17 in Bowling Green, OH.[3]
- Bowling Green 14-3 Ohio State
- Coach- Vern Francis
- Captains- Alex Rosano/Steve Hajosy
- Record- 15–2–1
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 16–17 in Las Cruces, NM.[4]
- Air Force 28-3 South Dakota
- Air Force 7-6 Kansas
- Air Force 22-13 Colorado
- Coach- Jack Clark
- Captain-Gary Hein
- Record- 15-4(9–0)
Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 5–10 in Santa Barbara, CA.[5]
- California 21-0 UC Davis
- California 48-0 Washington State
- California 19-15OT San Diego State
Bracket
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
April 10 - Santa Barbara, CA | ||||||||||
California | 19 | |||||||||
April 30 – Pebble Beach, CA | ||||||||||
San Diego State | 15 | |||||||||
California (Pacific) | 19 | |||||||||
April 17 - Las Cruces, NM | ||||||||||
Air Force (West) | 10 | |||||||||
Air Force | 22 | |||||||||
May 1 – Pebble Beach, CA | ||||||||||
Colorado | 13 | |||||||||
California | 9 | |||||||||
April 17 - Rexford, NY | ||||||||||
Dartmouth | 3 | |||||||||
Dartmouth | 19 | |||||||||
April 30 – Pebble Beach, CA | ||||||||||
Loyola Baltimore | 0 | |||||||||
Dartmouth (East) | 25 | |||||||||
April 17- Bowling Green, OH | ||||||||||
Bowling Green (Midwest) | 13 | Third place | ||||||||
Bowling Green | 14 | |||||||||
May 1 – Pebble Beach, CA | ||||||||||
Ohio State | 3 | |||||||||
Air Force | 32 | |||||||||
Bowling Green | 0 | |||||||||
Semifinals
[edit]30 April 1988 |
California | 19–10 | Air Force |
Try: Gary Hein Pen: Scott Barbour 5', 10', 27', 30', 65' | [6] | Try: Ron Buckley c Dan Stone 51' Con: Mark Bissell |
Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Don Morrison (USARFU) |
30 April 1988 |
Dartmouth | 25–13 | Bowling Green |
Try: Scott Ault Brian McCue Con: Tony Konczak Pen: Tony Konczak |
Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA |
Third place
[edit]1 May 1988 |
Air Force | 32–0 | Bowling Green |
Try: Ron Buckley c Art Wunder Matt Beals Frank Souza Mark Bissell Dan Stone Matt Beals Con: Mark Bissell 2 | [7] |
Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA |
Final
[edit]1 May 1988 12:30 PM |
California | 9–3 | Dartmouth |
Pen: Scott Barbour 3/4 | [8] | Pen: Jay Henry 1/5 |
Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Ed Todd |
References
[edit]- ^ Newhouse, Dave (May 2, 1988). "Brawn And Beer". Oakland Tribune, p.D1 col.1
- ^ "Dartmouth Claims Rugby Title". (May 1, 1988). The Saratogian, p.6B col.3
- ^ "Falcon Rugby Team In Nationals Field". (April 18, 1988). Toledo Blade, p.23 col.3
- ^ Keller, Ken (May 1988). "Air Force: Western College Champion". Rugby. Vol. 14, no. 4. p. 6.
- ^ "Rugby". (March 27, 1988). The Spokesman-Review, p.D10 col.4
- ^ "Rugby". (May 1, 1988). San Francisco Examiner, p.C-15 col.8
- ^ "Falcon Rugby Team Finishes Fourth". (May 3, 1988). Daily Sentinel-Tribune, p.13 col.1
- ^ Moss, Al (May 2, 1988). "Cal Tops Dartmouth For Rugby Crown". San Francisco Chronicle, p.D18 col.1-2