1989 National Collegiate Rugby Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Date | May 6 – 7, 1989 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 4 |
Matches played | 4 |
Final | |
Venue | Colorado Springs, CO |
Champions | Air Force (1st title) |
Runners-up | Long Beach |
The 1989 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the tenth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament, sponsored by Steinlager, took place May 6-7 at the Air Force Academy soccer fields in Colorado Springs, CO. [1] The Air Force Zoomies won their first title with a victory over the Long Beach 49ers. John Oliver of Army was named best forward while Tim Bohman of Air Force was best back. [2]
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on April 15–16 at Annapolis, MD. [3]
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 22–23 in Madison, WI. [4]
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 15–16 in Lawrence, KS. [5]
Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 7–9 in Tucson, AZ. [6]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
April 16 - Lawrence, KS | ||||||||||
Air Force | 22 | |||||||||
May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||||||
Colorado | 9 | |||||||||
Air Force (West) | 17 | |||||||||
April 16 - Annapolis, MD | ||||||||||
Army (East) | 16 | |||||||||
Army | 43 | |||||||||
May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||||||
Navy | 18 | |||||||||
Air Force | 25 | |||||||||
April 9 - Tucson, AZ | ||||||||||
Long Beach | 7 | |||||||||
Long Beach | 18 | |||||||||
May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||||||
California | 10 | |||||||||
Long Beach (Pacific) | 18 | |||||||||
April 23 - Madison, WI | ||||||||||
Penn State (Midwest) | 9 | Third place | ||||||||
Penn State | 13 | |||||||||
May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||||||
Wisconsin | 12 | |||||||||
Army | 38 | |||||||||
Penn State | 10 | |||||||||
6 May 1989 1:00PM |
Long Beach | 18–9 | Penn State |
Try: Jerry Fanning 9'c Con: Brett Bowden Pen: Brett Bowden (3) Drop: Brett Bowden | [7] [8] | Pen: Erick Chizmar 15' Drop: Ian Wallace 60' Ian Wallace 65' |
Colorado Springs, CO Referee: Don Morrison (New England RFU) |
6 May 1989 3:00PM |
Air Force | 17–16 | Army |
Try: Tim Bohman 25' Tim Bohman 60' c Brent VanderPol 80' Con: Skip Rodgers 1/2 Pen: Skip Rogers 40' | [9] [10] | Try: Lincoln Oro 10' Lincoln Oro c Con: Dave Blain 1/2 Pen: Dave Blain 50' Dave Blain 68' |
Colorado Springs, CO Attendance: 2000 Referee: Jim Russell (Eastern Rockies RFU) |
7 May 1989 3:00 PM |
Air Force | 25–7 | Long Beach |
Try: Art Wunder c Jon Finley Ted Schiller 71' c Tim Bohman c Con: Skip Rodgers (3/4) Pen: Skip Rogers 20' | [12] [13] | Try: Jim Brown Pen: Brett Bowden 9' |
Colorado Springs, CO Attendance: 3000 Referee: Don Morrison (NERFU) |
Champions: Air Force Academy Zoomies
Coaches: Vern Francis, Walt Daniels, Pat Gerdemann, Dave Easler, Jim Jasina.
Roster: Jim Snyder (Prop), Kevin Oleen (Prop), Harry Blue (Prop), Mike Junk (Hooker), Eric Kelm (Hooker), Dan Drummond (Lock), Jay Owen (Lock), John Krause (Lock), Tim Jozwiak (Wing Forward), Ted Schiller (Wing Forward), Art Wunder (Wing Forward), Jeff Hill (#8), Brent VanderPol (#8), Jon Finley (Scrum Half), Mark Thomas (Scrum Half), Tim Bohman (Center), Bill Jacobus (Center), Donnie Wood (Center), Eric Fester (Wing), Doug Nikolai (Wing), Skip Rodgers (Wing), Dave Mets (Full Back), Brad Rodgers (Full Back).