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1983 National Rugby Championships

The 1983 National Rugby Championships were a series of tournaments organized to determine a national champion in several divisions for United States rugby teams. The divisions included Men's/Women's Club, college, high school, Military, Sevens, and Interterritorial.

1983 National Rugby Championships
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Tournament format(s)Various
Date1983
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Men's Club

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The 1983 National Club Rugby Championship was sponsored by Michelob and took place in Chicago, Illinois at Winnemac Park Stadium from May 14–15.[1] The teams featured in the tournament were the champions of the four sub unions of USARFU. Boston RFC represented the Eastern Union after winning their regional final 34–9 over the Norfolk Blues. The Chicago Lions represented the Midwest Union by winning the Mid America Cup with a 30–15 win over Akron. The Dallas Harlequins earned the right to represent the Western RFU by defeating the St. Louis Falcons 35–4. The Old Blues defeated Old Puget Sound 20–6 to win the Pacific Coast Championship. The Berkeley Old Blues won the National title defeating Dallas Harlequins in the final 23–0.[2]

 
Territorial SemifinalTerritorial FinalNational SemifinalNational Final
 
              
 
April 30 - Conshohocken, PA
 
 
Boston22
 
May 1 - Conshohocken, PA
 
Northern Virginia9
 
Boston34
 
April 30 - Conshohocken, PA
 
Norfolk9
 
Norfolk20
 
May 14 – Chicago, IL
 
Atlanta Renegades15
 
Boston0
 
April 10 -
 
Dallas Harlequins6
 
St. Louis Falcons20
 
April 23 - St. Louis, MO
 
Tulsa12
 
St. Louis Falcons4
 
April - Denver, CO
 
Dallas Harlequins35
 
Denver Barbarians18
 
May 15 – Chicago, IL
 
Dallas Harlequins21
 
Old Blues23
 
April 23 - Indianapolis, IN
 
Dallas Harlequins0
 
Chicago Lions25
 
April 23 - Indianapolis, IN
 
Indianapolis0
 
Chicago Lions30
 
April 23 - Indianapolis, IN
 
Akron15
 
Akron19
 
May 14 – Chicago, IL
 
Youngstown14
 
Chicago Lions0
 
April 23 - Seattle, WA
 
Old Blues7 Third place
 
Valley RC6
 
April 24 - Seattle, WAMay 15 – Chicago, IL
 
Old Puget Sound15
 
Old Puget Sound6Chicago Lions7
 
April 23 - Seattle, WA
 
Old Blues20 Boston3
 
Old Blues19
 
 
BATS12
 

Semifinals

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14 May 1983
Dallas Harlequins9–7Boston
Try: Ricardo Chapar 19'
Mark Deaton 23'
Mark Deaton
Whit Everett
Con: Allen Spriggs
Pen: Allen Spriggs		Try: Bill Ream
Pen: Rory Mather
Chicago, IL

Semifinals

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14 May 1983
Old Blues7–0Boston
Try: Roy Helu
Pen: Bill Armstrong
Chicago, IL

Third place

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15 May 1983
Chicago Lions7–3Boston
Chicago, IL

Final

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15 May 1983
Old Blues23–0Dallas Harlequins
Try: Mark Richter 19'
Mark Deaton 23'
Mark Deaton
Whit Everett
Pen: Bill Armstrong
Chicago, IL
Referee: Nixon (USARFU)

Champions: Old Blues RFC of Berkeley, CA
Coach: Jeff Hollings, Steve Ponder, Leo Fracess(Pres.)
Roster: Bill Armstrong, Rick Bailey, Mark Bass, David Bateman, Drew Brooks, Randy Coste, Duker Dapper, Mark Deaton, John Everett, Whit Everett(captain), Roy Helu, Chuck Hextrum, Mark Hoffman, Dean Landry, Jeff Lucas, Tim Mascaroni, Bo Meyersieck, David Morrison, Tim O'Brien, Mark Richter, Mike Smith, Matt Taylor, Art Ward, Blane Warhurst, Jeff Westcott.

Women's Club

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The 1983 Women's National Rugby Championship was a tournament that took place on May 29–30 in Oak Brook, IL.[3] Beantown of Boston, MA won the championship with an 11–10 win over Florida State. Beantown advanced to the championship with wins over Chicago and Denver.[4] Belmont Shores of California took third place with a 36–9 win over Madison, WI. Mary Ellen Moynihan of Beantown was MVP.

Final

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30 May 1983
Beantown11–10Florida State
Try: Jan Rutkowski
Jan Rutkowski 22'
Con: 0/2
Pen: Margie McClure		[5]Try: Candi Orsini 34' c
Karen Cooper
Con: Sharon Jamison (1/2)
Oakbrook, IL
Referee: Sherry Milner

College

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Main article: 1983 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 1983 College championship was won by University of California at Berkeley. Air Force was runner-up.

Military

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The 1983 Combined Services Rugby Championship was an 18 team event that took place at Honor Field in Fort Polk, LA from May 6–8 and was won by Uniformed Services University Hospital Services with a 6–0 win over Fort Stewart.[6] The Health Sciences School of Medicine team from Bethesda, MD made it to the championship with shutout wins against Fort Hood, Camp Pendleton, and Wright Patterson.
Championship Bracket

 
First roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
 
              
 
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
 
USUHS3
 
May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Fort Hood0
 
USUHS4
 
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Camp Pendleton0
 
Camp Pendleton10
 
May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Ft. Polk B0
 
USUHS13
 
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Wright Pat Jets0
 
Wright Pat Jets4
 
May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Yuma0
 
Wright Pat Jets10
 
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Davis Monthan4
 
Davis Monthan12
 
May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Fort Campbell4
 
USUHS6
 
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Fort Stewart0
 
Fort Stewart20
 
May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Ft. Polk A7
 
Fort Stewart16
 
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Fort Sill4
 
Fort Sill31
 
May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
PACAF0
 
Fort Stewart8
 
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
29 Palms4
 
29 Palms34
 
May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Fort Benning4
 
29 Palms22
 
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Scott AFB3
 
Scott AFB20
 
 
Parris Island3
 

Final

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8 May 1983
USUHS6–0Fort Stewart
Pen: Kenny Tashiro (2/2)[7]
Fort Polk, LA
Referee: Cpt. Bill Nelson (USN)

Consolation Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
 
Fort Hood36
 
May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Ft. Polk B4
 
Fort Hood8
 
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Yuma10
 
Yuma7
 
May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Fort Campbell3
 
Ft. Polk A17
 
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Yuma12
 
Ft. Polk A16
 
May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
PACAF0
 
Ft. Polk A17
 
May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA
 
Fort Benning10
 
Fort Benning 14
 
 
Parris Island6
 

Additional games
May 7
Black Sheep 26–14 Coast Guard
May 8
Ft. Polk B 16–27 Fort Campbell // Parris Island 15–10 PACAF
Black Sheep 10–4 Davis Monthan // Coast Guard 4–7 Fort Sill
Camp Pendleton 10–0 Black Sheep // Scott AFB 16–0 Coast Guard

Sevens

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The 1983 National Sevens Rugby Tournament was a ten team tournament hosted by the Hartford Wanderers and took place on June 19, 1983, at Sterling Field in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Final:

  • URI Old Boys 28–6 Duck Brothers

ITT

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The Inter Territorial Tournament involved the four regional rugby unions comprising the United States RFU: Pacific Coast RFU, Western RFU, Midwest RFU, and the Eastern Rugby Union. The region teams are formed with players selected from the sub regional rugby unions. Subsequently, the USA Eagles are selected from the four regional teams after the ITT concludes. The 1983 ITT took place in Oak Brook, IL from May 28–30. The Pacific Coast RFU repeated as tournament champions for the seventh time.[8]
Results:

28 May 1983
Pacific Coast17–12Western
Try: Mike Schaub
Peter Wood
Ian Loveseth
Pen: Gary Townsend		Try: David Jenkinson c
Con: Scott Bertrand
Pen: Scott Bertrand (2)
Oakbrook, IL
28 May 1983
Midwest13–7Eastern
Try: Jake Burkhardt
Pen: Roger Castino (2)
Drop: Tom Beckmann 70'
Oakbrook, IL
29 May 1983
Midwest12–10Western
Try: Kevin Moylan
Keith Blair
Paul Pauluzzi		Try: Dave Jenkinson
Greg Wilson
Oakbrook, IL
29 May 1983
Pacific Coast8–3Eastern
Try: Mike Schaub (2)Pen: Hugh O'Neill
Oakbrook, IL
30 May 1983
Western27–12Eastern
Try: Edwards
Scheer
Scott Bertrand
Con: Scott Bertrand
Pen: Scott Bertrand		Try: Pete Sweet (3)
Oakbrook, IL
30 May 1983
Pacific Coast23–6Midwest
Try: Dave Bateman
Tom Schnebeck
Tom Schnebeck c
Willie Jefferson c
Con: Gary Townsend (2/4)
Pen: Gary Townsend		Pen: Roger Castino (2)
Oakbrook, IL
Team W L F A
1 Pacific Coast Grizzlies 3 0 48 21
2 Midwest Thunderbirds 2 1 31 40
3 Western Mustangs 1 2 49 41
4 Eastern Colonials 0 3 22 48

High School

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The 1983 National High School Rugby Championship took place at Lincoln Field in Washington, D.C. May 30. Langley High of Virginia were the champions.[9]

Final

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30 May 1983
1:00PM
Langley13–9Serra
Try: ?
Michael Brendis
Con: David MacLaury
Pen: David MacLaury		[10]Try: Pauli Mahoni
Con: Steve Forster
Pen: Steve Forster
Washington, D.C.

References

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  1. ^ "Other Events". (May 13, 1983). Chicago Tribune, Sec.2 p.5 col.3
  2. ^ "Old Blues Take Rugby Title In National Finals". (May 16, 1983). The Berkeley Gazette, p.18 col.1
  3. ^ "Rugby Tournament". (May 30, 1983). Daily Herald, sec.3 p.4 col.8
  4. ^ "FSU Moves Closer To Women’s Rugby Title". (May 29, 1983). St. Petersburg Times, p.6C col.2-4
  5. ^ Orsini, Bette (May 30, 1983). "FSU Falls Just Short Of National Rugby Title". St. Petersburg Times, p.10C col.1-3
  6. ^ Carlson, Kenneth N. (February 1984). "National Championships". Rugby Football Scorebook (1st ed.). Lynwood, WA: Rain Belt Inc. p. 6. ISBN 0-938428-04-7.
  7. ^ Abdelnour, Cheri (May 13, 1983). "Maryland team wins National Rugby Title Here". Guardian, p.1 col.1–2
  8. ^ Carlson, Kenneth N. (February 1984). Rugby Football Scorebook (1st ed.). Lynwood, WA: Rain Belt Inc. pp. 63–68. ISBN 0-938428-04-7.
  9. ^ Elfin, David (May 31, 1983). "Langley Wins High School Rugby Title". Washington Post, p.D3 col.2
  10. ^ "Serra High's Rugby Team Falls Just Short". (May 31, 1983). San Francisco Examiner, p.D6 col.2
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