# 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.

## Men's Club

The 1983 National Club Rugby Championship was sponsored by Michelob and took place in Chicago, Illinois at Winnemac Park Stadium from May 14–15. 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.
| Territorial Semifinal | Territorial Semifinal | Territorial Final | Territorial Final | | National Semifinal | National Semifinal | | National Final | National Final |
| April 30 - Conshohocken, PA | April 30 - Conshohocken, PA | | | | | | |
| Boston | 22 | | | | | | |
| Boston | 22 | May 1 - Conshohocken, PA | May 1 - Conshohocken, PA | | | | | |
| Northern Virginia | 9 | May 1 - Conshohocken, PA | May 1 - Conshohocken, PA | | | | |
| Northern Virginia | 9 | Boston | 34 | | | | |
| April 30 - Conshohocken, PA | April 30 - Conshohocken, PA | | Boston | 34 | | | | |
| April 30 - Conshohocken, PA | April 30 - Conshohocken, PA | Norfolk | 9 | | | | |
| Norfolk | 20 | Norfolk | 9 | | | | |
| Norfolk | 20 | | | | May 14 – Chicago, IL | May 14 – Chicago, IL | | |
| Atlanta Renegades | 15 | | | | May 14 – Chicago, IL | May 14 – Chicago, IL | |
| Atlanta Renegades | 15 | | | | Boston | 0 | |
| April 10 - | April 10 - | | | | | Boston | 0 | |
| April 10 - | April 10 - | | | | Dallas Harlequins | 6 | |
| St. Louis Falcons | 20 | | | | Dallas Harlequins | 6 | |
| St. Louis Falcons | 20 | April 23 - St. Louis, MO | April 23 - St. Louis, MO | | | | | |
| Tulsa | 12 | April 23 - St. Louis, MO | April 23 - St. Louis, MO | | | | |
| Tulsa | 12 | St. Louis Falcons | 4 | | | | |
| April - Denver, CO | April - Denver, CO | | St. Louis Falcons | 4 | | | | |
| April - Denver, CO | April - Denver, CO | Dallas Harlequins | 35 | | | | |
| Denver Barbarians | 18 | Dallas Harlequins | 35 | | | | |
| Denver Barbarians | 18 | | | | | | | May 15 – Chicago, IL | May 15 – Chicago, IL |
| Dallas Harlequins | 21 | | | | | | | May 15 – Chicago, IL | May 15 – Chicago, IL |
| Dallas Harlequins | 21 | | | | | | | Old Blues | 23 |
| April 23 - Indianapolis, IN | April 23 - Indianapolis, IN | | | | | | | | Old Blues | 23 |
| April 23 - Indianapolis, IN | April 23 - Indianapolis, IN | | | | | | | Dallas Harlequins | 0 |
| Chicago Lions | 25 | | | | | | | Dallas Harlequins | 0 |
| Chicago Lions | 25 | April 23 - Indianapolis, IN | April 23 - Indianapolis, IN | | | | | | |
| Indianapolis | 0 | April 23 - Indianapolis, IN | April 23 - Indianapolis, IN | | | | | | |
| Indianapolis | 0 | Chicago Lions | 30 | | | | | | |
| April 23 - Indianapolis, IN | April 23 - Indianapolis, IN | | Chicago Lions | 30 | | | | | | |
| April 23 - Indianapolis, IN | April 23 - Indianapolis, IN | Akron | 15 | | | | | | |
| Akron | 19 | Akron | 15 | | | | | | |
| Akron | 19 | | | | May 14 – Chicago, IL | May 14 – Chicago, IL | | | | |
| Youngstown | 14 | | | | May 14 – Chicago, IL | May 14 – Chicago, IL | | | |
| Youngstown | 14 | | | | Chicago Lions | 0 | | | |
| April 23 - Seattle, WA | April 23 - Seattle, WA | | | | | Chicago Lions | 0 | | | |
| April 23 - Seattle, WA | April 23 - Seattle, WA | | | | Old Blues | 7 | | Third place | Third place |
| Valley RC | 6 | | | | Old Blues | 7 | | Third place | Third place |
| Valley RC | 6 | April 24 - Seattle, WA | April 24 - Seattle, WA | | | | | May 15 – Chicago, IL | May 15 – Chicago, IL |
| Old Puget Sound | 15 | April 24 - Seattle, WA | April 24 - Seattle, WA | | | | | May 15 – Chicago, IL | May 15 – Chicago, IL |
| Old Puget Sound | 15 | Old Puget Sound | 6 | | | | | Chicago Lions | 7 |
| April 23 - Seattle, WA | April 23 - Seattle, WA | | Old Puget Sound | 6 | | | | | Chicago Lions | 7 |
| April 23 - Seattle, WA | April 23 - Seattle, WA | Old Blues | 20 | | | | | Boston | 3 |
| Old Blues | 19 | Old Blues | 20 | | | | | Boston | 3 |
| BATS | 12 | | | | | | | | |

### Semifinals

* 14 May 1983
| Dallas Harlequins | 9–7 | Boston |
| 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

* 14 May 1983
| Old Blues | 7–0 | Boston |
| Try: Roy Helu Pen: Bill Armstrong | | |
* Chicago, IL

### Third place

* 15 May 1983
| Chicago Lions | 7–3 | Boston |
* Chicago, IL

### Final

* 15 May 1983
| Old Blues | 23–0 | Dallas 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

The 1983 Women's National Rugby Championship was a tournament that took place on May 29–30 in Oak Brook, IL. 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. Belmont Shores of California took third place with a 36–9 win over Madison, WI. Mary Ellen Moynihan of Beantown was MVP.

### Final

* 30 May 1983
| Beantown | 11–10 | Florida State |
| Try: Jan Rutkowski Jan Rutkowski 22' Con: 0/2 Pen: Margie McClure | | Try: Candi Orsini 34' c Karen Cooper Con: Sharon Jamison (1/2) |
* Oakbrook, IL Referee: Sherry Milner

## College

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

## Military

The 1983 U.S. Armed Forces 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. 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 round | First round | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | | Semifinal | Semifinal | | Final | Final |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | | | |
| USUHS | 3 | | | | | | |
| USUHS | 3 | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | | |
| Fort Hood | 0 | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | |
| Fort Hood | 0 | USUHS | 4 | | | | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | USUHS | 4 | | | | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | Camp Pendleton | 0 | | | | |
| Camp Pendleton | 10 | Camp Pendleton | 0 | | | | |
| Camp Pendleton | 10 | | | | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | |
| Ft. Polk B | 0 | | | | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | |
| Ft. Polk B | 0 | | | | USUHS | 13 | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | | USUHS | 13 | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | Wright Pat Jets | 0 | |
| Wright Pat Jets | 4 | | | | Wright Pat Jets | 0 | |
| Wright Pat Jets | 4 | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | | |
| Yuma | 0 | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | |
| Yuma | 0 | Wright Pat Jets | 10 | | | | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | Wright Pat Jets | 10 | | | | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | Davis Monthan | 4 | | | | |
| Davis Monthan | 12 | Davis Monthan | 4 | | | | |
| Davis Monthan | 12 | | | | | | | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA |
| Fort Campbell | 4 | | | | | | | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA |
| Fort Campbell | 4 | | | | | | | USUHS | 6 |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | | | | | USUHS | 6 |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | | | | Fort Stewart | 0 |
| Fort Stewart | 20 | | | | | | | Fort Stewart | 0 |
| Fort Stewart | 20 | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | | | |
| Ft. Polk A | 7 | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | | | |
| Ft. Polk A | 7 | Fort Stewart | 16 | | | | | | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | Fort Stewart | 16 | | | | | | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | Fort Sill | 4 | | | | | | |
| Fort Sill | 31 | Fort Sill | 4 | | | | | | |
| Fort Sill | 31 | | | | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | |
| PACAF | 0 | | | | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | |
| PACAF | 0 | | | | Fort Stewart | 8 | | | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | | Fort Stewart | 8 | | | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | 29 Palms | 4 | |
| 29 Palms | 34 | | | | 29 Palms | 4 | |
| 29 Palms | 34 | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | | |
| Fort Benning | 4 | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | |
| Fort Benning | 4 | 29 Palms | 22 | | | | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | 29 Palms | 22 | | | | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | Scott AFB | 3 | | | | |
| Scott AFB | 20 | Scott AFB | 3 | | | | |
| Parris Island | 3 | | | | | | |

### Final

* 8 May 1983
| USUHS | 6–0 | Fort Stewart |
| Pen: Kenny Tashiro (2/2) | | |
* Fort Polk, LA Referee: Cpt. Bill Nelson (USN)
Consolation Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | |
| Fort Hood | 36 | | | |
| Fort Hood | 36 | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | |
| Ft. Polk B | 4 | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | |
| Ft. Polk B | 4 | Fort Hood | 8 | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | Fort Hood | 8 | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | Yuma | 10 | |
| Yuma | 7 | Yuma | 10 | |
| Yuma | 7 | | | | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA |
| Fort Campbell | 3 | | | | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA |
| Fort Campbell | 3 | | | | Ft. Polk A | 17 |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | | Ft. Polk A | 17 |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | | Yuma | 12 |
| Ft. Polk A | 16 | | | | Yuma | 12 |
| Ft. Polk A | 16 | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | |
| PACAF | 0 | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 8 – Ft. Polk, LA | | | |
| PACAF | 0 | Ft. Polk A | 17 | | | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | | Ft. Polk A | 17 | | | |
| May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | May 7 – Ft. Polk, LA | Fort Benning | 10 | |
| Fort Benning | 14 | Fort Benning | 10 | |
| Parris Island | 6 | | | |
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

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

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. Results:
* 28 May 1983
| Pacific Coast | 17–12 | Western |
| 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
| Midwest | 13–7 | Eastern |
| Try: Jake Burkhardt Pen: Roger Castino (2) Drop: Tom Beckmann 70' | | |
* Oakbrook, IL
* 29 May 1983
| Midwest | 12–10 | Western |
| Try: Kevin Moylan Keith Blair Paul Pauluzzi | | Try: Dave Jenkinson Greg Wilson |
* Oakbrook, IL
* 29 May 1983
| Pacific Coast | 8–3 | Eastern |
| Try: Mike Schaub (2) | | Pen: Hugh O'Neill |
* Oakbrook, IL
* 30 May 1983
| Western | 27–12 | Eastern |
| Try: Edwards Scheer Scott Bertrand Con: Scott Bertrand Pen: Scott Bertrand | | Try: Pete Sweet (3) |
* Oakbrook, IL
* 30 May 1983
| Pacific Coast | 23–6 | Midwest |
| 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 | 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

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.

### Final

* 30 May 1983 1:00PM
| Langley | 13–9 | Serra |
| Try: ? Michael Brendis Con: David MacLaury Pen: David MacLaury | | Try: Pauli Mahoni Con: Steve Forster Pen: Steve Forster |
* Washington, D.C.