# 1990 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 1990 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the eleventh edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament, sponsored by Steinlager, took place concurrently with the 32nd Pebble Beach Rugby Classic on Collins Polo Field at Pebble Beach, California from May 5–6. Air Force won the all academy final with a victory over Army. Kimo Gallahue of Army was named Most Valuable Forward while Tim Bohman of Air Force was Most Valuable Back.

## Venue

California :
| Collins Polo Field | Collins Polo Field |
| Pebble Beach, California | Collins Polo Field |
| Capacity: | Collins Polo Field |

## Participants

Army Black Nights Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on December 2–3 at Orlando, Fl.
* Army 12–3 Harvard
* Army 64-8 Clemson
* Army 9-6 James Madison
Roster:
Coaches- Ross, O'Gorman, Mahan Captain- Brian Burlingame (Hooker)
Record-
Neal Amodio (Wing), Mike Battles (Scrumhalf), Damion Cordova (Flanker), Tony Detoto (Center), Kimo Gallahue (#8), Martin Guillen (Prop), Mike Kilbane (Fullback), Lance Kohler (Hooker), Marshall Malinowski (#8), Bill Marshall (Wing), Dennis McKernan (#8), Scott Painter (Fullback), Larry Perino (Scrumhalf), Gravelle Pierre (Wing), Mike Roberts (Prop), Jim Saccone (Flyhalf), John Slater (Lock), Scott Sutherland (Flanker), Vinny Torza (Center), Matt Vertin (Lock), Garth Yarnell (Center).
Ohio State
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 21–22 in Bowling Green, OH.
* Ohio State 10–7 Mankato State
* Ohio State 12–0 Penn State
* Ohio State 10-8 Bowling Green
Roster: Coaches- Barry Ferguson, Steve Finkel, Charlie Schubert, Tom Rooney (Trainer) Captain- Mike Vogel Record- 15–1 Curt Anderson (Flanker), Dan Berner (Flanker), Ron Bowers (Center), Joe Bradley (Fullback), Dave Canning (#8), Mike Dresser (Flyhalf), Shawn Fox (Lock), Kent Garbee (Flyhalf), Steve Gutkoski (Hooker), Russ Howland (Wing), Mike Hudak (Hooker), Takahiro Matsubara (Wing), Jim Merritt (Prop), Dave Millett (Scrumhalf), Tim O'Leary (Center), Eric Pool (Prop), Corey Perry (Lock), Jeff Sharritts (Wing), Jim Skowran (Flanker), Phil Vogel (Flanker), Dan Walsh (Center).
Air Force
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 14–15 in College Station, TX.
* Air Force 28-0 Missouri–Columbia
* Air Force 16-4 Oklahoma
* Air Force 47-10 Kansas
Roster: Coach- Vern Francis, Walt Daniels
Captains- Mike Junk (Hooker), Bill Jacobus (Fullback) Record- 15–2–1
Dan Abraham (Flanker), Dave Almand (Flanker), Tony Baade (Flanker), Harry Blue (Prop), Tim Bentley (Flanker), Tim Bohman (Flyhalf), Albert Fitts (Lock), Andy Haman (Center), Bill Hickman (Wing), Brad Hoagland (Scrumhalf), Eric Kelm (Hooker), Jon Krause (Lock), Mike Kosco (Prop), Rob MacKenzie (Fullback), Andy McArtor (#8), Mike Miller (Flanker), Steve Novak (Prop), Jay Owen (Lock), Bryan Rau (Scrumhalf), Mitch Richardson (Wing), Skip Rogers (Wing), Mark Wiser (Center), Don Wood (Center).
Long Beach 49ers
Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 21–22 in Richland, WA.
* Long Beach 14-0 Oregon
* Long Beach 23-12 Stanford
* Long Beach 16-14 California
Roster: Coach- Anderson, Stackhouse Captain-Brett Bowden(Flyhalf)
Record- 33-0 Steve Agor (Wing), Timothy Aitken (Center), Quinn Clark (#8), Tom Edginton (Lock), Jerry Fanning (Hooker), Nick Green (Flanker), Jimmy Guadagno (Scrumhalf), David Guerra (Prop), Craig Hutchinson (Lock), Mark Joffe (Wing), John Kenney (Scrumhalf), John Kenney (Center), Mike Lewis (Center), Jeffrey Martin (Prop), Dan O'Brien (Fullback), Kevin Robinson (Center), Eric Skaar (Flanker), Otto Smith (Flanker), Chris Stratton (Wing), Kyle Swain (Scrumhalf), Dean P. Toohey (Flanker).

## Bracket

| Regional Semifinal | Regional Semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final | | National Semifinal | National Semifinal | | National Final | National Final |
| April 14 - College Station, TX | April 14 - College Station, TX | | | | | | |
| Air Force | 16 | | | | | | |
| Air Force | 16 | April 15 - College Station, TX | April 15 - College Station, TX | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | 4 | April 15 - College Station, TX | April 15 - College Station, TX | | | | |
| Oklahoma | 4 | Air Force | 47 | | | | |
| April 14 - College Station, TX | April 14 - College Station, TX | | Air Force | 47 | | | | |
| April 14 - College Station, TX | April 14 - College Station, TX | Kansas | 10 | | | | |
| Kansas | 19 | Kansas | 10 | | | | |
| Kansas | 19 | | | | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | | |
| Colorado U | 6 | | | | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | |
| Colorado U | 6 | | | | Air Force (West) | 37 | |
| April 21 - Bowling Green, OH | April 21 - Bowling Green, OH | | | | | Air Force (West) | 37 | |
| April 21 - Bowling Green, OH | April 21 - Bowling Green, OH | | | | Ohio State (Midwest) | 32 | |
| Ohio State | 12 | | | | Ohio State (Midwest) | 32 | |
| Ohio State | 12 | April 22 - Bowling Green, OH | April 22 - Bowling Green, OH | | | | | |
| Penn State | 0 | April 22 - Bowling Green, OH | April 22 - Bowling Green, OH | | | | |
| Penn State | 0 | Ohio State | 10 | | | | |
| April 21 - Bowling Green, OH | April 21 - Bowling Green, OH | | Ohio State | 10 | | | | |
| April 21 - Bowling Green, OH | April 21 - Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 8 | | | | |
| Bowling Green | 26 | Bowling Green | 8 | | | | |
| Bowling Green | 26 | | | | | | | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA |
| Dayton | 9 | | | | | | | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA |
| Dayton | 9 | | | | | | | Air Force | 18 |
| December 2 - Orlando, FL | December 2 - Orlando, FL | | | | | | | | Air Force | 18 |
| December 2 - Orlando, FL | December 2 - Orlando, FL | | | | | | | Army | 12 |
| Army | 64 | | | | | | | Army | 12 |
| Army | 64 | December 3 - Orlando, FL | December 3 - Orlando, FL | | | | | | |
| Clemson | 8 | December 3 - Orlando, FL | December 3 - Orlando, FL | | | | | | |
| Clemson | 8 | Army | 9 | | | | | | |
| December 2 - Orlando, FL | December 2 - Orlando, FL | | Army | 9 | | | | | | |
| December 2 - Orlando, FL | December 2 - Orlando, FL | James Madison | 6 | | | | | | |
| James Madison | 32 | James Madison | 6 | | | | | | |
| James Madison | 32 | | | | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | | | | |
| Lehigh | 15 | | | | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | | | |
| Lehigh | 15 | | | | Army (East) | 20 | | | |
| April 19 - Richland, WA | April 19 - Richland, WA | | | | | Army (East) | 20 | | | |
| April 19 - Richland, WA | April 19 - Richland, WA | | | | Long Beach (Pacific) | 18 | | Third place | Third place |
| Long Beach | 23 | | | | Long Beach (Pacific) | 18 | | Third place | Third place |
| Long Beach | 23 | April 19 - Richland, WA | April 19 - Richland, WA | | | | | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA |
| Stanford | 12 | April 19 - Richland, WA | April 19 - Richland, WA | | | | | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA |
| Stanford | 12 | Long Beach | 16 | | | | | Ohio State | 7 |
| April 19 - Richland, WA | April 19 - Richland, WA | | Long Beach | 16 | | | | | Ohio State | 7 |
| April 19 - Richland, WA | April 19 - Richland, WA | California | 14 | | | | | Long Beach | 3 |
| California | 31 | California | 14 | | | | | Long Beach | 3 |
| Chico State | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Semifinals

* 5 May 1990 12:10 PM
| Air Force | 37–32 | Ohio State |
| Try: Skip Rogers 22' c Al Fitts 28' c Skip Rogers Dan Wood c Mark Wiser 58' c Tim Bohman 60' c Con: Tim Bohman Pen: Tim Bohman 9' | | Try: Jeff Sharritt 14' c Jeff Sharritt 17' c Dave Millet c Dave Canning Joe Bradley Con: Joe Bradley Drop: Russ Howland Ron Bowers |
* Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Dave Head (SCRFU)
* 5 May 1990 1:45 PM
| Army | 20–18 | Long Beach |
| Try: Gravelle Pierre 47' Bill Marshall 56' Gravelle Pierre 74' c Pen: Mike Kilbane 15', 22' | | Try: Dean Toohey 36' Chris Stratton 64' Dean Toohey 80' Pen: Brett Bowden 17', 44' |
* Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Jim Russell (WRFU)

## Third place

* 6 May 1990 9:10 AM
| Ohio State | 7–3 | Long Beach |
| Try: Jeff Sharritt 48' Pen: Joe Bradley 5' | | Pen: Brett Bowden 42' |
* Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Dave Head (USARFU)

## Final

* 6 May 1990 12:00 PM
| Air Force | 18–12 | Army |
| Try: Mike Junk 35' Tim Bohman Bill Jacobus c Tim Bohman Con: Skip Rogers | | Try: Garth Yarnell c Con: Mike Kilbane Pen: Mike Kilbane 6', 20' |
* Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Attendance: 2000 Referee: Jim Russell (WRFU)

## College All–Stars

The 1990 Collegiate All–Star Championship took place in San Diego, CA from June 15–17. Similar to the Inter Territorial Tournaments for club teams the college competition is divided by geographic union and used to select the All–American team that goes on to play other junior national rugby teams. In the final the Eastern RU defeated the Pacific RFU. The final standings were 1st East, 2nd Pacific, 3rd Midwest and 4th West. June 15
* Pacific W–L West
* East W–L Midwest
June 16
* Pacific – Midwest
* East – West
June 17
* West L–W Midwest
* Pacific L–W East