# 1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the fifth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament, sponsored by Michelob, took place concurrently with the 26th Monterey National Invitational Rugby Tournament in Pebble Beach, California. Harvard won their first title with a victory over Colorado. John Catliff of Harvard took second place in the Running Drop Kick championship.

## Venue

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

## Participants

Harvard Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern Championship at Conshohocken, PA on April 28–29.
* Harvard 39-3 Florida State
* Harvard 9-3 Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Roster: President – Charles Weeks Coach – Martyn Kingston Co-captains - John Beilenson, Kevin Lennon
Miami Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Collegiate Championship at Ball State in Muncie, Indiana on April 28–29.
* Miami 11-7 Bowling Green
* Miami 32-6 Wisconsin Stevens Point
Roster: Coach- Doug Edwards Captain- Record-
Colorado Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Regional in Boulder, Colorado on April 21–22.
* Colorado 24-5 Air Force
Roster: Manager- Jertovec
Coach- Jim Dunckley Captain- Steve Williams
Record-
Long Beach Qualified from Pacific Coast Collegiate Regional at Long Beach, CA on April 26–28.
* Long Beach 27-9 Oregon State
* Long Beach 12-9 California
Roster:
Coach- Dr. Dale Toohey Captain- Geoff Stein Record 33-3

## Bracket

| Regional Semifinal | Regional Semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final | | National Semifinal | National Semifinal | | National Final | National Final |
| April 28 - Conshohocken, PA | April 28 - Conshohocken, PA | | | | | | |
| Harvard | 39 | | | | | | |
| Harvard | 39 | April 29 - Conshohocken, PA | April 29 - Conshohocken, PA | | | | | |
| Florida State | 3 | April 29 - Conshohocken, PA | April 29 - Conshohocken, PA | | | | |
| Florida State | 3 | Harvard | 9 | | | | |
| April 28 - Conshohocken, PA | April 28 - Conshohocken, PA | | Harvard | 9 | | | | |
| April 28 - Conshohocken, PA | April 28 - Conshohocken, PA | VPI | 3 | | | | |
| VPI | 10 | VPI | 3 | | | | |
| VPI | 10 | | | | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | | |
| Maryland | 7 | | | | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | |
| Maryland | 7 | | | | Harvard (East) | 15 | |
| April 27 - Long Beach, CA | April 27 - Long Beach, CA | | | | | Harvard (East) | 15 | |
| April 27 - Long Beach, CA | April 27 - Long Beach, CA | | | | Long Beach (Pacific) | 11 | |
| Long Beach | 31 | | | | Long Beach (Pacific) | 11 | |
| Long Beach | 31 | April 28 - Long Beach, CA | April 28 - Long Beach, CA | | | | | |
| Oregon State | 9 | April 28 - Long Beach, CA | April 28 - Long Beach, CA | | | | |
| Oregon State | 9 | Long Beach | 12 | | | | |
| April 27 - Long Beach, CA | April 27 - Long Beach, CA | | Long Beach | 12 | | | | |
| April 27 - Long Beach, CA | April 27 - Long Beach, CA | California | 9 | | | | |
| BYU | 10 | California | 9 | | | | |
| BYU | 10 | | | | | | | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA |
| California | 15 | | | | | | | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA |
| California | 15 | | | | | | | Harvard | 12 |
| April 22 - Boulder, CO | April 22 - Boulder, CO | | | | | | | | Harvard | 12 |
| April 22 - Boulder, CO | April 22 - Boulder, CO | | | | | | | Colorado | 4 |
| Colorado | 7 | | | | | | | Colorado | 4 |
| Colorado | 7 | April 22 - Boulder, CO | April 22 - Boulder, CO | | | | | | |
| Kansas State | 0 | April 22 - Boulder, CO | April 22 - Boulder, CO | | | | | | |
| Kansas State | 0 | Colorado | 24 | | | | | | |
| April 22 - Boulder, CO | April 22 - Boulder, CO | | Colorado | 24 | | | | | | |
| April 22 - Boulder, CO | April 22 - Boulder, CO | Air Force | 5 | | | | | | |
| New Mexico State | 4 | Air Force | 5 | | | | | | |
| New Mexico State | 4 | | | | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | | | | |
| Air Force | 7 | | | | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA | | | |
| Air Force | 7 | | | | Colorado (West) | 18 | | | |
| April 28 - Muncie, IN | April 28 - Muncie, IN | | | | | Colorado (West) | 18 | | | |
| April 28 - Muncie, IN | April 28 - Muncie, IN | | | | Miami (Midwest) | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Miami | 11 | | | | Miami (Midwest) | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Miami | 11 | April 29 - Muncie, IN | April 29 - Muncie, IN | | | | | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA |
| Bowling Green | 7 | April 29 - Muncie, IN | April 29 - Muncie, IN | | | | | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA |
| Bowling Green | 7 | Miami | 32 | | | | | Long Beach | 9 |
| April 28 - Muncie, IN | April 28 - Muncie, IN | | Miami | 32 | | | | | Long Beach | 9 |
| April 28 - Muncie, IN | April 28 - Muncie, IN | UW Stevens Point | 6 | | | | | Miami | 6 |
| UW Stevens Point | 18 | UW Stevens Point | 6 | | | | | Miami | 6 |
| Ball State | 17 | | | | | | | | |

## Semifinals

* 5 May 1984 12:10 PM
| Harvard | 15–11 | Long Beach |
| Try: George Askew 34' c Con: John Catliff (1/1) Pen: John Catliff 12'John Catliff 65' Drop: John Catliff 46' | | Try: 20' Marty Lewis54' Greg Thornton Con: (0/2) Pen: Dai Morgan |
* Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Ian Nixon (USARFU)
* 5 May 1984 1:45 PM
| Colorado | 18–0 | Miami |
| Try: 20' Alex Agre c52' Alex Agre c71'Colin Forrest c Con: Colin Forrest(3/3) | | |
* Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Dave Head

## Third place

* 6 May 1984 9:40 AM
| Long Beach | 9–6 | Miami |
| Try: Jay Ross 75' c Con: Geoff Stein (1/1) Pen: 85' Geoff Stein | | Try: 35' Steve Williams c Con: Fran Wilamosky (1/1) |
* Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Dave Head

## Final

* 6 May 1984 12:30 PM
| Harvard | 12–4 | Colorado |
| Try: Kevin Lennon 14' cJohn Beilenson 66' c Con: John Catliff (2/2) | | Try: 59' Alex Agre Con: (0/1) |
* Pebble Beach, CA Attendance: 3000 Referee: Don Morrison (USARFU)
Harvard: 1 Hassan Rifaat, 2 Bill Cavanaugh, 3 Fran Duggan, 4 Dave Heffernan, 5 Bob Zizka, 6 Mark Bamford, 7 Jon Kennedy, 8 Kevin Lennon, 9 Bobby Hackett, 10 John Catliff, 11 John Cammett, 12 John Beilenson, 13 Gus Spanos, 14 George Askew, 15 Charlie Montgomery. Colorado: 1 Dave Drach, 2 Doń Edrington, 3 Rich Winkler, 4 Mark Adolfson, 5 Kevin Doran, 6 Holger Forrest, 7 Jay Landt, 8 Scott Bergquist, 9 Steve Ernst, 10 Ken Ferguson, 11 Colin Forrest, 12 Jim Ritchie, 13 Brian Price, 14 Alex Agre, 15 Russ Clark.