1994 National Rugby Championships

1994 National Rugby Championships
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The 1994 National Rugby Championships were a series of tournaments organized by the United States RFU to determine a national champion in several divisions for United States rugby teams. The divisions included club, college, high school, military, sevens, all–stars and local union.

Men's Club

The 1994 USA Rugby National Club Championship took place at the Winnemac Stadium in Chicago, IL from May 14–15.[1][2] The teams featured in the tournament were the champions of the four sub unions of USARFU.[3] OMBAC of San Diego, CA won its fourth national title.[4]

 
Regional SemifinalRegional FinalNational SemifinalNational Final
 
              
 
April 23 - Phoenix, AZ
 
 
OMBAC35
 
April 24 - Phoenix, AZ
 
Old Puget Sound Beach7
 
OMBAC23
 
April 23 - Phoenix, AZ
 
Old Blues6
 
Old Blues32
 
May 14 - Washington, DC
 
Belmont Shore9
 
OMBAC28
 
April 30 - Dallas, TX
 
Kansas City Blues7
 
Kansas City Blues55
 
May 1 - Dallas, TX
 
St. Louis Ramblers5
 
Kansas City Blues12
 
April 30 - Dallas, TX
 
Dallas Harlequins8
 
Dallas Harlequins23
 
May 15 - Washington, DC
 
GOATS6
 
OMBAC30
 
December 4 - Columbia, SC
 
Life College13
 
Life College21
 
December 5 - Columbia, SC
 
Potomac AC15
 
Life College24
 
December 4 - Columbia, SC
 
Old Blue16
 
Old Blue18
 
May 14 - Washington, DC
 
Hilton Head0
 
Life College29
 
April 24 - Indianapolis, IN
 
Milwaukee19 Third place
 
Milwaukee35
 
April 24 - Indianapolis, INMay 15 - Washington, DC
 
Scioto Valley0
 
Milwaukee28Kansas City Blues57
 
April 24 - Indianapolis, IN
 
Chicago Lions20 Milwaukee29
 
Chicago Lions30
 
 
Cincinnati Wolfhounds14
 

Semifinals

14 May 1994
3:00PM
Life College29–19Milwaukee
Try: Britt Howard 25' c
Steve Gootkind 31' c
Tony Brooks 70'
Bradley Nelson 74' c
Con: John Fenn (2)
Mike Caulder (1)
Pen: John Fenn 58'
[5]Try: Steve Jung (2)
Pen: Simon Bailey 7', 43', 49'
Chicago, IL
Referee: Don Reordan (USARFU)
14 May 1994
5:00PM
OMBAC28–7Kansas City Blues
Try: Kelly Dolan 47' c
Con: Jason McVeigh
Pen: Jason McVeigh 1', 9', 19', 39', 60', 2H', 2H'
Try: Matt Tanner 80'
Chicago, IL
Referee: Mark Binning (USARFU)

Third place

15 May 1994
1:00PM
Kansas City Blues57–29Milwaukee
Try: Frank Kennedy
Brad Hughes
Scott Kram
Carl Tripp
Jeff Bodinson (3)
Andy Buchanan (2)
Paul Tripp
Con: (2)
Pen: Schaun Colin
Try: Jeff Anderson
Steve Jung
Jeff Campbell
Dan Marz
Jeff Anderson
Con: (2)
Chicago, IL
Referee: Don Reordan (USARFU)

Final

15 May 1994
11:00AM
OMBAC30–16Life College
Try: Rick Crivellone 2'
Chris Lippert 8' c
Joe Santos
Joe Santos 74' c
Con: Jason McVeigh
Pen: Jason McVeigh 24', 60'
[6]Try: Greg Schor 46'
Dennis Peyroux 76'
Pen: John Fenn 39'
Mike Caulder
Chicago, IL
Referee: Mark Binning (USARFU)

Champions: Old Mission Beach Athletic Club
Staff: Bing Dawson (Coach), Graham Downes (Assistant), Mick Rolls (Manager)
Roster: Robert Affleck (Center), Sean Allen (Hooker), Gabriel Arauje (Prop), Scott Bracken (Prop), John Carniroli (Halfback), Kevin Casey (Flanker), Dave Crist (Center), Rick Crivellone (Lock), Kelly Dolan (Lock), Jerry Fanning (Hooker), Dennis Gonzalez (Flanker), Matt Heasley (Center), John Hinkin (Wing), Ben Hough (Flanker), Solo Komai (Flanker), Jon Lee (Wing), Bill Leversee (Lock), Chris Lippert (Prop), Duncan Lumsden (Fullback), Simon Matthews (Flyhalf/Fullback), Jason McVeigh (Flyhalf), Kevin Perry (Prop), Joe Santos (Wing), Tom Short (Center), Brian Vizard (#8), Brad Walker (Lock), Frank Zugovitz (Lock).

Club Division II

The 1994 National Division II Championship was the third edition of this tournament held May 7–8 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX.[7][8] The Santa Rosa club of California was the champion.[9]
Tournament MVP was Santa Rosa flanker Dan McMillon.

 
Regional SemifinalRegional FinalNational SemifinalNational Final
 
              
 
April 23 - Santa Rosa, CA
 
 
Santa Rosa65
 
April 24 - Santa Rosa, CA
 
Skyline0
 
Santa Rosa31
 
April 23 - Santa Rosa, CA
 
San Fernando Valley8
 
San Fernando ValleyW
 
May 7 - Austin, TX
 
EugeneL
 
Santa Rosa32
 
December 4 - Columbia, SC
 
Baton Rouge12
 
Baton Rouge19
 
December 5 - Columbia, SC
 
Severn River12
 
Baton Rouge7
 
December 4 - Columbia, SC
 
Burlington3
 
BurlingtonW
 
May 8 - Austin, TX
 
AugustaL
 
Santa Rosa27
 
April 23 - Chicago, IL
 
Lincoln Park3
 
Lincoln Park28
 
April 24 - Chicago, IL
 
Wisconsin8
 
Lincoln Park30
 
April 23 - Chicago, IL
 
Dayton11
 
Dayton6*
 
May 7 - Austin, TX
 
South Side Irish6
 
Lincoln Park16
 
April 30 - Dallas, TX
 
Denton7 Third place
 
Denton30
 
May 1 - Dallas, TXMay 8 - Austin, TX
 
Kohlfeld Scorpions10
 
Denton24Baton Rouge38
 
April 30 - Dallas, TX
 
Topeka19 Denton13
 
Topeka19
 
 
San Antonio10
 

* Advanced on kicks

Semifinals

7 May 1994
12:00PM
Lincoln Park16–7Denton
Try: Jon Stanicek c
Con: Mark Mey
Pen: Mark Mey (3)
Try: Jim Loggins c
Con: Phillip Gravelle
Austin, TX
Referee: Bob Hamilton (Little Rock)
7 May 1994
2:00PM
Santa Rosa32–12Baton Rouge
Try: Brendan Winslow
Dan McMillon
Jeff Dunbar c
Con: Bill Barnett
Pen: Bill Barnett 5
[10]Try: Kirby White
Quinn Clark c
Con: Malcolm Delahoussaye
Austin, TX

Third place

8 May 1994
11:00AM
Baton Rouge38–13Denton
Try: Martin Marchiafava 6'
Dave Voltz c
Martin Marchiafava c
Andy Roach c
Thurman Johnson
Kevin Bentivegna c
Con: Malcolm Delahoussaye
[11]Try: George Garza
Dave Floyd
Pen: Phillip Gravelle
Austin, TX

Final

8 May 1994
1:00PM
Santa Rosa27–3Lincoln Park
Try: Matt Eshoo 20' c
penalty try c
John Tomasin c
Con: Bill Barnett
Pen: Bill Barnett (2)
Pen: Mark Mey
Austin, TX
Referee: Mike Geech (Dallas)

Champions: Santa Rosa
Coach: Pete Eiermann
Captain: John Welsh
Roster: Kahaulelio, Chambers, Bodwin, Doug Orr, Matt Eshoo, John Tomasin, Boylan, Pickford, McKamey, Chris Orr, Gilligan, Dan McMillon, Bill Barnett, Brendan Winslow, Jeff Dunbar.

Women's Club

The 1994 Women's National Rugby Championship was an eight team tournament and played at UMass in Amherst, MA on May 28–29.[12] The Berkeley All Blues defeated the Bay Area Shehawks for the title.[13]

Plate Division

  • Minnesota W–L Colorado Old Girls (Semifinal)
  • Boston W–L UCLA (Semifinal)
  • UCLA W–L Colorado Old Girls (Third place)
  • Boston W–L Minnesota (Championship)

Quarterfinals

28 May 1994
Berkeley All Blues32–17Beantown
Try: 1H'
1H' c
Jen Crawford
2H'
Con: 1
Pen: 2
Try: 3
Con: 1
Amherst, MA
28 May 1994
Bay Area Shehawks27–5Florida State
Amherst, MA
28 May 1994
Twin City AmazonsW–LBlack Ice
Amherst, MA
28 May 1994
ChicagoW–LMizzou
Amherst, MA

Consolation semifinals

28 May 1994
Beantown70–6Black Ice
Amherst, MA
28 May 1994
Florida State76–0Mizzou
Amherst, MA

Seventh place

29 May 1994
Black IceW–LMizzou
Amherst, MA

Fifth place

29 May 1994
Beantown39–5Florida State
Try: Patty Jervey
Amherst, MA

Semifinals

28 May 1994
Berkeley All BluesW–LTwin City Amazons
Pen: 1Pen: 1
Amherst, MA
28 May 1994
Bay Area SheHawksW–LChicago
Amherst, MA

Third place

29 May 1994
Twin City AmazonsW–LChicago
Amherst, MA

Final

29 May 1994
Berkeley All Blues19–14Bay Area Shehawks
Amherst, MA

Lineups:
Bay Area SheHawks– Kathy Morrison (Coach), Weix, Pepper, Schawver, Surr, Cook, Meredith, Law, Murray, Kelly, Bergmann, Zdarko, Misko, Mauldin, Gutierrez, Keith (Cote).
Beantown– Flavin, Palmacci, Hertz, Stevens, Rutkowski, Spicer–Bourdon, Kilander, Williams, Connell, Dixey, Sullivan, Craven, Morrissey, Newton, Westerman.

College

The 1994 College championship was won by UC Berkeley with a win over Navy. Air Force won the fourth edition of the Women's Collegiate Championship. The College All–Star Championship was won by the Pacific Coast while the East was runner–up.

Military

The 1994 National Military Rugby Championship were hosted by the Columbus/Fort Benning Cruise–a–matics rugby club and took place at Stewart Field in Fort Benning, GA from April 23–24.[14] There were 30 teams that participated in the event.[15] The club division was won by NAS Pensacola with a win over Fort Bragg.[16][17] Pensacola scrumhalf Mark Pidcock and Fort Benning lock E.J. Hall were the MVPs. Cherry Point beat Panama 45–10 to win the consolation bracket. Cherry Point I won the 7s tournament 10–7 over Cherry Point II. In the Open division the President's XV won the title 32–0 over USUHS.

Consolation bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
April 23 – Fort Benning, GA
 
 
Cherry Point26
 
April 23 – Fort Benning, GA
 
29 Palms0
 
Cherry Point18*
 
April 23 – Fort Benning, GA
 
Fort Hood18
 
Fort Hood22
 
April 24 – Fort Benning, GA
 
Fort Rucker6
 
Cherry Point46
 
April 23 – Fort Benning, GA
 
Panama10
 
Panama31
 
April 23 – Fort Benning, GA
 
Parris Island0
 
Panama7*
 
April 23 – Fort Benning, GA
 
Scott AFB10 Third place
 
Scott AFB22
 
April 24 – Fort Benning, GA
 
Fort Bliss3
 
West Point
 
 
Camp Pendleton
 

* Cherry Point advanced on kicks after overtime
* Panama advanced due to Scott having ineligible player

Championship bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
April 23 – Fort Benning, GA
 
 
Pensacola NAS26
 
April 24 – Fort Benning, GA
 
Eglin0
 
Pensacola NAS16
 
April 23 – Fort Benning, GA
 
West Point9
 
West Point39
 
April 24 – Fort Benning, GA
 
Fort Benning0
 
Pensacola NAS32
 
April 23 – Fort Benning, GA
 
Fort Bragg5
 
Fort Bragg12
 
April 24 – Fort Benning, GA
 
USUHS6
 
Fort Bragg7
 
April 23 – Fort Benning, GA
 
Camp Pendleton6 Third place
 
Camp Pendleton10
 
April 24 – Fort Benning, GA
 
Monterey0
 
West Point
 
 
Camp Pendleton
 

Club Championship

24 April 1994
Pensacola34–7Fort Bragg
Try: Randall c
Houlahan c
Michalis c
Linder c
Con: Keith Takabayashi (4)
Pen: Keith Takabayashi (2)
[18]Try: Schuster c
Fort Benning, GA
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mark Binning (PRFU

Lineups:
Pensacola– Randall, Salene, Speece, Bensch (Nolan), Frey, Fleming, Edgarton, Elsie, Takabayashi, Ellis, Houlahan, Euler, Linder, Garton, Michales.
Fort Bragg– Thompson (Captain), Swiatek, Wos, May, Hall, Troutman, Williams, Malinowski, Boone, Schuster, Byrnes, Goldhammer, Germain, Dodson, Irwine.


The 1994 Interservice Rugby Championship was held at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida from 8 to 10 September.[19] The teams involved were select sides of each service branch. From these teams a selection was made to field the Combined Services Rugby team for tours. Navy was the championship for the first time.

Results:[20]

Round Robin Scores
Rank Standings Pld W L ARM MAR NAV AIR COA
1. Army 4 3 1 X 10:18 26:3 30:0 21:5
2. Marines 4 3 1 18:10 X 0:8 27:16 27:3
3. Navy 4 3 1 3:26 8:0 X 10:0 23:0
4. Air Force 4 1 3 0:30 16:27 0:10 X 16:0
5. Coast Guard 4 0 4 5:21 3:27 0:23 0:16 X

Wooden Spoon
Coast Guard

Third place

10 September 1994
8:00AM
Navy17–0Air Force
Try: Mark Pidcock
Rob Linder
Jamie Coon
Con: Dave Edgarton
Pensacola, FL

Championship

10 September 1994
10:00AM
Army25–17Marines
Try: Mike Bowman
Mike Legg
Craig Haines
Mark Pidcock
Mike Legg c
Con: Bill Marshall
Pen: Bill Marshall 58', 65'
[21]Try: Rodney Washington
Phil Murphy
Ellis Graves 68' c
Con: Keith Takabayashi
Pensacola, FL

Sevens

Club
The 1994 National Club Sevens championship, was played at Palo Alto High School football stadium in Palo Alto, CA from 20 to 21 August.[22] There were eight teams featured which included two representatives from each of the four territorial unions. Milwaukee and Michigan Wolverines qualified from the Midwest. Northern Virginia and Maryland Exiles qualified from the East. Old Blues and Los Angeles represented the Pacific Coast. Aspen and Kansas City Blues represented the West. Old Blues defeated the Exiles to win the championship.[23] Steve Hiatt of Old Blues was the MVP.


Pool 1
First round

  • NOVA 14–12 Los Angeles
  • Milwaukee 24–12 KC Blues

Second round

  • NOVA 14–7 KC Blues
  • Milwaukee 22–7 Los Angeles

Third round

  • NOVA 21–7 Milwaukee
  • KC Blues 28–21 Los Angeles

Pool 2
First round

  • Old Blues 24–21 Maryland Exiles
  • Michigan 21–15 Aspen

Second round

  • Michigan 21–12 Old Blues
  • Maryland Exiles 33–7 Aspen

Third round

  • Old Blues 47–7 Aspen
  • Maryland Exiles 52–14 Michigan

Plate Semifinals
Kansas City Blues 35-0 Aspen
Los Angeles 17-7 Michigan

Plate Final
Los Angeles 14-7 Kansas City Blues

Championship Semifinals

21 August 1994
Old Blues17–14Northern Virginia
Try: Gary Hein 6' c
Steve Hiatt 10' c
Con: Andre Bachelet
Pen: Andre Bachelet
[24]Try: Chris Andres c
Prince Hill c
Con: Chris Andres
Palo Alto, CA
Referee: B. Carter
21 August 1994
Maryland Exiles15–12Milwaukee
Try: Keith Gittings
Keith Gittings 13'
Brian Gallagher
[24]Try: Simon Bailey c
Rich Matiszik
Con: Simon Bailey
Palo Alto, CA

Championship Final

21 August 1994
Old Blues31–0Maryland Exiles
Try: Rich Dahlquist 3'
Andre Bachelet 5' c
Shepherd c
Tom Healy
Steve Hiatt c
Con: Hiatt
[24]
Palo Alto, CA
Referee: Josh Tameifuna

Champions: Old Blues (Berkeley)
Coach: Ramon Samaniego
Captain: Scott Shepherd
Roster: Rich Dahlquist, Chris Motes, Andre Bachelet, Steve Hiatt, D. Pearson, Tom Healy, Wayne Chai, Gary Hein, Rob Lumkong.


All Star
The 1994 National All-Star Sevens rugby tournament was an eight team tournament with two representatives from each territory. The other purpose of the tournament was to select members for the U.S. Eagles Seven–a–side team. This year's tournament took place at Palo Alto High School football stadium in Palo Alto, CA from 20 to 21 August.[22] The East I team won the final 45–7 over the East II team.[25]

Pool 1
First round

  • Pacific I 26–14 Midwest II
  • East II 24–14 West I

Second round

  • Pacific I 28–7 East II
  • West I 28–14 Midwest II

Third round

  • West I 29–7 Pacific I
  • East II 45–0 Midwest II

Pool 2
First round

  • Midwest I 26–7 West II
  • East I 35–5 Pacific II

Second round

  • Midwest I 24–5 Pacific II
  • East I 40–0 West II

Third round

  • East I 26–12 Midwest I
  • Pacific II 40–7 West II

Plate Semifinals
Pacific I 26-7 West II
Pacific II 21-15 Midwest II

Plate Final
Pacific I 31-21 Pacific II

Semifinals

21 August 1994
East II19–14Midwest I
Try: George Miller 4'
Drew Fautley 13' c
Brian Geraghty 20' c
Con: Al Dekin
Brian Collins
[26]Try: Kevin Terpstra c
Frank Black 17' c
Con: Harry McDonald
Palo Alto, CA
Referee: B. Carter
21 August 1994
East I17–12West I
Try: Brian Dettling 4'
Marty O'Connor 5' c
Vinnie Brunetti 13'
Con: Marty O'Connor
[26]Try: Mike Twaddell 16'
Steve Duck 17' c
Con: Mike Twaddell
Palo Alto, CA

Final

21 August 1994
East I45–7East II
Try: Paul Meyers 4' c
Jeff Damron
Paul Myers c
Marty O'Connor c
Chris Carney
Jon Campbell
Al Dekin
Con: Marty O'Connor (3)
Al Dekin (2)
[26]Try: Marcus Maffei c
Con: Bill Russell
Palo Alto, CA

All–Star

In 1994 The National All–Star Championship featured four teams and took place at Long Beach State University in Long Beach, CA from May 28–30.[27] This edition included the four regional rugby union teams as a mean of selecting the USA Eagles.

Results:

28 May 1994
10:00AM
WestMidwest
Long Beach, CA
28 May 1994
12:00PM
Pacific CoastEast
Long Beach, CA
29 May 1994
1:00PM
WestEast
Long Beach, CA
29 May 1994
3:00PM
Pacific CoastMidwest
Long Beach, CA
30 May 1994
10:00AM
EastMidwest
Long Beach, CA
30 May 1994
2:00PM
Pacific CoastWest
Long Beach, CA

Women's All–Star
The eighth edition of the Women's All–Star was hosted by Stanford University and played at Maloney Stadium from December 4–5 in Palo Alto, CA. The Eastern RU came in first.

4 December 1993
9:00AM
Midwest29–5West
Palo Alto, CA
4 December 1993
11:00AM
Pacific Coast13–17East
Try: Patty Jervee
Brett Newton
Alex Williams
Palo Alto, CA
5 December 1993
8:00 AM
West5–19Pacific Coast
Palo Alto, CA
5 December 1993
9:30AM
East49–3Midwest
Palo Alto, CA
5 December 1993
12:00PM
West5–51East
Palo Alto, CA
5 December 1993
1:30PM
Pacific CoastMidwest
Palo Alto, CA

Local Union

The 1994 National Local Union Championship took place in Lemont, IL from June 18–19. This tournament brought together the Local Union champions of the four regional territories. Potomac represented the East, Chicago Area represented the Midwest RFU, Texas represented the Western RFU, and the Pacific Coast RFU representative, Northern California had to withdraw and was replaced by Metropolitan New York. Potomac were the champions. Met NY fullback Dan Kennedy was Most Valuable Back and Met NY #8 Adrian Scott was Most Valuable Forward.

Semifinals

18 June 1994
Met New York39–8Texas
Try: Mike Tolkin
Dare Studevant 30' c
Chris Davis 53' c
Adrian Scott 64' c
Paul Holdstock 70' c
Chris Davis 73'
Con: Billy O'Connell
Pen: Billy O'Connell 22'
[28]Try: Mike Mazzerolle 48'
Pen: Brendan Conlin 10'
Lemont, IL
Referee: Paul Jepson (Ohio)
18 June 1994
Potomac35–0Chicago Area
Try: Lance French 42'
Mike Farling 48' c
Prince Hill 61' c, 70' c, 73'
Con: Wayne Howe
Pen: Steve Laake 3'
Chris Andres 30'
[28]
Lemont, IL
Referee: David Steele (Ontario)

Third place

19 June 1994
Chicago Area24–16Texas
Try: Phil Olson 35', 75'
Mark Santiago 42'
Pen: Phil Olson 16', 28', 51'
[28]Try: Mike Mazzerolle 31' c
Con: Dave Baumann
Pen: Dave Baumann 48', 53', 72'
Lemont, IL

Final

19 June 1994
Potomac23–17Met New York
Try: Lance French 5'
Chris Andres 28' c
Chris Schrichte
Con: Wayne Howe
Pen: Wayne Howe 16', 47'
[28]Try: Jim Wailer 37' c
Billy O'Connell 59' c
Con: Chris Liles
Billy O'Connell
Pen: Chris Liles 19'
Lemont, IL
Referee: David Steele (Canada)

Lineups:
Met NY– Colin Kiley (Coach), Vilkelis, Casella, Galloway, Wilds, James, Doran, Basile, Scott, Walsh, Liles(O'Connell), Studevant, Davis, Walier, Holdstock, Kennedy.
Potomac– Clarence Culpepper (Coach), Trump, Yale, Parsons, Wood, Barry, Suida, Schrichte, Keith, Bowyer, Howe, Andres, Williams, French, Hill, Fabling.

High School

The 1994 National High School Rugby Championship was a twelve team tournament that took place from 20 to 21 May at Ponderosa High School in Parker, CO.[29] Highland from Utah won the championship by defeating Redmond of Seattle in the final.[30]Reuben Harris was MVP Forward and Lihai Makoni was MVP Back.

Scores:[31][32]
Group I
Highland Rams 19-5 Minneapolis Southwest 11am
Xavier vs Omaha Griffons noon
Fort Collins vs MN SW 1pm
Skyline vs Omaha Griffons 2pm
Highland Rams 34–3 Fort Collins 3pm
Xavier vs Skyline 4pm

Group II
Park Hill 11–8 Santa Rosa 11am
Morton Memorial vs West End noon
Walt Whitman 13–6 Santa Rosa 1pm
Redmond vs West End 2pm
Park Hill vs Walt Whitman 3pm
Morton Memorial vs Redmond 4pm

Semifinals

21 May 1994
Highland33–0Walt Whitman
Parker, CO
21 May 1994
Redmond14–7Xavier
Parker, CO

Third place

21 May 1994
Walt WhitmanXavier
Parker, CO

Final

21 May 1994
5:00PM
Highland61–6Redmond
Parker, CO

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