1994 National Rugby Championships
| 1994 National Rugby Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Various |
| Date | 1994 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Final | |
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 Semifinal | Regional Final | National Semifinal | National Final | |||||||||||
| April 23 - Phoenix, AZ | ||||||||||||||
| OMBAC | 35 | |||||||||||||
| April 24 - Phoenix, AZ | ||||||||||||||
| Old Puget Sound Beach | 7 | |||||||||||||
| OMBAC | 23 | |||||||||||||
| April 23 - Phoenix, AZ | ||||||||||||||
| Old Blues | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blues | 32 | |||||||||||||
| May 14 - Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||
| Belmont Shore | 9 | |||||||||||||
| OMBAC | 28 | |||||||||||||
| April 30 - Dallas, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Kansas City Blues | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas City Blues | 55 | |||||||||||||
| May 1 - Dallas, TX | ||||||||||||||
| St. Louis Ramblers | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas City Blues | 12 | |||||||||||||
| April 30 - Dallas, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Dallas Harlequins | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Dallas Harlequins | 23 | |||||||||||||
| May 15 - Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||
| GOATS | 6 | |||||||||||||
| OMBAC | 30 | |||||||||||||
| December 4 - Columbia, SC | ||||||||||||||
| Life College | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Life College | 21 | |||||||||||||
| December 5 - Columbia, SC | ||||||||||||||
| Potomac AC | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Life College | 24 | |||||||||||||
| December 4 - Columbia, SC | ||||||||||||||
| Old Blue | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blue | 18 | |||||||||||||
| May 14 - Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||
| Hilton Head | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Life College | 29 | |||||||||||||
| April 24 - Indianapolis, IN | ||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 19 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 35 | |||||||||||||
| April 24 - Indianapolis, IN | May 15 - Washington, DC | |||||||||||||
| Scioto Valley | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 28 | Kansas City Blues | 57 | |||||||||||
| April 24 - Indianapolis, IN | ||||||||||||||
| Chicago Lions | 20 | Milwaukee | 29 | |||||||||||
| Chicago Lions | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Cincinnati Wolfhounds | 14 | |||||||||||||
Semifinals
| 14 May 1994 3:00PM |
| Life College | 29–19 | Milwaukee |
| 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 |
| OMBAC | 28–7 | Kansas 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 Blues | 57–29 | Milwaukee |
| 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 |
| OMBAC | 30–16 | Life 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 Semifinal | Regional Final | National Semifinal | National Final | |||||||||||
| April 23 - Santa Rosa, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Rosa | 65 | |||||||||||||
| April 24 - Santa Rosa, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Skyline | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Santa Rosa | 31 | |||||||||||||
| April 23 - Santa Rosa, CA | ||||||||||||||
| San Fernando Valley | 8 | |||||||||||||
| San Fernando Valley | W | |||||||||||||
| May 7 - Austin, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Eugene | L | |||||||||||||
| Santa Rosa | 32 | |||||||||||||
| December 4 - Columbia, SC | ||||||||||||||
| Baton Rouge | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Baton Rouge | 19 | |||||||||||||
| December 5 - Columbia, SC | ||||||||||||||
| Severn River | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Baton Rouge | 7 | |||||||||||||
| December 4 - Columbia, SC | ||||||||||||||
| Burlington | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Burlington | W | |||||||||||||
| May 8 - Austin, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Augusta | L | |||||||||||||
| Santa Rosa | 27 | |||||||||||||
| April 23 - Chicago, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Lincoln Park | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lincoln Park | 28 | |||||||||||||
| April 24 - Chicago, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Lincoln Park | 30 | |||||||||||||
| April 23 - Chicago, IL | ||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Dayton | 6* | |||||||||||||
| May 7 - Austin, TX | ||||||||||||||
| South Side Irish | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Lincoln Park | 16 | |||||||||||||
| April 30 - Dallas, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Denton | 7 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Denton | 30 | |||||||||||||
| May 1 - Dallas, TX | May 8 - Austin, TX | |||||||||||||
| Kohlfeld Scorpions | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Denton | 24 | Baton Rouge | 38 | |||||||||||
| April 30 - Dallas, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Topeka | 19 | Denton | 13 | |||||||||||
| Topeka | 19 | |||||||||||||
| San Antonio | 10 | |||||||||||||
* Advanced on kicks
Semifinals
| 7 May 1994 12:00PM |
| Lincoln Park | 16–7 | Denton |
| 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 Rosa | 32–12 | Baton 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 Rouge | 38–13 | Denton |
| 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 Rosa | 27–3 | Lincoln 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 Blues | 32–17 | Beantown |
| Try: 1H' 1H' c Jen Crawford 2H' Con: 1 Pen: 2 | Try: 3 Con: 1 |
| Amherst, MA |
| 28 May 1994 |
| Bay Area Shehawks | 27–5 | Florida State |
| Amherst, MA |
| 28 May 1994 |
| Twin City Amazons | W–L | Black Ice |
| Amherst, MA |
| 28 May 1994 |
| Chicago | W–L | Mizzou |
| Amherst, MA |
Consolation semifinals
| 28 May 1994 |
| Beantown | 70–6 | Black Ice |
| Amherst, MA |
| 28 May 1994 |
| Florida State | 76–0 | Mizzou |
| Amherst, MA |
Seventh place
| 29 May 1994 |
| Black Ice | W–L | Mizzou |
| Amherst, MA |
Fifth place
| 29 May 1994 |
| Beantown | 39–5 | Florida State |
| Try: Patty Jervey |
| Amherst, MA |
Semifinals
| 28 May 1994 |
| Berkeley All Blues | W–L | Twin City Amazons |
| Pen: 1 | Pen: 1 |
| Amherst, MA |
| 28 May 1994 |
| Bay Area SheHawks | W–L | Chicago |
| Amherst, MA |
Third place
| 29 May 1994 |
| Twin City Amazons | W–L | Chicago |
| Amherst, MA |
Final
| 29 May 1994 |
| Berkeley All Blues | 19–14 | Bay 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-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| April 23 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| Cherry Point | 26 | |||||||||
| April 23 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| 29 Palms | 0 | |||||||||
| Cherry Point | 18* | |||||||||
| April 23 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| Fort Hood | 18 | |||||||||
| Fort Hood | 22 | |||||||||
| April 24 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| Fort Rucker | 6 | |||||||||
| Cherry Point | 46 | |||||||||
| April 23 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| Panama | 10 | |||||||||
| Panama | 31 | |||||||||
| April 23 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| Parris Island | 0 | |||||||||
| Panama | 7* | |||||||||
| April 23 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| Scott AFB | 10 | Third place | ||||||||
| Scott AFB | 22 | |||||||||
| April 24 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| Fort Bliss | 3 | |||||||||
| West Point | ||||||||||
| Camp Pendleton | ||||||||||
* Cherry Point advanced on kicks after overtime
* Panama advanced due to Scott having ineligible player
Championship bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| April 23 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| Pensacola NAS | 26 | |||||||||
| April 24 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| Eglin | 0 | |||||||||
| Pensacola NAS | 16 | |||||||||
| April 23 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| West Point | 9 | |||||||||
| West Point | 39 | |||||||||
| April 24 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| Fort Benning | 0 | |||||||||
| Pensacola NAS | 32 | |||||||||
| April 23 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| Fort Bragg | 5 | |||||||||
| Fort Bragg | 12 | |||||||||
| April 24 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| USUHS | 6 | |||||||||
| Fort Bragg | 7 | |||||||||
| April 23 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| Camp Pendleton | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
| Camp Pendleton | 10 | |||||||||
| April 24 – Fort Benning, GA | ||||||||||
| Monterey | 0 | |||||||||
| West Point | ||||||||||
| Camp Pendleton | ||||||||||
Club Championship
| 24 April 1994 |
| Pensacola | 34–7 | Fort 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 |
| Navy | 17–0 | Air Force |
| Try: Mark Pidcock Rob Linder Jamie Coon Con: Dave Edgarton |
| Pensacola, FL |
Championship
| 10 September 1994 10:00AM |
| Army | 25–17 | Marines |
| 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 Blues | 17–14 | Northern 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 Exiles | 15–12 | Milwaukee |
| 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 Blues | 31–0 | Maryland 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 II | 19–14 | Midwest 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 I | 17–12 | West 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 I | 45–7 | East 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 |
| West | – | Midwest |
| Long Beach, CA |
| 28 May 1994 12:00PM |
| Pacific Coast | – | East |
| Long Beach, CA |
| 29 May 1994 1:00PM |
| West | – | East |
| Long Beach, CA |
| 29 May 1994 3:00PM |
| Pacific Coast | – | Midwest |
| Long Beach, CA |
| 30 May 1994 10:00AM |
| East | – | Midwest |
| Long Beach, CA |
| 30 May 1994 2:00PM |
| Pacific Coast | – | West |
| 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 |
| Midwest | 29–5 | West |
| Palo Alto, CA |
| 4 December 1993 11:00AM |
| Pacific Coast | 13–17 | East |
| Try: Patty Jervee Brett Newton Alex Williams |
| Palo Alto, CA |
| 5 December 1993 8:00 AM |
| West | 5–19 | Pacific Coast |
| Palo Alto, CA |
| 5 December 1993 9:30AM |
| East | 49–3 | Midwest |
| Palo Alto, CA |
| 5 December 1993 12:00PM |
| West | 5–51 | East |
| Palo Alto, CA |
| 5 December 1993 1:30PM |
| Pacific Coast | – | Midwest |
| 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 York | 39–8 | Texas |
| 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 |
| Potomac | 35–0 | Chicago 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 Area | 24–16 | Texas |
| 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 |
| Potomac | 23–17 | Met 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 |
| Highland | 33–0 | Walt Whitman |
| Parker, CO |
| 21 May 1994 |
| Redmond | 14–7 | Xavier |
| Parker, CO |
Third place
| 21 May 1994 |
| Walt Whitman | – | Xavier |
| Parker, CO |
Final
| 21 May 1994 5:00PM |
| Highland | 61–6 | Redmond |
| Parker, CO |
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