The 1986 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the seventh edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament took place concurrently with the 28th Pebble Beach Rugby Classic on Collins Polo Field at Pebble Beach, California. The Cal Bears won their sixth title with a victory over Dartmouth. Kevin Lake of California was the MVP forward with Juta Vanda of Dartmouth MVP back. Air Force took second in the Lookin' Good Award.
Venue CaliforniaCollins Polo Field Pebble Beach, California Capacity:
Participants Dartmouth (Hanover, NH) Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship in Marietta, GA on April 19–20."Tech Rugby Club Topped By Dartmouth In Final". (April 22, 1986). Roanoke Times & World News, p.B6 col.4 Dartmouth 4-0 Navy Dartmouth 11-6 Virginia Tech
Colors– Dark Green Record- 19-0 President- Ted Conway Coach- Guy Smith Captain- Rich Levitan, Raoul Socher Roster: Jon Bigelow (Flyhalf), Tim Casey (Center), Teddy Conway (Center), Clay Corbus (Flanker), Peter Gibson (Wing), Jay Henry (Wing), Rob Hunger (Lock), John Jakiemic (Prop), Chris Keating (Hooker), Ken Klemm (Prop), Rich Levitan (Prop/Hooker), Phil McCune (Lock), Jason McGinnis (Wing), Lewis Owens (Wing Forward), Geoff Parker (Fullback), Raoul Socher (Center), Cristian Tahta (Prop), Rob Thomson (Lock), Vic Trautwein (Wing Forward), Don Valentine (#8), Juta Vanda (Scrumhalf).
Bowling Green (Bowling Green, OH) Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 19–20 in Champaigne, IL."Ruggers Win Tourney; Earn Final Four Bid". (April 22, 1986). The BG News, p.9 col.5-6 Bowling Green 17-0 Tennessee Bowling Green 26-9 Illinois State Bowling Green 26-0 Wisconsin-Platville Bowling Green 7-6 University of Wisconsin
Colors– Brown/Orange/Black Record- 29-5-1(13-0) Coach- Roger Mazzerella Captains- Dave Meyer, Mark Laimbeer Roster: Scott Ault (Center), Jerry Busch (Fullback), Kevin Beecher (Scrumhalf), Steve Carter (Center), Dave Cramer (Prop), Rob Clark (Wing), Ed Cvelbar (Prop), Steuart Fish (Lock), Jeff Guy (Flyhalf), Scott Huff (Flyhalf), Kevin Koch (Flanker), Tony Konczak (Center), Mark Laimbeer (Scrumhalf), John Lonsert (Wing), Bob Laird (Lock), Dan Martello (Prop), Dave Meyer (Hooker), Mark Manning (Lock), Fred Parshall (Fullback), John Pugh (Hooker), Tom Schloemer (Flanker), Gus Saponari (Wing), Jon Sweede (Flanker), Trent Tate (Lock), Chuck Tunnacliffe (Lock), Carl Vella (Flanker), Pat Wood (#8), Jeff Weemhoff (Center).
Air Force (Colorado Springs, CO) Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 19–20 in Las Cruces, NM.Lopez, Scott (April 21, 1986). "Rugby Tourney A Success". Round Up, p.8 Air Force 45-0 South Dakota (Quarterfinal) Air Force 10-6 Oklahoma (Semifinal) Air Force 24-9 Kansas State (Final)
Colors– Royal blue/White Record- 20-4 Coach- Vern Francis, Barney Ballinger, Waldo Captains- Keith McCoy, Bruce Ellis Roster: Matt Beals (Center), Igor Beaufils (Wing), Paul Bianchi (Lock), Mark Bissell (Fullback), Steve Clapp (#8), Rick Coveno (Hooker), Bruce Ellis (Center), Roger Forsythe (Lock), Steve Hajosy (Flyhalf), Jim Herron (Prop), Bill Leake (Prop), Larry Littrell (Scrumhalf), Dennis Malfer (Flyhalf), Keith McCoy (Prop), Denny McDevitt (Flanker), Rick Metzger (Lock), Dan Miller (#8), Ken Norris (Fullback), Scott Savoie (Wing), Mark Schieve (Lock), Tom Sharpy (Flanker), Scott Stark (Wing), Ivan Thompson (Flanker).
California (Berkeley, CA) Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 25–27 in Tucson, AZ.Riback, Chris (April 29, 1986). "Rugby On Roll After UCSB Rout". The Daily Californian, p.7 California 17-0 Washington State (Quarterfinal) California 22-3 Arizona (Semifinal) California 34-9 UC Santa Barbara (Final)
Colors– Blue/Gold Record 11-5(6-0) Coach- Jack Clark, Ned Anderson, Tim O'Brien, Jerry Figone, Noel Bowden Captain- Kevin Lake, John Riddering Roster: Pete Burschinger (Prop), Pat Doyle (Hooker), Mike Dumke (Prop), Ben Garrett (Scrumhalf), Marc Geredes (Hooker), Gary Hein (Wing), Kevin Hillesland (Flanker), David Jones (Flanker/#8), Kevin Lake (Flanker), John Lukrich (Prop), John McNamara (Lock/#8), Andrew Marich (Center), Robert Mascheroni (Fullback), Mike Metoyer (Wing), John Morken (Flyhalf), Rich Pearson (Center), John Riddering (Lock), Matt Rubenstein (Fullback), Rob Salaber (Center), Ramon Samaniego (Scrumhalf), David Simonsen (Lock), Ryan Stearns (Flyhalf), Greg Stoehr (Flanker), Brian Walgenbach (Prop), Ivan Weissman (Lock).
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place
Final
See also 1986 National Rugby Championships
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