The 1995 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 1995 USA Rugby National Club Championship took place at Zilker Park in Austin, TX from May 27–29.Wangrin, Mark (May 26, 1995). "Serious Rugby Players Converge On Austin For Championships". Austin American–Statesman, p.C11 col.3–4 The teams featured in the tournament were the champions of the four sub unions of USARFU. The three day tournament also included the Division II club championship, Western 7's, and a match between Royal Air Force and U.S. Combined Services. Potomac A.C. won its first national title by defeating OMBAC in the final."OMBAC Rugby Team Finishes Second In Nation". (May 30, 1995). San Diego Union–Tribune, p.D–5 col.1"Furthermore". (May 30, 1995). Washington Post, p.D2 col.2
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Champions: Potomac Athletic Club President: Quentin Lawson Coach/Captain: Scott Keith (#8) Roster: Reza Amirkhalili (Flanker), Steve Amitay (Hooker), Joe Bellote (Prop), Manus Cooney (Lock), Mike Fabling (Flyhalf), Dave Farling (Wing), Fusi Feaunati (Center), Bill Fisher (Lock), Leo Fitzsimon (Flanker), Lance French (Center), Tom Kenney (Scrumhalf), Tom Lyons (Wing), Brendan Malloy (Lock), John Malloy (Lock), Robert Obrist (Prop), Brian O'Sullivan (Center), Bill Ogilvie (#8), Michael Orbell (Center), Dean Orbell (Scrumhalf), Jim Richards (Hooker), Chris Schricte (Flanker), August Schricte (Wing), Graeme Thomson (Scrumhalf), John Trauth (Prop), Jim Trump (Prop), Phil Vivaldi (Center), Tom Williams (Center).
Club Division II The 1995 National Division II Championship was the hosted by the Austin Huns and held May 27–29 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX."Rugby". (May 27, 1995). Detroit Free Press, p.5B col.2Ewell, Christian (May 22, 1995). "The Wizards Of War". Capitol–Journal, p.6–D col.1–5"U–M Rugby Club Goes For Title This Weekend". (May 24, 1995). Ann Arbor News, p.B4 col.1 The University of Michigan club of California was the champion."Rugby Eagles Clipped". (May 30, 1995). Austin American–Statesman, p.D7 col.2–3"Notes". (June 7, 1995). The Michigan Daily, p.13 col.1 Tournament MVP was Santa Rosa flyhalf Greg DeJoux.
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Champions: University of Michigan Coach: Mr. MacArthur Roster: Deron Albright (Prop), Joseph Attia (Flanker), Michael Carter (Wing), Andrew Colburn (Flanker), Chris Collis (Wing), Scott Crisler (Fullback), Lee Gray (Lock), James Kennedy (Lock), Ashby Kinch (Center), Sean Knight (Scrumhalf), Lou Lafayette (Prop), Paul Lund (Hooker), Patrick Muscat (Hooker), Marc Nemec (Flyhalf), Brett Peck (Center), David Perpich (#8), Evan Pratt (Flanker/#8), Jeffrey Sharritts (Fullback), Ed Spybrook (Prop), John Swis (Flanker), Tom Warburton (Center), Brian Williamson (Flanker), Brian Zimmer (Prop), Kevin Zimmer (Lock).
Women's Club The 1995 Women's National Rugby Championship was a twelve team tournament and played at Langenberg Fields in St. Louis, MO on May 27–28."National Tourney Finals On Tap". (May 28, 1995). St. Louis Post-Dispatch, p.2F col.2 The Bay Area Shehawks won the title by defeating Berkeley All Blues 10–8.
PLATE DIVISION Semifinals Chicago 17–0 Southeast Puget Sound Breakers 34–0 Houston Herricanes
Third place Southeast 31–0 Houston Herricanes
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Lineups:Chicago– Levi, Wilk, Kreevich, Shelton, Laskey, Pauel, Seabaugh, Begg, Horn, Standley, Matthews, Hensen, Rees, Klujian, Frey.Puget Sound Breakers– Kirk, Carlson–Rink, Morgan, Hahler, Shawn, Brooks, Ossman, Barrett, Kaspic, Carlton, Reynolds, Tshchiya, Eckert, Clarkson, Sporleder.
MVPs Back– Pat Standley (Chicago) Forward– MJ Mohl (Southeast) Honorable Mention– Kim Cyganik (Southeast), Sue Brooks (Puget Sound)
CUP CHAMPIONSHIP Quarterfinals
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Lineups:Bay Area SheHawks– Marti Watts (Coach), Greene, Craig, Wadford, Burrows, Lubisch, Schnapp, Waarvzk, Bukowski, Flores, Robb, Jackson, Pappe, Crawford, Green, Mitchell.Berkeley All Blues– Kuiken, Pepper, Weix, Surr, Feigenbutz, Koleczek, Meredith, Bond, Kelly, Bergmann, Cote, Bowler, Karcher, Zdarko, Gutierrez.
MVPs Back– Kathi Flores (Berkeley) Forward– Sandy Meredith (Shehawks) Honorable Mention– Kerry Kelly (Shehawks), Patti Connell (Beantown)
College
The 1995 College championship was won by UC Berkeley with a win over Air Force. Princeton won the second 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 1995 Interservice Rugby Championship was held at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida from 7 to 9 September."Pensacola To Host Rugby Tourney". (September 4, 1995). Navy Times, p.14 col.1 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. Army won the championship over the Marines.
Results:"Army Wins Twice In Rugby Tournament". (September 8, 1995). Pensacola News Journal, p.3D col.3 Round RobinScores RankStandings PldWL ARMMARNAVAIRCOA1.Army440X37:2120:1040:832:32.Marines42221:37X22:313:1740:03.Navy42210:203:22X10:835:04.Air Force4228:4017:138:10X18:55.Coast Guard4043:320:400:355:18X
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Lineups:Army– Jonathan Petrucelli (Shoemacher), L. Borkowski, D. Snodgrass, E.J. Hall (Pero), D. Flaherty, Mike Legg, Chris Wunsch, K. Hyneman (Neumann), Jim Kostecki, M. Micheles, Chip Curtis, V. Torza, G. Yarnall, B. Marshall, R. SchusterMarines– B. Lewis, D. Schill, K. Caulk (Randall), C. Helfmann (Starling), W. Clapp (Dwyer), P. Murphy, S. Pelham, B. Bensch, A. Dechario, M. Mulcahy (Canevara), M. Evergin, B. Bekken, D. Hoffman, C. Bolden, J. Pooler.
Sevens Club The 1995 National Club Sevens championship, was played at A.A. Garthwaite Field in Conshohocken, PA from 19 to 20 August.Josephs, Ira (August 21, 1995). "Two Regular–Season Rugby Rivals Join Forces". Philadelphia Inquirer, p.N5 col.1–4 There were eight teams featured which included two representatives from each of the four territorial unions. Metropolis and Michigan Wolverines qualified from the Midwest. Northern Virginia and Washington qualified from the East. OMBAC and Tongan Yankees represented the Pacific Coast. Arlington and Kansas City Blues represented the West. OMBAC defeated the Northern Virginia to win the championship. Malakai Delai of OMBAC was the MVP."Rugby". (August 22, 1995). San Diego Union-Tribune, p.D-6 col.5
Pool 1 Northern Virginia 26-17 OMBAC Metropolis 21-14 Northern Virginia OMBAC 35-23 Metropolis OMBAC 24-21 Kansas City Blues Metropolis 28-24 Kansas City Blues Northern Virginia W–L Kansas City Blues
Pool 2 Washington (3–0) Tongan Yankees (2nd) Michigan Arlington
Fifth place Metropolis 24-17 Arlington
Semifinals OMBAC 22-14 Washington Northern Virginia W–L Tongan Yankees
Final OMBAC 35-19 Northern Virginia
All Star The 1995 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 A.A. Garthwaite Field in Conshohocken, PA from 19 to 20 August. The East I team won the final 38–5 over the Midwest I team. Tom Brewer was named All-Star MVP.
Pool 1 East 1 (3–0) Midwest 1 (2nd) Pacific 2 West 2
Pool 2 East 2 (2–1) West 1 (2–1) Pacific 1 (2–1) Midwest 2 (0–3)
Semifinals East 1 W–L West 1 Midwest 1 W–L East 2
Championship East 1 38-5 Midwest 1
Women's All–Star The ninth edition of the Women's All–Star championship was hosted by the New Orleans rugby club and played at St. Julian Eymard rugby and soccer complex from December 3–4 in New Orleans, LA."Calendar". (December 2, 1994). Times–Picayune, p.D–9 col.4 The competition was also used to select players US Eagles Women's team.Charles, Alfred (December 4, 1994). "Women Tackle Rugby Challenge". Times–Picayune, p.B–1 col.2–3 The East came in first winning all three games.
Champions: East Roster: Colleen Fahey, Karen Kapusta, M.A. Sorenson, Pam Heimann, Rachel Kenyon, Kris Kany, Kerry Kilander, Alex Williams, Beth Fordyce, Bronnie Mackintosh, Patty Jervey, Dana Teagarden, Candi Orsini, Sue Parker, Leslie Bonnyman, Karen Perry, Carmenita Signes, Michelle Cooley, L.J. Stevenson, Jennifer Renne, Heather Lambert, Nancy Fitz, Rebecca Regan, Kim Cyganik, Anita Pease, Brett Newton, Jan Rutkowski.
Local Union The 1995 National Local Union Championship took place in Lemont, IL from June 10–11. This tournament featured Local Union champions competing in two brackets. The Round Robin bracket included the Chicago Area RFU, Florida and Indiana. The Championship bracket included Michigan, Ohio, Ozark, and Rio Grande. Chicago Area won the Round Robin while Michigan won the Championship.
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CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET Semifinals
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High School The 1995 National High School Rugby Championship was a twelve team tournament that took place from 19 to 20 May at the Fort Snelling polo grounds in Minneapolis, MN."Rugby, Anyone?". (May 16, 1995). Saint Paul Pioneer Press, p.7D col.6 The Highland squad from Utah won the championship by defeating Walt Whitman of Bethesda, MD in the final.
Pool A Highland 34–0 Park Hill Highland 18–3 Worthington Worthington W–L Park Hill Pool B Doylestown 28–0 Redmond Doylestown 10–5 Wellington Redmond W–L Wellington Pool C Walt Whitman 24–0 East Metro Walt Whitman 19–0 St. Louis Druids St. Louis Druids W–L East Metro Pool D Fort Collins 13–14 Xavier Fort Collins 17–5 Kentwood Kentwood W–L Xavier
Consolation semifinals Wellington W–L Park Hill Xavier W–L East Metro Kentwood W–L St. Louis Druids Worthington W–L Redmond
Eleventh place Park Hill 7–5 East Metro
Ninth place Xavier 13–12 Wellington
Seventh place Redmond 5–5 St. Louis Druids
Fifth place Worthington 23–22 Kentwood
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Lineups:Highland– Larry Gelwix (Coach), Wilson, Hadfield, Maughn, Westinskow, Whitney, Anderson, Kotter, McNeil, Huish, Flandro, Richards, Dours, McCullough, Griff (Giles), Fountaine.Walt Whitman– Dan Soso (Coach), Uptgrow, Dilla, Cardona, Gross, Hernandez, Stevenson, Patrickson, Bogart, Mates, Pearson, Moore, Olivas, Cooper, Greene, Browne.
Final standings: First: Highland High School RFC, Salt Lake City, Utah (4–0) Second: Walt Whitman High School RFC, Maryland (3–1) Third: Doylestown Junior RFC, Doylestown, Pennsylvania (3–1) Fourth: Fort Collins Youth RFC, Fort Collins, Colorado (1–3) Fifth: Worthington RFC, Columbus, Ohio (3–1) Sixth: Kentwood High School RFC, Seattle, Washington (2–2) Seventh tie: Redmond RFC, Washington (1–2–1) Seventh tie: St. Louis Druids RFC, St. Louis, Missouri (1–2–1) Ninth: Xavier High School RFC, New York City, New York (3–1) Tenth: Wellington High School RFC, Indianapolis, Indiana (1–3) Eleventh: Park Hill RFC, Missouri (1–3) Twelfth: East Metro RFC, Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota (0–4)
External links 1995 Division II Final 1995 Division II Semifinal
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