1982 National Rugby Championships
| 1982 National Rugby Championships | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Various |
| Date | 1982 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Final | |
The 1982 National Rugby Championships were a series of tournaments organized to determine a national champion in several divisions for United States rugby teams. The divisions included Men's/Women's Club, college, Military, Sevens, and Interterritorial.
Men's Club
The 1982 National Club Rugby Championship took place in Palo Alto, California at Stanford University's Harry Maloney Field from May 15–16.[1] The teams featured in the tournament were the champions of the four sub unions of USARFU. The Berkeley Old Blues won the title defeating Denver Barbarians in the final 36–7.[2]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| May 15 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||
| Old Blues | 17 | |||||
| May 16 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||
| Chicago Lions | 3 | |||||
| Old Blues (CA) | 36 | |||||
| May 15 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||
| Denver Barbarians | 7 | |||||
| Denver Barbarians | 31 | |||||
| Norfolk Blues | 24 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| May 16 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||
| Norfolk Blues | 20 | |||||
| Chicago Lions | 16 | |||||
Women's Club
The 1982 Women's National Rugby Championship was a tournament that took place on May 29–30 in Oak Brook, IL. Beantown of Boston, MA won the championship with a 25–0 win over Chicago.[3] Beantown advanced to the championship with a 44-0 quarterfinal win over San Jose and a 20-4 semifinal triumph against Houston.[4]
College
The 1982 College championship was won by University of California at Berkeley. Life Chiropractic was runner-up.
Military
The 1982 Combined Services Rugby Championship took place in Dayton, Ohio at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from May 22–23[5] and was won by Camp Pendleton with a 12–0 win over Fort Benning.[6]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 22 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| Wright Pat Jets | 6 | |||||||||
| May 23 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| Fort Polk | 30 | |||||||||
| Fort Polk | 0 | |||||||||
| May 22 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| Camp Pendleton | 10 | |||||||||
| Camp Pendleton | 25 | |||||||||
| May 23 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| 29 Palms | 4 | |||||||||
| Camp Pendleton | 12 | |||||||||
| May 22 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| Fort Benning | 0 | |||||||||
| Fort Benning | 19 | |||||||||
| May 23 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| Fort Hood | 12 | |||||||||
| Fort Benning | 7 | |||||||||
| May 22 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
| USUHS | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
| USUHS | ||||||||||
| May 23 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||
Sevens
The 1982 National Sevens Rugby Tournament was hosted by the Hartford Wanderers and took place on June 20, 1982, at Sterling Field in West Hartford, Connecticut. The tournament was won by the Bethlehem Hooligans for the first time.[7] On their way to the championship the Hooligans defeated the Hartford Banshees 24–6, Washington D.C. Exiles 26–12, Albany Knickerbockers 20–6, and Beacon Hill. 12–0.
- Bethlehem Hooligans 26-22 Duck Brothers (Final)
ITT
The Inter Territorial Tournament involved the four regional rugby unions comprising the United States RFU: Pacific Coast RFU, Western RFU, Midwest RFU, and the Eastern Rugby Union. The region teams are formed with players selected from the sub regional rugby unions. Subsequently, the USA Eagles are selected from the four regional teams after the ITT concludes. In 1982 the Pacific Coast RFU repeated as tournament champions.[8]
Results:
- Eastern 10-16 Midwest
- Eastern 16-3 Western
- Eastern 16-16 Pacific
- Midwest 3-16 Pacific
- Midwest 21-0 Western
- Pacific 28-0 Western
| Team | W | L | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Coast Grizzlies | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Midwest Thunderbirds | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Eastern Colonials | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Western Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 0 |
High School
The 1982 National High School Rugby Championship took place in Palo Alto, California at Stanford University's Harry Maloney Field from May 14–15.[9] Redwood High of Larkspur, CA repeated as champions after defeating Highland of Utah in the final.[10]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| May 14 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||
| Redwood | 10 | |||||
| May 15 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||
| Turlock | 3 | |||||
| Redwood | ||||||
| May 14 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||
| Highland | ||||||
| Highland | 25 | |||||
| Serra | 24 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| May 15 – Palo Alto, CA | ||||||
| Turlock | 11 | |||||
| Serra | 0 | |||||
References
- ^ "Old Blues To Defend Rugby Title". (May 17, 1982). San Francisco Examiner, p.F6
- ^ "Old Blues Make It Four In A Row". (May 17, 1982). The Berkeley Gazette, p.20 col.2-3
- ^ "Miscellany: Bonnett Prevails". (May 31, 1982). Boston Globe, p.38 col.1
- ^ "Scoreboard". (May 30, 1982). Boston Sunday Globe, p.37 col.4
- ^ "Plan Rugby Weekend At Wright-Patterson". (May 5, 1982). Daily Gazette, p.8 col. 4-5
- ^ Carlson, Kenneth N. (February 1984). "National Championships". Rugby Football Scorebook (1st ed.). Lynwood, WA: Rain Belt Inc. p. 6. ISBN 0-938428-04-7.
- ^ "Hooligans Win". (June 21, 1982). The Morning Call, p.C6 col.2
- ^ Carlson, Kenneth N. (February 1984). Rugby Football Scorebook (1st ed.). Lynwood, WA: Rain Belt Inc. pp. 63–68. ISBN 0-938428-04-7.
- ^ "Turlock Ruggers Third". (May 17, 1982). Modesto Bee, p.D-5 col.2
- ^ "Highland Rugby Team 2nd". (May 18, 1982). Deseret News, p.D3 col.6-7
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