The 1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the fifth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament, sponsored by Michelob, took place concurrently with the 26th Monterey National Invitational Rugby Tournament in Pebble Beach, California. Harvard won their first title with a victory over Colorado. John Catliff of Harvard took second place in the Running Drop Kick championship.

Venue CaliforniaCollins Polo Field Pebble Beach, California Capacity:

Participants Harvard Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern Championship at Conshohocken, PA on April 28–29.Matthews, Charles C. (May 1, 1984). "Kennedy May Contribute To Crimson Rugby Club". The Harvard Crimson, Harvard 39-3 Florida State Harvard 9-3 Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Roster: President – Charles Weeks Coach – Martyn Kingston Co-captains - John Beilenson, Kevin Lennon

Miami Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Collegiate Championship at Ball State in Muncie, Indiana on April 28–29."Point Rugby Club Second In Midwest Tournament". (May 1, 1984). Stevens Point Journal, p.13 col.2 Miami 11-7 Bowling Green Miami 32-6 Wisconsin Stevens Point

Roster: Coach- Doug Edwards Captain- Record-

Colorado Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Regional in Boulder, Colorado on April 21–22. Colorado 24-5 Air Force

Roster: Manager- Jertovec Coach- Jim Dunckley Captain- Steve Williams Record-

Long Beach Qualified from Pacific Coast Collegiate Regional at Long Beach, CA on April 26–28.Van Herpen, Bill (May 2, 1984). "Rugby Team Heads For Nationals". Daily Forty-Niner, p.13 Long Beach 27-9 Oregon State Long Beach 12-9 California

Roster: Coach- Dr. Dale Toohey Captain- Geoff Stein Record 33-3

Bracket

Semifinals

Third place

Final

Harvard: 1 Hassan Rifaat, 2 Bill Cavanaugh, 3 Fran Duggan, 4 Dave Heffernan, 5 Bob Zizka, 6 Mark Bamford, 7 Jon Kennedy, 8 Kevin Lennon, 9 Bobby Hackett, 10 John Catliff, 11 John Cammett, 12 John Beilenson, 13 Gus Spanos, 14 George Askew, 15 Charlie Montgomery.Colorado: 1 Dave Drach, 2 Doń Edrington, 3 Rich Winkler, 4 Mark Adolfson, 5 Kevin Doran, 6 Holger Forrest, 7 Jay Landt, 8 Scott Bergquist, 9 Steve Ernst, 10 Ken Ferguson, 11 Colin Forrest, 12 Jim Ritchie, 13 Brian Price, 14 Alex Agre, 15 Russ Clark.

See also 1984 National Rugby Championships

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