The 1984 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, high school, Military, Sevens, and Interterritorial.

Men's Club The 1984 National Club Rugby Championship was sponsored by Michelob and took place in Hartford, CT at Dillon Stadium from May 12–13."Rugby". (May 12, 1984). Hartford Courant, p.D2 col.5 The teams featured in the tournament were the champions of the four sub unions of USARFU. Last years runners up, the Dallas Harlequins won the title."Harlequins Rally, Win National Rugby Title". (May 14, 1984). Dallas Morning News, p.7B col.1 For the first time the championship game was broadcast on ESPN.

Semifinals

Third place

Final

Dallas Harlequins: 1 Taylor, 2 Lankin, 3 Aneskievich, 4 Olsonski, 5 Dippie, 6 Lutterbach, 7 James, 8 Van Biljon, 9 Cronje(C), 10 Botha, 11 Gehur, 12 Spriggs, 13 Saunders, 14 Carey, 15 Aston.Los Angeles: 1 Gonsalves, 2 Lanu, 3 Jellico, 4 Scanlin (Pigott 69'), 5 Teuhema, 6 McClain, 7 Surdyka, 8 Carey, 9 Mickel, 10 Philip, 11 Williams (Hackett 72'), 12 McNaughton, 13 Corcoran(C), 14 Trudeau, 15 Nelson.

Women's Club The 1984 Women's National Rugby Championship was a tournament that took place at the Polo Grounds on May 27–28 in Oak Brook, IL."FSU Women's Rugby Team Plays For U.S. Title". (May 27, 1984). St. Petersburg Times, p.10C col.3 Florida State reversed the previous year's result and defeated Beantown of Boston, MA 11–6 to win the title."FSU Captures Women’s Rugby Title". (May 28, 1984). St. Petersburg Times, p.7C col.3 Iowa State took third place with a 14–6 win over UC Berkeley."Women’s Rugby Team Takes 3rd At Nationals". (May 29, 1984). Iowa City Press Citizen, p.2B col.1 Candi Orsini of Florida State was named tournament MVP.

Final

Florida State: 1 Frances Gilbert, 2 Pat Kossman, 3 Sheila Hill, 4 Kathy Kojm, 5 Coller Fahey, 6 Jackie Bonaker, 7 Karin Morton, 8 Kathy Flores, 9 Mary Holmes, 10 Connie Jakubcin, 11 Carolyn Alley, 12 Suzi Rosen Arnsdorff, 13 Candi Orsini, 14 Gina Shlopak, 15 Vicki Bowlin.Beantown: 1 Moynahan, 2 Money, 3 Flavin, 4 Girouard, 5 Richardson, 6 Heffernan, 7 Bridi, 8 Rutkowski, 9 Cepko, 10 Onufry, 11 Keith, 12 McClure, 13 Morrissey, 14 McVann, 15 Keefe.

College

The 1984 College championship was won by Harvard. Colorado was runner-up.

Military The 1984 Military Rugby Championship was an 18 team tournament that took place at Fort Stewart, GA from May 11–12 and was won by the home team Fort Stewart with a 25–0 win over Fort Sill."Ft. Stewart Wins Rugby Tourney". (June 11, 1984). Army Times, p.37 col.5 Preliminary Round:May 11 Fort Bragg 3–0 29 PalmsMay 11 USUHS 11–3 Parris Island Championship Bracket

*Advanced on kicks Consolation Bracket

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Sevens The 1984 National Sevens Rugby Tournament was a 48 team tournament sponsored by Coors and took place on May 27, 1984, at Washington Park in Denver, Colorado. The winners of the eight 6-team groups advanced to the quarterfinals. The Denver Barbarians won the final over Dallas Harlequins.

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 1984 the tournament took place in Chicago, IL from May 26–28. The Eastern Rugby Union won the tournament for the first time. The Eastern RU won the Junior Tournament for players under the age of 25. Results:

TeamWL1Eastern Colonials302Midwest Thunderbirds213Pacific Coast Grizzlies124Western Mustangs03

Champions: Eastern RU Staff: Mr. Culpepper (Coach), Mr. Little (Manager) Captain: Larry Menyhart–#8 (Atlanta Renegades) Roster: Rick Avate–Center (Charlotte), Peter Brock–Prop (Chesapeake), Mike Caulder–Flyhalf (Florida State), Bob Causey–2nd Row (Baton Rouge), Dick Cooke–Flyhalf (Old No.7), Bill Dexter–Prop (Richmond), Dave Dickson–Scrumhalf (Charlotte), Chris Doherty–Center (Washington), Jack Donnelly–Flanker (Boston), Mike Frenzel–2nd Row (New Orleans), Phil Green–Wing (Richmond), Butch Horwath–Prop (Whitemarsh), Russ Isaac–2nd Row (Old Blue), Gary Lambert–Flanker (Life College), Gary Lloyd–Center (Orlando), Lance Manga–Prop (South Jersey), Stu McClay–Wing (Blackthorn), Steve McGinity–Flanker (LSU), Martin McGinn–Hooker (Iron Horse), Ricky Pigott–Scrumhalf (Fort Myers), Dave Priestas–Fullback (Bethlehem), Donald Rae–Flanker (Blackthorn), Peter Sweet–Wing (Richmond), Kevin Swords–2nd Row (Washington), Tom Vinick–Center (Hartford), Jack White–#8 (Beacon Hill), Jeff Wishmeyer–Hooker (Washington).

Juniors Semifinals

Third place

Final

Champions: Eastern RU Staff: Ray Cornbill (Coach), Mr. Davis (Manager) Captain: Ken Eckert–#8 (Manhattan), Tony Levitan–Scrumhalf (Old Blue) Roster: Marc Freitag–Scrumhalf (Washington), Keith Jenkins–2nd Row (Manhattan), Steven Moore–Hooker (LSU), Ed O'Reilly–Flanker (Winged Foot), John Redmond–Prop (Maryland Old Boys), Ted Hynes–Hooker (White Plains), John Robbins–Prop (Washington), Timothy O'Boyle–2nd Row (Rockaway), Kevin Swords–2nd Row (Washington), Gary Geipert–Flanker (LSU), Kenny Chisholm–Flanker (White Plains), Dave Horton–Flyhalf (Whitemarsh), Scott Walker–Wing (Bethlehem), Jay Borkowski–Center (Raleigh), Brian Corcoran–Center (Old Blue), Gregory Pascale–Wing (Washington Irish), Steve Siano–Fullback (Whitemarsh), John Ward–Prop (NC State).

High School The 1984 National High School Rugby Championship took place at the Polo Fields in San Francisco, CA. The Lamorinda Rodents were the champions."5 Local Ruggers In U.S.-Canada Game". (June 8, 1984). San Francisco Chronicle, p.81 col.5–6

Final

References

External links ESPN Broadcast Dallas Harlequins vs. Los Angeles RC