| 1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship | |
| Tournament Format: | Knockout |
| Date: | May 5 – 6, 1984 |
| Teams: | 4 |
| Matches: | 4 |
| Tries: | 11 |
| Top Point Scorer: | John Catliff |
| Top Try Scorer: | Alex Agre |
| Venue: | Pebble Beach, CA |
| Champions: | Harvard |
| Count: | 1 |
| Runner-Up: | Colorado |
| Previous Year: | 1983 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1983 National Collegiate Rugby Championship |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
| Next Tournament: | 1985 National Collegiate Rugby Championship |
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 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.
| California | ||
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| Collins Polo Field | ||
| Pebble Beach, California | ||
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Harvard
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern Championship at Conshohocken, PA on April 28–29.[1]
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.[2]
Roster: Coach- Doug Edwards
Captain-
Record-
Colorado
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Regional in Boulder, Colorado on April 21–22.
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.[3]
Roster:
Coach- Dr. Dale Toohey
Captain- Geoff Stein
Record 33-3
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.
1984 National Rugby Championships