Participants
Army Black Nights
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on December 2–3 at Orlando, Fl. [4]
- Army 12–3 Harvard
- Army 64-8 Clemson
- Army 9-6 James Madison
Roster:
Coaches- Ross, O'Gorman, Mahan
Captain- Brian Burlingame (Hooker)
Record-
Neal Amodio (Wing), Mike Battles (Scrumhalf), Damion Cordova (Flanker), Tony Detoto (Center), Kimo Gallahue (#8), Martin Guillen (Prop), Mike Kilbane (Fullback), Lance Kohler (Hooker), Marshall Malinowski (#8), Bill Marshall (Wing), Dennis McKernan (#8), Scott Painter (Fullback), Larry Perino (Scrumhalf), Gravelle Pierre (Wing), Mike Roberts (Prop), Jim Saccone (Flyhalf), John Slater (Lock), Scott Sutherland (Flanker), Vinny Torza (Center), Matt Vertin (Lock), Garth Yarnell (Center).
Ohio State
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 21–22 in Bowling Green, OH. [5]
- Ohio State 10–7 Mankato State
- Ohio State 12–0 Penn State
- Ohio State 10-8 Bowling Green
Roster:
Coaches- Barry Ferguson, Steve Finkel, Charlie Schubert, Tom Rooney (Trainer)
Captain- Mike Vogel
Record- 15–1
Curt Anderson (Flanker), Dan Berner (Flanker), Ron Bowers (Center), Joe Bradley (Fullback), Dave Canning (#8), Mike Dresser (Flyhalf), Shawn Fox (Lock), Kent Garbee (Flyhalf), Steve Gutkoski (Hooker), Russ Howland (Wing), Mike Hudak (Hooker), Takahiro Matsubara (Wing), Jim Merritt (Prop), Dave Millett (Scrumhalf), Tim O'Leary (Center), Eric Pool (Prop), Corey Perry (Lock), Jeff Sharritts (Wing), Jim Skowran (Flanker), Phil Vogel (Flanker), Dan Walsh (Center).
Air Force
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 14–15 in College Station, TX. [6]
- Air Force 28-0 Missouri–Columbia
- Air Force 16-4 Oklahoma
- Air Force 47-10 Kansas
Roster:
Coach- Vern Francis, Walt Daniels
Captains- Mike Junk (Hooker), Bill Jacobus (Fullback)
Record- 15–2–1
Dan Abraham (Flanker), Dave Almand (Flanker), Tony Baade (Flanker), Harry Blue (Prop), Tim Bentley (Flanker), Tim Bohman (Flyhalf), Albert Fitts (Lock), Andy Haman (Center), Bill Hickman (Wing), Brad Hoagland (Scrumhalf), Eric Kelm (Hooker), Jon Krause (Lock), Mike Kosco (Prop), Rob MacKenzie (Fullback), Andy McArtor (#8), Mike Miller (Flanker), Steve Novak (Prop), Jay Owen (Lock), Bryan Rau (Scrumhalf), Mitch Richardson (Wing), Skip Rogers (Wing), Mark Wiser (Center), Don Wood (Center).
Long Beach 49ers
Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 21–22 in Richland, WA. [7]
- Long Beach 14-0 Oregon
- Long Beach 23-12 Stanford
- Long Beach 16-14 California
Roster:
Coach- Anderson, Stackhouse
Captain-Brett Bowden(Flyhalf)
Record- 33-0
Steve Agor (Wing), Timothy Aitken (Center), Quinn Clark (#8), Tom Edginton (Lock), Jerry Fanning (Hooker), Nick Green (Flanker), Jimmy Guadagno (Scrumhalf), David Guerra (Prop), Craig Hutchinson (Lock), Mark Joffe (Wing), John Kenney (Scrumhalf), John Kenney (Center), Mike Lewis (Center), Jeffrey Martin (Prop), Dan O'Brien (Fullback), Kevin Robinson (Center), Eric Skaar (Flanker), Otto Smith (Flanker), Chris Stratton (Wing), Kyle Swain (Scrumhalf), Dean P. Toohey (Flanker).
College All–Stars
The 1990 Collegiate All–Star Championship took place in San Diego, CA from June 15–17. [9] Similar to the Inter Territorial Tournaments for club teams, the college competition is divided into geographic unions and used to select the All–American team that goes on to play other junior national rugby teams. [10] In the final, the Eastern RU defeated the Pacific RFU. The final standings were 1st East, 2nd Pacific, 3rd Midwest and 4th West.
| Pacific Coast | 34–7 | West |
Try: Chris Willians 3'
Joe Santos 19'
Ray Lehner 26'
Chris Williams 29' c
Mas Morimoto 50'
Ray Lehner 59' c
Joe Santos c
Con: Michael Brewin | | Try: Jeff Paxton 65' c
Pen: Mark Palmer 17' |
San Diego, CA
Referee: Loftus (Midwest) |
| East | 16–14 | Midwest |
Try: Mike Lambert 9'
Penalty try 65' c
Con: Jamie Goodman
Pen: Jamie Goodman 70', 80' | | Try: Dave Gosch 22'
Andrew Jackman
Dave Gosch c
Con: Ron Bowers |
San Diego, CA
Referee: Dave Head (Pacific Coast) |
| Pacific Coast | 40–4 | Midwest |
Try: Tom Short 16'
Jerry Fanning 20'
Tom Short c
Tom Short c
Fas Tagaloa c
Chris Williams 64'
Tom Short 68' c
Scott Bracken
Con: Michael Brewin | | Try: Wes Harmon 71' |
San Diego, CA
Referee: John Bloomfield (Pacific Coast) |
| East | 29–4 | West |
Try: Pat Thomas 9'
Hikaru Ogata 13' c
Gabe Puello c
? 74'
Con: Jamie Goodman
Pen: Jamie Goodman 1H', 1H', 49' | | Try: Jeff Paxton 45' |
San Diego, CA
Referee: Gary Andrews (Pacific Coast) |
| West | 4–10 | Midwest |
| Try: Jeff Paxton 20' | | Try: Dave Gosch 14'
Pen: Joe Bradley 4', 1H' |
San Diego, CA
Referee: John Bloomfield (Pacific Coast) |
| East | 17–12 | Pacific Coast |
Try: Wally Lester 23'
Mike Lambert 43'
Dan Cockerell 58' c
Con: Jamie Goodman
Pen: Jamie Goodman 19' | | Try: Mas Morimoto c
Jim Moorehouse 80' c
Con: Todd Perruchon |
San Diego, CA
Referee: Dave Head (Pacific Coast) |
Champions: Eastern College All–Stars
Staff: Ken Daly (Manager), Martin Kingston (Coach), Flanagan (Coach)
Roster: Chris Andres-Wing (James Madison), Dave Childress-Flanker (Florida), Dan Cockerell-Center (Boston U), Dardon Couch-Lock/Flanker (George Mason), Robert Cullum-Prop (Trinity Connecticut), Tim Dippel-Lock (Loyola Maryland), Jamie Goodman-Fullback (Dartmouth), Jon Greenberg-Prop (Harvard), Chris Heinrich-Prop (Dartmouth), Orlando Hidalgo-Center (Florida), Eric Johnson-Flanker (Columbia), Karl King-Prop (Loyola Maryland), Steve Laake-Fullback (Loyola Maryland), Mike Lambert-#8 (Holy Cross), Walter Lester-Wing (Boston U), Anthony Leva-Flank/#8 (Siena), Francis Mayer-Scrumhalf (LSU), James Mullen-Scrumhalf (Siena), Hikaru Ogata-Flyhalf (Brown), Denis Peyreux-Wing (LSU), Gabe Puello-Lock (Florida International), Steve Saraisky-Flanker (Dartmouth), John Schaefer-Wing (Dartmouth), Greg Schor-Center (Hofstra), Jeff Soeken-Lock (Maryland), Pat Thomas-#8 (Maryland), Glen Wolland-Hooker (Boston U), Rob Young–Hooker (Georgia).
