1989 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 1989 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the tenth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament, sponsored by Steinlager, took place May 6-7 at the Air Force Academy soccer fields in Colorado Springs, CO. The Air Force Zoomies won their first title with a victory over the Long Beach 49ers. John Oliver of Army was named best forward while Tim Bohman of Air Force was best back.

Participants
Army Black Nights Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on April 15–16 at Annapolis, MD. Penn State Nittany Lions Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 22–23 in Madison, WI.
 * Coach- Mike Smith
 * Captain- John Oliver
 * Record-
 * Army 33-0 University of Buffalo
 * Army 43-18 Navy
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 * Captain-
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 * Penn State 18-0 Michigan State
 * Penn State 3-0 Bowling Green
 * Penn State 13-12 Wisconsin

Air Force Zoomies Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 15–16 in Lawrence, KS.
 * Coach- Vern Francis
 * Captains- Brent VanderPol/Jon Finley
 * Record-
 * Air Force 19-0 Rice
 * Air Force 16-3 Kansas
 * Air Force 22-9 Colorado

Long Beach 49ers Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 7–9 in Tucson, AZ.
 * Coach- Dr. Dale Toohey
 * Captain-Brett Bowden
 * Record-
 * Long Beach 28-7 Washington
 * Long Beach 12-0 Cal Poly SLO
 * Long Beach 18-10 California

Final
Champions: Air Force Academy Zoomies Coaches: Vern Francis, Walt Daniels, Pat Gerdemann, Dave Easler, Jim Jasina. Roster: Jim Snyder (Prop), Kevin Oleen (Prop), Harry Blue (Prop), Mike Junk (Hooker), Eric Kelm (Hooker), Dan Drummond (Lock), Jay Owen (Lock), John Krause (Lock), Tim Jozwiak (Wing Forward), Ted Schiller (Wing Forward), Art Wunder (Wing Forward), Jeff Hill (#8), Brent VanderPol (#8), Jon Finley (Scrum Half), Mark Thomas (Scrum Half), Tim Bohman (Center), Bill Jacobus (Center), Donnie Wood (Center), Eric Fester (Wing), Doug Nikolai (Wing), Skip Rodgers (Wing), Dave Mets (Full Back), Brad Rodgers (Full Back).