Western Rugby Union

2001 Competitions - The Results
Last updated - June 11, 2001

WRFU Events Calendar and Venues for 2001

WRFU Competitions Information

WRFU COMPETITIONS (in chronological order)

Men's Collegiate Division I and II Championships

Division I Round of 12 - March 24-25, 2001

Pool A (Laramie, WY)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln - forfeit over Kansas University (no-show)
University of Wyoming 47 - UNL 3

Pool B (Colorado Springs, CO)
University of New Mexico 15 - Colorado State 13
Air Force 26 - UNM 19

Pool C (Dallas, TX)
University of Texas 19 - Oklahoma State 5
Texas A&M 36 - University of Texas 19

Pool D (Kirksville, MO)
LSU 41 - University of Missouri-Columbia 0
LSU 24 - Truman State 6

Division I and II Final Four, April 7-8, 2001 (Kansas City, KS)

Semi- finals - Division I
Air Force 40 - Texas A&M 23
Wyoming 39 - LSU 16

Semi-finals - Division II
Baylor 43 - John Brown University 12
University of Northern Colorado 60 - Benedictine 7

Consolations - Division I
Texas A&M 39 - LSU 36

Consolations - Division II
John Brown 14 - Benedictine 0 (Forfeit)

Finals - Division I
Wyoming 25 - Air Force 12

*** Wyoming lost to Penn State 12-14; then beat Univ. North Carolina 38-0 (3rd Place, Pool B)
*** Air Force defeated San Diego State 30-17; then lost to Cal-Berkeley 6-69 (2nd Place, Pool A)

Finals - Division II
Baylor 14 - UNC 10

*** Baylor defeated Salisbury State 13-12, defeated Claremont College 14-12 (1st Place in Pool A); then they defeated Arkansas State 29-16 to win the National Collegiate Division II Champions

Women's Collegiate Championships April 7-8, 2001 (Lawrence, KS)

Quarterfinals
New Mexico State Univ 36 - KU 7
Air Force 29 - Truman State Univ 0
Colorado Univ 27 - Univ Nebraska-Lincoln 0
Univ South Dakota 46 - Texas A&M Univ 5

Consolations
TAMU 12 - UNL 0
KU 19 - Truman 0

Semifinals
Air Force 23 - NMSU 0
USD 12 - CU 10

Finals
7th/8th Place: Truman 15 - UNL 0
5th/6th Place: KU 22 - TAMU 10
3rd/4th Place: NMSU 35 - CU 0
1st/2nd Place: Air Force 37 - USD 0

*** Air Force defeated UC Santa Barbara 31-6; lost to Chico State 6-16 (2nd Place, Pool D)
*** USD lost to Marquette Univ 0-30; lost to Dartmouth Univ. 14-30 (4th Place, Pool C)

Women's Club Championships

Challenge Matches - April 7, 2001

Colorado Springs She-Wolves 30 - Springfield, MO 0
Sioux Falls 44 - Kansas State Women 0

Finals - April 21-22, 2001 (Kansas City, MO)

Quarterfinals
KC Jazz 95 - Sioux Falls 0
Ozark Ladies 93 - Kansas State Women 0
Harlequin Olde Girls 61 - Springfield Women 0
Austin Valkyries 12 - Colorado Spring 25

Consolations
Austin 29 - Sioux Falls 5
Kansas State 12 - Springfield 10

Semifinals
KC Jazz 57 - Colorado Springs 3
Harlequin Olde Girls 27 - Ozark Ladies 13

Final Round
7th/8th Place: Sioux Falls 36 - Springfield 5
5th/6th Place: Austin 21 - Kansas State 0
3rd/4th Place: Ozark Ladies 28 - Colorado Springs 8
1st/2nd Place: KC Jazz 53 - Harlequin Olde Girls 0

*** KC Jazz lost to Wisconsin 22-27 in Overtime; defeated Philadelphia 29-5 (3rd Place, Pool A)
*** Harlequin Olde Girls lost to Valkyries 0-47; then lost to Maryland Stingers 10-38 (4th Place, Pool D)

Men's Club Division I and II Championships

Division II Round of 12 Matches - April 7, 2001

Pool A - Winner TX1 - The Woodlands

Pool B (Tulsa, OK)
San Antonio 27 - Tulsa 17
Ft. Worth 47 - County 22
Ft. Worth 27 - San Antonio 5

Pool C (Springfield, MO)
St. Louis Royals 24 - Lincoln City 19
Springfield 72 - St. Louis Royals 7

Pool D (Denver, CO)
Albuquerque 24 - Colorado Springs 17
Denver Highlanders 61 - Albuquerque 0

Division I and II Championships - April 27-29, 2001 (Ft. Worth, TX)

Division I Results

Division I - Quarter-Final Round (Friday, April 27)
Boulder - Dallas (Withdrew from competition) - BYE
Austin - Oklahoma (Disqualified) - BYE
Kansas City 41 - El Paso 15
St. Louis Bombers 34 - Houston 18

Division I - Semi-Finals Round (Saturday, April 28)
Austin 27 - KCRFC 11
Bombers 45 - Boulder 21

Division I Consolation (Saturday, April 28)
5th/6th Place - El Paso 22 - HARC 16

Division I - Final Round - Sunday, April 29
3rd/4th Place - KCRFC 36 - Boulder 30
1st/2nd Place - Bombers 27 - Austin 15

*** Bombers defeated New York RFC 31-0; lost to Chicago Griffins 7-52 (2nd Place, Pool C)
*** Austin lost to Chicago Griffins 16-46; defeated New York RFC 54-13 (3rd Place, Pool C)
*** Kansas City RFC lost to Palmer College 19-33; defeated Boston Wolfhounds 31-14 (3rd Place, Pool D)

Division II Results

Division II - Semi-Final Round (Saturday, April 28)
The Woodlands 31 - Denver Highlanders 8
Springfield 43 - Ft. Worth 42

Division II - Final Round - Sunday, April 29
3rd/4th Place - Ft. Worth 29 - Highlanders 13
1st/2nd Place - The Woodlands 27 - Springfield 18

*** The Woodlands defeated New Haven 28-19; defeated Brandywine 59-0 (1st Place, Pool A)
*** Springfield defeated Las Vegas 34-28; lost to Fresno 27-31 (2nd Place, Pool B)
*** Ft. Worth defeated Eastside 24-23; defeated Connecticut Yankees 24-18 (1st Place, Pool D)

***The Woodlands defeated Ft. Worth 18-15 and Milwaukee 42-35 - National Division II Men's Club Champions
*** Ft. Worth lost to The Woodlands 15-18; lost to Fresno 17-21 - 4th Place National Div II Championships

Boy's High School Championships - April 28-29, 2001

HOA-MO-GP Regional (Lawrence, KS)

Pool Play (Saturday, April 28)

Pool A - Round 1: Park Hill 7 - Shawnee Mission East 0
Pool A - Round 2: St. Louis Univ H.S. 14 - Shawnee Mission East 0
Pool A - Round 3: Park Hill 16 - SLUH 8

Pool B - Round 1: DeSmet 36 - Central 0
Pool B- Round 2: Rockhurst 41 - Central 0
Pool B- Round 3: DeSmet 10 - Rockhurst 8

Records: Pool A
1) Park Hill 2-0
2) SLUH 1-1
3) SM East 0-2

Records: Pool B
1) DeSmet 2-0
2) Rockhurst 1-1
3) Central 0-2

Semifinals and Consolation Matches (Sunday, April 29)
Cross-over Semifinal: Park Hill (A#1) 10 - Rockhurst (B#2) 27
Cross-over Semifinal: DeSmet (B#1) 36 - SLUH (A#2) 5

Consolation: 5th/6th - Shawnee Mission East 24 - Central 12

Consolation: 3rd/4th - Park Hill 14 - SLUH 0 (FORFEIT)

Final: 1st/2nd - DeSmet 27 - Rockhurst 0

DeSmet and Rockhurst advance to the USA Rugby National High School Championships on May 19-20 at Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. DeSmet will be West #1 (#6 seed in the tournament) and Rockhurst will be West #3 (#12 seed in the tournament).

TX-OZ-RG Regional (Jesuit High School, Dallas, TX)

Pool Play (Saturday, April 28)

Pool A - Round 1: Austin 45 - Los Alamos 3
Pool A - Round 2: Union 38 - Los Alamos 6
Pool A - Round 3: Austin 21 - Union 0

Pool B - Round 1: Jenks 17 - St. Thomas 5
Pool B - Round 2: Jesuit Prep 26 - St. Thomas 3
Pool B - Round 3: Jesuit Prep 17 - Jenks 7

Records: Pool A
1) Austin 2-0
2) Union 1-1
3) Los Alamos 0-2

Records: Pool B
1) Jesuit Prep 2-0
2) Jenks 1-1
3) St. Thomas 0-2

Finals and Consolations (Sunday, April 29)

5th/6th: St. Thomas 27 - Los Alamos 3
3rd/4th: Union 22 - Jenks 0
1st/2nd: Austin 15 - Jesuit Prep 14

Austin advances to the USA Rugby National High School Championships on May 19-20 at Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Austin will be West #2 - the #7 seed in the competition.

*** DeSmet 3 - WesterVille 26
*** DeSmet 5 - Fairfield Prep 3
*** DeSmet 7 - Penn HS 3
*** DeSmet 11 - Capital 32 - 6th Place National High School Championships

*** Austin 5 - Burbank Islanders 21
*** Austin 17 - Penn HS 13
*** Austin 27 - Fairfield Prep 7
*** Austin 22- North Central 5 - 9th Place National High School Championships

*** Rockhurst 0 - Highland HS 35
*** Rockhurst 17 - Gonzaga 13
*** Rockhurst 8 - Captial 13
*** Rockhurst - Penn HS (did not play, points) - 7th Place National High School Championships

Summer VIIs Qualifiers and Championships (see Summer VIIs Schedule)

Collegiate All-Stars Championships (Venue: Boulder, CO; Host: Boulder RFC)

USA Rugby National Championships