1978 National Rugby Championships

U.S. sports championship games August 2023 1978 National Rugby Championships Various 1978 1977 1977 National Rugby Championships 1979 1979 National Rugby Championships The 1978 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 College, Women's club, and Interterritorial. College The 1978 College championship took place from February 4–5 at LSU's Parade Grounds in Baton Rouge, Louisiana."UK In Rugby Tourney". (January 24, 1978). The Lexington Leader, p.B-3 col.3 Palmer College of Chiropractic were the champions."Burdock Rugby Star In Iowa". (June 9, 1978). The Valley Independent, p.8 col.1 Palmer had previously won championships in 1972 and 1973Clifford Broyles LSU looking for revenge in rugby match 15 3 March 1974 98 62 The Eagle Bryan-College Station https://www.newspapers.com/image/47709699/ 28 Dec 2022 Newspapers.com Palmer Rugby Club https://web.archive.org/web/20150709074638/http://blogs.palmer.edu/rugby/about-palmer-rugby/palmer-rugby-football-club-history/ http://blogs.palmer.edu/rugby/about-palmer-rugby/palmer-rugby-football-club-history/ July 9, 2015 April 27, 2024 dead and were runners-up in 1976. Palmer won three matches in the series to win the title."Palmer Wins Rugby Crown". (February 8, 1978). The Daily Dispatch, p.37 col.2 Championship Bracket February 4 - Baton Rouge, LA Palmer 20 Georgia 0 February 4 - Baton Rouge, LA Kentucky 3 Oklahoma 0 February 4 - Baton Rouge, LA Miami (OH) 11 Florida 3 February 4 - Baton Rouge, LA LSU 6 Texas A&M 0 February 4 – Baton Rouge, LA Palmer 20 Kentucky 0 February 4 – Baton Rouge, LA LSU 22 Miami (OH) 3 February 5 – Baton Rouge, LA Palmer 19 LSU 4 February 5 – Baton Rouge, LA Kentucky 10 Miami (OH) 0 Consolation Bracket February 4 – Baton Rouge, LA Georgia 30 Oklahoma 16 February 4 – Baton Rouge, LA Texas A&M 18 Florida 8 February 5 – Baton Rouge, LA Georgia 4 Texas A&M 10 February 5 – Baton Rouge, LA Oklahoma 13 Florida 4 Fifth place Seventh place Final "Championship" 5 February 1978 Palmer 19–4 LSU March 1978 Palmer College Wins LSU Tourney Rugby 4 1 5 Duncan Hales 30'Duncan HalesDuncan Hales 70' c Mike Halliday Mike Halliday 5' Tommy Martin Baton Rouge 2000 Dr. Peter Jones 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 from selected players from the sub regional rugby unions. Subsequently, the USA Eagles are selected from the four regional teams after the ITT concludes."Michelob National Rugby Tourney". (June 11, 1978). St. Louis Post-Dispatch, p.5F col.3 The 1978 edition was sponsored by Michelob and played as a round robin from June 10–11 on Aviation Field at Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri."Rugby Tourney Set For This Weekend". (June 6, 1978). St. Louis Post-Dispatch, p.15 Results: July 15, 1978 Territorial Championship Ends In 3–Way Tie Rugby 4 4 6–11 "Championship" 10 June 1978 9:30AM Midwest 17–12 Western Paul Pauluzzi?Mike Halliday Mike Halliday ? c Bennett Bennett 2 St. Louis, MO "Championship" 10 June 1978 Eastern 7–24 Pacific Coast Mike Liscovitz Mike Hodgins Duncanson cChipman? cNiebauerDuncanson Armstrong St. Louis, MO "Championship" 10 June 1978 Midwest 13–9 Pacific Coast Paul Pauluzzi cGary Wilson Perkins 15' Perkins Mike Fanucci c Jablonski Jablonski St. Louis, MO "Championship" 10 June 1978 Eastern 41–8 Western Morrison45' CookPeter Brock cSelfridgeHodginsMorrison cTommy Smith c Cook Cook ArnoldCulbertson St. Louis, MO "Championship" 11 June 1978 Pacific Coast 44–6 Western Jeff LombardChipman cJohn Fowler cChipmanWaltonWaltonJensen cGunnJensen Larsen 3Gunn Bennett 2 St. Louis, MO "Championship" 11 June 1978 Eastern 27–16 Midwest HodginsMike SherlockSwords cStone? Cook Cook 2 Cook Scheitlin c? Perkins Perkins Perkins St. Louis, MO TeamWLFA1Pacific Coast Grizzlies2177272Eastern Colonials2175483Midwest Thunderbirds2146484Western Mustangs0327102 Women's Club The 1978 Women's National Rugby Classic for club teams was co-sponsored by the Chicago Women's Rugby Football Club and Michelob beer. The teams invited needed to have won a major regional title and have a winning record."Tourney A Big First In Women's Rugby". (August 30, 1978). Chicago Tribune, sec.7 p.1 The games were played at Lion's Park in Mount Prospect, Illinois."Rugby Classic Adds ‘Color’ To Lives Of Women Players". (September 4, 1978). The Daily Herald, p.3 col.3-4 The team from Portland, Maine won the championship with four shutouts: 3–0 over Denver Blues in the first round, 24–0 over Houston Boars in the second round, then 4–0 against Chicago, and finally 18–0 against Madison, Wisconsin."Rugby". (September 15, 1978). Evening Express, p.20 col.1-2 Chicago took third place with a 4–0 win over Florida State after three overtimes."FSU Women Ruggers Are Getting Last Laugh". (November 13, 1978). Tallahassee Democrat, p.3B, 5B September 2 – Mount Prospect, IL Portland 4 Chicago 0 September 2 – Mount Prospect, IL Madison 4 Florida State 0 September 3 – Mount Prospect, IL Portland 18 Madison 0 September 3 – Mount Prospect, IL Chicago 4 Florida State 0 Champions: Portland(ME) Women's Rugby Club. Qualified as New England Champions. Record: 10–1–2 Coaching Staff: Rocky Frenzilli, Ricky Scala(Aide), Peter Gillis(Aide) Roster: Sondra Spiers, Denise Dimitre, Pat Cribby, Kim Berry, Janet Muccino, Susan Adams, Brenda Costello, Mary Beth Staid, Reta Brown Flaherty, Brenda Swallow, Cheryl Ring, Ann Chippfield, Sue Malcolm, Marie Gagne, Amy Belliveau, Debbie Selleck (captain), Ann Chute, Mary Gouletand, Sue Lawler. Monterey National Championships thumb|Program cover for 1978 tournament. The 1978 Monterey National Rugby Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament and was considered to be the de facto national championship."The Money Is Nice, But The Work Annoys Them". (March 20, 1974). San Francisco Examiner, p.52 col.2"Bakersfield Rugby Team Wins Slugfest From Fullerton". (March 14, 1977). Bakersfield Californian, p.14 col.5-7"Chuckanut Bay Ruggers 18th At Monterey". (March 27, 1975). Bellingham Herald, p.14 col.1-3"UM Rugby Club Enters Title Meet". (March 15, 1974). The Missoulian, p.14 col.3-4"Add: U. Va. Rugby Club". (June 23, 1966). Times-Dispatch, p.21 col.2https://www.ncrfu.org/ncrfu-history History Of Northern California Rugby Hickey Dan NCRFU.ORG 2016 Northern California Rugby Football Union November 18, 2023 This event took place at Pebble Beach, CA from March 25–26. The tournament MVP was Jeff Momsen (Old Blues), Miss Rugby winner was Nicole Parlette, Bill Armstrong of the Old Blues won the Running Drop Kick contest while Brian Lowe of UC Davis was runner-up. The Old Blues of Berkeley, CA went 5–0 to take first place."For The Record". (March 27, 1978). St. Petersburg Times, p.2C col.3"Berkeley Old Blues Rugby Champions". (March 27, 1978). Times–Herald, p.15 col.3"Old Blues Win". (March 27, 1978). Independent–Journal, p.38 col.2"Name Droppers". (March 27, 1978). Daily Record, p.15 col.1"Blues Score". (March 28, 1978). Star–Ledger, p.31 col.5 First round 1978 3 25 y 7:00AM 1 3-0 Santa Monica RC UC Davis Field 1 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 7:00AM 2 14-0 Palo Alto RC Washington State Field 2 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 7:00AM 3 23-0 UC Berkeley U. of Oregon Field 3 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 7:00AM 4 3-0 Old Blue RFC (NY) Sacramento Capitols Field 4 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 7:30AM 5 12-3 James Bay Athletic Assn Davis City RFC Field 1 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 7:30AM 6 6-7 San Francisco RC Kern County RC Field 2 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 7:30AM 7 0-6 Chuckanut Bay Geoducks Stanford Field 3 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 7:30AM 8 12-3 BATS U. of Washington Field 4 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 8:00AM 9 13-6 OMBAC Colusa County RC Field 1 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 8:00AM 10 3-0 X–O RC Los Angeles RC Field 2 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 8:00AM 11 4-3 Seahawks RFC Hawaii Harlequins Field 3 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 8:00AM 12 7-4 Portland St. Mary's College Field 4 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 8:30AM 13 10-3 Old Puget Sound Beach Monterey RC Field 1 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 8:30AM 14 4-0 Newport Beach RC Olde Gaels Field 2 Pebble Beach 1978 3 25 y 8:30AM 15 0-0 Dartmouth UC Santa Cruz Field 3 Pebble Beach W–L 1978 3 25 y 8:30AM 16 3-0 Old Blues RC (CA) Oregon State Field 4 Pebble Beach Championship Bracket Second RoundMarch 25 Quarterfinals March 25 Semifinals March 25 Final March 26 Third place 1 Santa Monica 17 16 Palo Alto 6 8 Old Blue (NY) 4 9 Cal Berkeley 18 4 BATS 3* 20 Stanford 3 5 James Bay 6 21 Kern County 0 2 Old Blues (CA) 10 15 Dartmouth 0 7 Old Puget Sound Beach 0 10 Newport Beach 10 3 OMBAC 11 14 X–O Rugby Club 10 6 Portland 9 11 Seahawks 0 1 Santa Monica 6 9 Cal Berkeley 3 4 BATS 0 5 James Bay 15 2 Old Blues (CA) 9 10 Newport Beach 0 3 OMBAC 9 6 Portland 3 1 Santa Monica 0 5 James Bay 4 2 Old Blues (CA) 17 3 OMBAC 3 5 James Bay 9 2 Old Blues (CA) 18 1 Santa Monica 3 3 OMBAC 11 *Advanced on kicks Final "Championship" 26 March 1978 1:30PM Old Blues 18–9 James Bay Moss Al April 15, 1978 Old Blues Whip James Bay 18–9 Tournaments Rugby 4 2 4 Pete Richter 2' cDave Bateman c Bill Armstrong Bill Armstrong (2) Barry Robbins (3) Pebble Beach Champions: Old Blues Rugby Club Coach: Ron Mayes Captain: Geoff Momsen Roster: Steve Anderson, Bill Armstrong, Rick Bailey, Dave Bateman, Peter Burnam, Jack Clarke, John Dixon, Whit Everett, Leo Fracess, Pete Gunderson, Steve Gritch, Charlie Hextrim, Jeff Hollings, Bill McFarland, Steve Ponder, Peter Richter, Dennis Row, Vern Smith, Bill Stowers, Scott Stringer, Mark Villa, Dennis Ward, Blaine Warhurst. 5th–8th Fifth place Seventh place L33 Cal Berkeley 0* L34 BATS 0 L35 Portland 0 L36 Newport Beach 4 W51 Cal Berkeley 0 W52 Newport Beach 9 L51 BATS 20 L52 Portland 6 *Advanced on kicks yes 9th–16th 9th–12th 13th–16th Ninth Eleventh Thirteenth Fifteenth Field 2 12:10PM L17 Palo Alto 12 L18 Old Blue (NY) 4 Field 3 12:50PM L19 Stanford 33 L20 Kern County 3 Field 3 1:30PM L21 X–O RC 11 L22 Seahawks 3 Field 4 1:00PM L23 Old Puget Sound 10 L24 Dartmouth 0 Field 2 3:40PM W37 Palo Alto 0 W38 Stanford 9 Field 3 4:10PM W39 X–O 0 W40 Old Puget SB RC 14 Field 2 3:00PM L37 Old Blue (NY) 4 L38 Kern County 7 Field 4 3:40PM L39 Seahawks 24 L40 Dartmouth 3 Field 2 10:50AM W53 Stanford 8 W54 Old Puget 17 Field 3 12:00PM L53 Palo Alto 18 L54 X–O 8 Field 2 9:40AM W55 Kern County 4 W56 Seahawks 7 Field 4 12:00PM L55 Old Blue (NY) 20 L56 Dartmouth 9 Consolation Bracket Second RoundMarch 25 Quarterfinals March 25 Semifinals March 25 17th place March 26 19th place L1 UC Davis 15 L2 Washington State 0 L3 U. of Oregon 6 L4 Sacramento Capitols 16 L5 Davis City 0 L6 San Francisco 10 L7 Chuckanut Bay 10 L8 U. of Washington 0 L9 Colusa County 9 L10 Los Angeles 6 L11 Hawaii Harlequins 13 L12 Saint Mary's College 6 L13 Monterey 6 L14 Olde Gaels 7 L15 Oregon State 6 L16 UC Santa Cruz 3 W25 UC Davis 12 W26 Sacramento Capitols 3 W27 San Francisco 3 W28 Chuckanut Bay 7 W29 Colusa County 9 W30 Hawaii Harlequins 7 W31 Oregon State 3 W32 Olde Gaels 9 W41 UC Davis 3 W42 Chuckanut Bay 6 W43 Hawaii Harlequins 0 W44 Olde Gaels 10 W57 Chuckanut Bay 26 W58 Old Gaels 3 L57 UC Davis 13 L58 Hawaii Harlequins 4 21st–24th 21st place 23rd place L41 Sacramento Capitols 6 L42 San Francisco 9 L43 Colusa County 10 L44 Oregon State 6 W59 San Francisco 6 W60 Colusa County 16 L59 Sacramento Capitols 31 L60 Oregon State 7 yes 25th–32nd 25th–28th 29th–32nd 25th place 27th place 29th place 31st place Field 4 11:40AM L25 Washington State 3 L26 U. of Oregon 0 Field 4 12:20PM L27 Davis City 4 L28 U. of Washington 6 Field 3 2:10PM L29 Los Angeles 8 L30 Saint Mary's 0 Field 4 1:40PM L31 UC Santa Cruz 0 L32 Monterey 3 Field 4 2:20PM W45 Washington State 0 W46 U. of Washington 30 Field 4 4:20PM W47 Los Angeles 0* W48 Monterey 0 Field 4 3:00PM L45 U. of Oregon 9 L46 Davis City 13 Field 4 5:00PM L47 St. Mary's 6 L48 UC Santa Cruz 7 Field 1 8:30AM W61 U. of Washington 10 W62 Los Angeles 0 Field 2 8:30AM L61 Washington State 0 L62 Monterey 19 Field 3 8:30AM W63 Davis City 0 W64 UC Santa Cruz 0* Field 4 8:30AM L63 U. of Oregon 4 L64 St. Mary's 26 *Advanced on kicks Exhibition match: B.C. 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