1972 National Rugby Championships

1972 National Rugby Championships Knockout 1972 1971 1971 National Rugby Championships 1973 1973 National Rugby Championships The 1972 National Rugby Championships included the first Collegiate tournament and the 14th edition of the Monterey National. College The 1972 National Collegiate Rugby championship hosted by Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA from April 29–30."Brown Draws LSU In Rugby Tourney". (April 13, 1972). Evening Bulletin, p.39 col.2"Palmer Bid For U.S. Title". (April 30, 1972). Des Moines Register, p.2–D col.3"Tiger Rugby Team Travels". (April 11, 1972). Morning Advocate, p.2–C col.1 Palmer College of Chiropractic were the champions."Sports Roundup. (May 1, 1972). Free Lance–Star, p.10 col.2 Navy was runner-up. Results:"Best In Rugby". (May 1, 1972). Reading Eagle, p.24 col.6"‘M’ Ruggers Suffer Upset". (May 16, 1972). Michigan Daily, p.11 col.5"Palmer, Navy Play In Rugby". (April 30, 1972). Greensboro Daily News, p.B2 col.6"UT Rugby Team Bows Out,35–3". (April 30, 1972). Knoxville News–Sentinel, p.D–2 col.8"Rugby Titlist". (May 1, 1972). Corpus Christi Times, p.6B col.3Ney, James (May 3, 1972). "Palmer’s Chiropractors Inflict Pain On Rugby Foes". Des Moines Register, p.2–S col.5–6 Championship Bracket April 29 - Lexington, VA Palmer 36 Kentucky 0 April 29 - Lexington, VA Texas 13 Michigan 10 April 29 - Lexington, VA Louisiana State 16 Brown 12 April 29 - Lexington, VA Georgia 18 Harvard 13 April 29 - Lexington, VA Navy 12 Notre Dame 7 April 29 - Lexington, VA Virginia 19 Florida 7 April 29 - Lexington, VA Washington & Lee 3 Princeton 29 April 29 - Lexington, VA South Carolina 35 Tennessee 3 April 29 - Lexington, VA Palmer 53 Texas 6 April 29 - Lexington, VA Louisiana State 14 Georgia 8 April 29 - Lexington, VA Navy 10 Virginia 6 April 29 - Lexington, VA Princeton 17 South Carolina 10 April 30 - Lexington, VA Palmer 24 Louisiana State 6 April 30 - Lexington, VA Navy 13 Princeton 12 April 30 - Lexington, VA Palmer 28 Navy 17 April 30 - Lexington, VA Louisiana State W Princeton L First round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final yes Final "Championship" 30 April 1972 2:00PM Palmer 28–17 Navy Ian McCallum Lexington, VA Champions: Palmer College of Chiropractic Coach: Dr. Thomas Louw Captain: John Loveday Monterey National Championship thumb|Program cover for 1972 tournament. The 1972 Monterey National Rugby Championship was the 14th 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 April 1979 Buchanan Terry Loughborough Victorious Scrum Down Buchanan-Sousa 1 15 1 Hagerty Ed April 18, 1983 Monterey: Club Championship Site? Editorial Rugby 9 3 37 This event took place at Collins Polo Field in Pebble Beach, CA from March 18–19."Local Marine In National Tourney". (March 10, 1972). Desert Dispatch, p.6 col.5–6"Ruggers Head For Monterey". (March 15, 1972). Oakland Tribune, p.44E col.1 This year the tournament increased to 32 teams."Sports In Brief". (March 15, 1972). Appeal–Democrat, p.27 col.4–5"New Favorite In Rugby Action". (March 16, 1972). Daily Report, p.C–5 col.1 The Hastings Outstanding player award went to Jerry Walters of Santa Monica. Lindy Forrest of the University of Washington won the first annual Drop Kick competition with Brent Barry of the Peninsula Ramblers coming in second. UCLA went 5–0 to take first place."UCLA Rugby Champ". (March 20, 1972). Daily Report, p.B–3 col.3"West Coast Briefs". (March 28, 1972). Desert Dispatch, p.5 col.4Laucher, Karl (May 20, 1972). "Aggressive Ramblers Again Empty Handed". San Jose News, p.61 col.2–4"Vikings Nab 4th In Rugby". (March 21, 1972). The Oregonian, p.5 col.1–2 First round 1972 3 18 y 7:00AM 1 9-0 Peninsula Ramblers SEALS/UDT Field 1 Pebble Beach 1972 3 18 y 7:00AM 2 7-0 San Jose State Cisco's RC Field 2 Pebble Beach 1972 3 18 y 7:00AM 3 0-0 UC Davis U. of Washington Field 3 Pebble Beach W–L 1972 3 18 y 7:00AM 4 12-6 North Counties OMBAC Field 4 Pebble Beach 1972 3 18 y 7:30AM 5 3-4 Stanford University Occidental College Field 1 Pebble Beach 1972 3 18 y 7:30AM 6 0-12 Sea Hawks Western Washington Field 3 Pebble Beach 1972 3 18 y 7:30AM 7 16-3 San Francisco RC California Lutheran Field 4 Pebble Beach 1972 3 18 y 7:30AM 8 4-4 Chico RC CSU Los Angeles Field 2 Pebble Beach L–W 1972 3 18 y 8:00AM 9 7-0 UC Berkeley Oregon State Field 1 Pebble Beach 1972 3 18 y 8:00AM 10 0-6 Pensacola Navy Old Gaels Field 2 Pebble Beach 1972 3 18 y 8:00AM 11 3-3 Finlanders RC St. Mary's College Field 3 Pebble Beach L–W 1972 3 18 y 8:00AM 12 0-6 Portland RC BATS Field 4 Pebble Beach 1972 3 18 y 8:30AM 13 4-0 Old Puget Sound Beach Monterey RC Field 1 Pebble Beach 1972 3 18 y 8:30AM 14 9-3 Palo Alto RC UC Santa Barbara Field 3 Pebble Beach 1972 3 18 y 8:30AM 15 0-0 X–O RC San Luis Obispo RC Field 4 Pebble Beach W–L 1972 3 18 y 8:30AM 16 0-14 Capitol RC UCLA Field 2 Pebble Beach Championship Bracket Second RoundMarch 18 Quarterfinals March 18 Semifinals March 18 Final March 19 Third place 1 Peninsula Ramblers 14 San Jose State 0 UC Davis 10 North Counties 5 Occidental College 6 Western Washington 16 San Francisco RC 4 4 CSU Los Angeles 9 3 UC Berkeley 6 Old Gaels 0 St. Mary's 6 BATS 0 Old Puget Sound 18 Palo Alto RC 6 X–O RC 3 2 UCLA 10 1 Peninsula Ramblers 4 UC Davis 3 Western Washington 3 4 CSU Los Angeles 0 3 UC Berkeley 4 St. Mary's 0 Old Puget Sound 0 2 UCLA 15 1 Peninsula Ramblers 18 Western Washington 3 3 UC Berkeley 6 2 UCLA 9 1 Peninsula Ramblers 6 2 UCLA 16 Western Washington 6 3 UC Berkeley 27 Final "Championship" 19 March 1972 2:20PM Peninsula Ramblers 6–16 UCLA Laucher, Karl (March 20, 1972). "Another 2nd For Ramblers". San Jose Mercury, p.52 col.7–8 Ken Berry (2) Jeff Todd 79' David Sugden 1H', 2H', 70', 72' Collins Polo Field Champions: UCLA Coach: Dennis Storer Captain: David Sugden Roster: Ron Andris, Steve Auerback, Bruce Barnes, Bruce Berg, Gordon Bosserman, Tim Desmond, Matt Fayle, James Grant, Tom Hanrahan, Gary James, Mike Mears, Gordon Moir, Skip Niebauer, Vincent Pasquariello, Mike Pavich, Bob Rogers, Rob Scribner, Greg Steel, David Stephenson, Craig Sweeney, Jeff Todd, Robert Thrussel, John Williams. 5th–8th Fifth place Seventh place L33 UC Davis 3* L37 CSU LA 3 L41 St. Mary's 6 L42 Old Puget Sound 12 W50 UC Davis 6 W54 Old Puget Sound 15 L50 CSU LA 12 L54 St. Mary's 17 *Advanced on kicks yes 9th–16th 9th–12th 13th–16th Ninth Eleventh Thirteenth Fifteenth Field 2 12:20PM L17 San Jose State 3 L18 North Counties 6 Field 3 12:20PM L21 Occidental 6 L22 San Francisco 12 Field 3 1:10PM L25 Old Gaels 17 L26 BATS 21 Field 3 2:00PM L29 Palo Alto 6 L30 X–O RC 10 Field 1 2:50PM W34 North Counties 6 W35 San Francisco 10 Field 3 4:30PM W39 BATS 10 W43 X–O RC 4 Field 2 2:50PM L34 San Jose St 9 L35 Occidental 0 Field 4 4:30PM L39 Old Gaels 10 L43 Palo Alto 6 Field 2 12:45PM W45 San Francisco 6 W55 BATS 3 Field 2 11:30AM L45 North Counties 3 L55 X–O RC 20 Field 2 10:15AM W46 San Jose St 3 W56 Old Gaels 20 Field 3 12:45PM L46 Occidental 13 L56 Palo Alto 16 References results National Rugby