1975 National Rugby Championships

US rugby union competition August 2023 1975 National Rugby Championships Knockout 1975 1974 1974 National Rugby Championships 1976 1976 National Rugby Championships The 1975 National Rugby Championships were limited to Local Union championships since the United States of America Rugby Football Union had only been established on June 7 of that year in Chicago."Ruggers Unionize". (June 12, 1975). Adirondack Daily Enterprise, p.6 col.3 The Territorial selection tournament would not start until 1977 therefore most of the higher level play was by the sub-unions. There was no college tournament during the reorganization of the RFU"LU Ruggers In Tourney". (October 21, 1976). Beaumont Enterprise, p.5–B col.1 and the Monterey National played its 17th edition. Local Union Selects The Eastern Rockies v Texas match was the final of the Western RFU Championship Tournament, the idea of which was brought up during the June 1975 meeting in Chicago that established the United States RFU. April 30, 1979 Texas Select Side Champs In Western RFU Rugby 1 6 2 Third place went to Rio Grande RFU, Missouri RFU was fourth, Heart of America RFU fifth and Beehive Intermountain RFU sixth. "Championship" 15 April 1975 NorCal Pelicans 21–3 Abertillery (Wales) "Northern Cal Rugby Squad Meets South". (April 19, 1975). San Francisco Chronicle, p.43 col.4 Polo Fields, San Francisco "Championship" 19 April 1975 2:00PM NorCal Pelicans 26–9 SoCal Griffins "NorCal Ruggers Upset South; Poppies Next?". (April 21, 1975). San Francisco Chronicle, p.47 col.1–2 UC Irvine "Championship" 7 April 1975 Ebbw Vale 10–12 Golden State Poppies Lovejoy, Gary (April 8, 1975). "Ebbw Vale Given Shock By Poppies". South Wales Argus, p.11 col.3–4 Ebbw Vale, Wales "Championship" 9 April 1975 Swansea 21–7 Golden Poppies "Rugby Stars Split In Wales". (April 11, 1975). San Francisco Chronicle, p.59 col.7–8 St. Helen's Stadium "Championship" 14 April 1975 Edinburgh 4–25 Poppies Scotland "Championship" 16 April 1975 Scottish Border Counties 19–16 NorCal Poppies McLaren, Bill (April 17, 1975). "Brown Saves Borderers". Glasgow Herald, p.23 col.3–4 Scotland "Championship" 19 April 1975 Esher 9–9 Poppies "Rugby Round Up". (April 20, 1975). Sunday Telegraph, p.32 England "Championship" 21 April 1975 Bath XV 16–10 Poppies "Americans Give Bath A Fright". (April 22, 1975). Western Daily Press, p.11 col.3 Bath, England "Championship" 24 April 1975 Cheltenham 0–18 Poppies "Now The Poppies Pile On Agony". (April 24, 1975). Western Daily Press, p.3 col.3 England "Championship" 25 May 1975 Ontario RU 14–0 Midwest RFU "Ontario Rugby Club A Winner". (May 26, 1975). Toronto Star, p.B17 col.9 Toronto, ON "Championship" 1 June 1975 Wisconsin RFU 0–7 Chicago Area RFU "Bumps And Bruises". (June 2, 1975). Wisconsin State Journal, sec.2 p.1 col.1–2 Madison, WI "Championship" 1 June 1975 Tri–State RU – Blackhawk RU "Louisville Rugby Players Seeking All–Star Berths". (May 15, 1975). The Courier–Journal, p.C6 col.2 Indianapolis, IN "Championship" 14 September 1975 Eastern Rockies RFU 4–11 Texas RFU "Six Selected To Elite Team In Rugby Play". (September 15, 1975). Denver Post, p.26 col.1 Colorado Springs, CO "Championship" 9 November 1975 Blackhawk RU – Chicago Area RU "8 Local Players Named To Rugby All–Stars". (November 3, 1975). Pantagraph, p.A–12 col.6 Davenport, IA Monterey National Championships thumb|Program cover for 1975 tournament. The 1975 Monterey National Rugby Championship was the 17th 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.2https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-mar-14-1977-4655369/ Bakersfield rugby team wins slugfest from Fullerton, 30-4 The Bakersfield Californian March 14, 1977 14 NewspaperArchive"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 Pebble Beach, CA from March 22–23. The tournament MVP was Mike Hodgins (Cal Berkeley), Most Valuable Fan was 86 year old Watson Luke, Steve Montgomery of the Old Blues won the Drop Kick competition while Mickey Ording of X–Os was runner-up.Laucher, Karl (March 24, 1975). "When You Say Rugby, Say California!". San Jose News, p.53 col.3–4 UCLA went 5–0 to take first place."UCLA, Cal Rugby Teams Are 1–3". (March 24, 1975). Ukiah Daily Journal, p.6 col.8"UCLA Captures Monterey Rugby". (March 24, 1975). Oakland Tribune, p.30 col.6–7"OSU, Viks Trail In Rugby Tourney". (March 25, 1975). Oregon Journal, p.C2 col.7"UCLA Wins Title". (March 25, 1976). The Oregonian, p.C4 col.7–8"Rugby Champions". (March 24, 1975). Oshkosh Northwestern, p.19 col.1Kaplan, Hunter (April 4, 1975). "Ruggers Take Third National Title In A Row". Daily Bruin, p.20 col.1–5 First round 1975 3 22 y 8:00AM 1 19-0 Santa Monica RC Western Washington State College Field 1 Pebble Beach 1975 3 22 y 8:00AM 2 0-0 Sacramento Capitol Pensacola Navy Field 2 Pebble Beach L–W 1975 3 22 y 8:00AM 3 6-6 Old Blues St. Mary's College Field 3 Pebble Beach W–L 1975 3 22 y 8:00AM 4 3-0 Old Puget Sound Beach Santa Clara University Field 4 Pebble Beach 1975 3 22 y 8:30AM 5 6-0 X–O RC USC Field 1 Pebble Beach 1975 3 22 y 8:30AM 6 6-0 Florida State Portland RC Field 2 Pebble Beach 1975 3 22 y 8:30AM 7 10-4 Newport Beach Oregon State Field 3 Pebble Beach 1975 3 22 y 8:30AM 8 14-0 UC Berkeley The Fresno Rugby Club Field 4 Pebble Beach 1975 3 22 y 9:00AM 9 20-0 UCLA UC Davis Field 1 Pebble Beach 1975 3 22 y 9:00AM 10 0-9 Chuckanut Bay Seahawks RC Field 2 Pebble Beach 1975 3 22 y 9:00AM 11 8-0 OMBAC San Francisco RC Field 3 Pebble Beach 1975 3 22 y 9:00AM 12 15-0 San Jose State Navy All–Star Touring Side Field 4 Pebble Beach 1975 3 22 y 9:30AM 13 10-3 CSU Los Angeles River Rat RC Field 1 Pebble Beach 1975 3 22 y 9:30AM 14 0-9 Stanford University Monterey RC Field 2 Pebble Beach 1975 3 22 y 9:30AM 15 0-0 UC Santa Barbara Olde Gaels Field 3 Pebble Beach W–L 1975 3 22 y 9:30AM 16 12-0 BATS Washington State Field 4 Pebble Beach Championship Bracket Second RoundMarch 22 Quarterfinals March 22 Semifinals March 22 Final March 23 Third place 1 Santa Monica 30 17 Pensacola Navy 0 9 Old Blues 4 8 Old Puget Sound Beach 0 5 X–O Rugby Club 6 12 Florida State 0 13 Newport Beach 7 4 Cal Berkeley 10 3 UCLA 18 19 Seahawks 3 11 OMBAC 0 6 San Jose State 3 7 CSU Long Beach 12 22 Monterey RC 3 15 UC Santa Barbara 0 2 BATS 28 1 Santa Monica 20 9 Old Blues 0 5 X–O 6 4 Cal Berkeley 10 3 UCLA 9 6 San Jose State 0 7 Long Beach 0 2 BATS 19 1 Santa Monica 3 4 Cal Berkeley 0 3 UCLA 12 2 BATS 6 1 Santa Monica 7 3 UCLA 10 4 Cal Berkeley 8 2 BATS 6 Third place "Thirdplace" 23 March 1975 12:45PM Cal Berkeley 8–6 BATS Moss, Al (March 24, 1975). "UCLA Wins Monterey Rugby". San Francisco Chronicle, p.48 col.1–2 Mike Hodgins (2) Kip Oxman (2) Pebble Beach 5000 Final "Championship" 23 March 1975 2:20PM Santa Monica 7–10 UCLA Moss, Al (March 24, 1975). "UCLA Wins Monterey Rugby". San Francisco Chronicle, p.48 col.1–2 Greg Schneeweis John McDermott Vince Pasavariello 5' cTerry Scott John Sullivan Pebble Beach 5000 Champions: University of California at Los Angeles Bruins Coach: Dennis Storer Captains: Terry Scott, Wade Killefer Roster: Steve Auerbach, David Briley, Del Chipman, Tom Clark, Jeff Ferrar, John Fowler, Jamie Grant, Dennis Jablonski, Art Keuhn, Larry Layne, Randy Lovelace, Jesse Naufahu, Rudi Nieto, John Pasquariello, Vince Pasquariello, Ed Purcell, Jeff Smith, David Sugden, John Sullivan, Greg Viviano. 5th–8th Fifth place Seventh place L33 Old Blues 0 L34 X–O 3 L35 San Jose State 12 L36 Long Beach 0 W51 X–O 6 W52 San Jose State 13 L51 Old Blues 8 L52 Long Beach 7 yes 9th–16th 9th–12th 13th–16th Ninth Eleventh Thirteenth Fifteenth Field 2 1:10PM L17 Pensacola 0 L18 Old Puget Sound 24 Field 2 1:50PM L19 Florida State 0 L20 Newport Beach 10 Field 3 2:30PM L21 Seahawks 0* L22 OMBAC 0 Field 4 2:00PM L23 Monterey 3 L24 Santa Barbara 4 Field 2 4:40PM W37 Old Puget Sound 6 W38 Newport Beach 0 Field 3 5:10PM W39 Seahawks 12 W40 Santa Barbara 0 Field 2 4:00PM L37 Pensacola 3 L38 Florida State 3* Field 4 4:40PM L39 OMBAC 17 L40 Monterey 9 Field 2 12:45PM W53 Old Puget Sound 10 W54 Seahawks 9 Field 2 11:30AM L53 Newport Beach 0 L54 Santa Barbara 8 Field 2 10:15AM W55 Florida State 6 W56 OMBAC 18 Field 3 12:45PM L55 Pensacola 4 L56 Monterey 16 *Advanced on kicks Consolation Bracket Second RoundMarch 22 Quarterfinals March 22 Semifinals March 22 17th place March 23 19th place L1 Western Washington 0 L2 Sacramento Capitol RC 15 L3 St. Mary's College 6 L4 Santa Clara University 4 L5 USC 7 L6 Portland RC 6 L7 Oregon State 10 L8 Fresno RC 13 L9 UC Davis 0 L10 Chuckanut Bay 8 L11 San Francisco RC 14 L12 Navy All Star Touring Side 0 L13 River Rat RC 4* L14 Stanford 4 L15 Olde Gaels 6 L16 Washington State 3 W25 Sacramento Capitol 12 W26 St. Mary's 3 W27 USC 8 W28 Fresno 0 W29 Chuckanut Bay 15 W30 San Francisco RC 0 W31 River Rat 0 W32 Olde Gaels 4 W41 Sacramento 6 W42 USC 0 W43 Chuckanut Bay 16 W44 Olde Gaels 0 W57 Sacramento 14 W58 Chuckanut Bay 6 L57 USC 28 L58 Olde Gaels 6 *Advanced on kicks 21st–24th 21st place 23rd place L41 St. Mary's 4 L42 Fresno RC 3 L43 San Francisco RC 0 L44 River Rat 12 W59 St. Mary's 7 W60 River Rat 6 L59 Fresno RC 8 L60 San Francisco RC 16 yes 25th–32nd 25th–28th 29th–32nd 25th place 27th place 29th place 31st place Field 4 12:40AM L25 Western Washington 0 L26 Santa Clara 4 Field 4 1:20PM L27 Portland RC 3 L28 Oregon State 10 Field 3 3:10PM L29 UC Davis 3 L30 Navy All Star Touring 0 Field 4 2:40PM L31 Stanford 22 L32 Washington State 0 Field 4 3:20PM W45 Santa Clara 11 W46 Oregon State 7 Field 4 5:20PM W47 UC Davis 0 W48 Stanford 4 Field 4 4:00PM L45 Western Washington 0 L46 Portland RC 17 Field 4 6:00PM L47 Navy All Star 0 L48 Washington State 9 Field 1 9:00AM W61 Santa Clara 8 W62 Stanford 4 Field 2 9:00AM L61 Oregon State 19 L62 UC Davis 8 Field 3 9:00AM W63 Portland RC 6 W64 Washington State 0 Field 4 9:00AM L63 Western Washington 17 L64 Navy All Star 11 References results National Rugby Category:Sports competitions in Baton Rouge, Louisiana