1973 National Rugby Championships

1973 National Rugby Championships Knockout 1973 1972 1972 National Rugby Championships 1974 1974 National Rugby Championships The 1973 National Rugby Championships included the Collegiate tournament and the 15th edition of the Monterey National. College The 1973 National Collegiate Rugby championship took place from May 5–6 at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, Iowa."Cyclone Ruggers To Tournament". (May 1, 1973). Ames Daily Tribune, p.9 col.2"Broman Announces Palmer College To Host Rugby Tourney". (May 3, 1973). Osage County Observer, p.1A col.5"Alpha Girl Is Cheerleader At Tournament". (May 4, 1973). Wrova Reporter, p.2 col.8"ND Rugby Team To Compete Nationally". (May 4, 1973). The Observer, p.2 col.1"MSU To Compete In Rugby Meet". (May 5, 1973). State Journal, p.C–4 col.2–3Able, Gene (May 6, 1973). "USC Rugby Club Off To National Tourney". The State, p.10–C col.1–7Luber, Charles (May 10, 1973). "Rugby Team In Tourney". Paper SAC, p.13 col.1 Palmer College of Chiropractic were the champions."Palmer Captures Rugby Meet Title". (May 7, 1973). Times–Democrat, p.22 col.6–8 Illinois was runner-up. Results:"Rugby Win For Palmer". (May 6, 1973). Cedar Rapids Gazette, p.4D col.1"Palmer Rugby Team Advances". (May 6, 1973). Sunday Register, p.4–D col.5"Semifinals Set For Rugby Title". (May 6, 1973). Council Bluffs Nonpareil, p.1–C col.6"Methodists Advance In Rugby Tourney". (May 6, 1973). Kansas City Star, p.3S col.4"Palmer Repeat Rugby Champ". (May 7, 1973). Daily Dispatch, p.26 col.1 Championship Bracket May 5 - Davenport, IA Palmer 20 Wisconsin 4 May 5 - Davenport, IA St. Ambrose w/o New Hampshire May 5 - Davenport, IA Washington & Lee Illinois State w/o May 5 - Davenport, IA Yale Iowa State w/o May 5 - Davenport, IA Illinois 7 Florida State 0 May 5 - Davenport, IA Michigan State 6 South Carolina 9 May 5 - Davenport, IA Central Methodist 21 Notre Dame 12 May 5 - Davenport, IA Creighton Michigan w/o May 5 - Davenport, IA Palmer 22 St. Ambrose 0 May 5 - Davenport, IA Illinois State 21 Iowa State 10 May 5 - Davenport, IA Illinois 12 South Carolina 7 May 5 - Davenport, IA Central Methodist 29 Michigan 4 May 6 - Davenport, IA Palmer W Illinois State L May 6 - Davenport, IA Illinois 12 Central Methodist 3 May 6 - Davenport, IA Palmer 13 Illinois 4 May 6 - Davenport, IA Illinois State 4 Central Methodist 12 First round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final yes Final "Championship" 6 May 1973 3:00PM Palmer 13–4 Illinois "Rugby Club Places 2nd In NCAA". (May 8, 1973). Daily Illini, p.27 col.1–5 Rob Taylor Mike Lynch (2)Art Durham 1 Davenport, IA 4800 Champions: Palmer College of Chiropractic Coach: Peter Flett Captain: Brian Adam Monterey National Championship thumb|Program cover for 1973 tournament. The 1973 Monterey National Rugby Championship was the 15th 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 Pebble Beach, CA from March 24–25. The Hastings Outstanding player award went to Jerry Walters of Santa Monica. Jerry Walters also won the Drop Kick competition with Chris Hyrne of Santa Clara coming in second. The Santa Monica Rugby Club went 5–0 to take first place."Bears In Rugby Finale". (March 25, 1973). Daily Review, p.46 col.1–3"Old Blue Does In Cal Streak". (March 26, 1973). Oakland Tribune, p.38 col.1–3"Oregon Ruggers Fare Poorly At Monterey". (March 27, 1973). The Oregonian, p.5 col.6–8"Capital Club Finishes 12th". (March 26, 1973). Sacramento Bee, p.C7 col.5"Santa Monica Ruggers Win". (March 26, 1973). Palo Alto Times, p.22 col.5Laucher, Karl (March 26, 1973). "Ex–Bear Rugger Foils Cal". San Jose News, p.54 col.5 First round 1973 3 24 y 7:00AM 1 3-0 Santa Monica RC St. Mary's College Field 1 Pebble Beach 1973 3 24 y 7:00AM 2 0-3 Pensacola Navy Sacramento Capitol Field 2 Pebble Beach 1973 3 24 y 7:00AM 3 0-0 CSU Los Angeles U. of Oregon Field 3 Pebble Beach W–L 1973 3 24 y 7:00AM 4 6-3 USC Stanford University Field 4 Pebble Beach 1973 3 24 y 7:30AM 5 3-0 Los Angeles RC San Jose St Field 1 Pebble Beach 1973 3 24 y 7:30AM 6 0-6 Portland X–O RC Field 2 Pebble Beach 1973 3 24 y 7:30AM 7 16-6 UC Davis Occidental College Field 3 Pebble Beach 1973 3 24 y 7:30AM 8 6-17 Santa Clara U. Old Puget Sound Beach Field 4 Pebble Beach 1973 3 24 y 8:00AM 9 7-0 UC Berkeley U. of Washington Field 1 Pebble Beach 1973 3 24 y 8:00AM 10 4-6 Monterey RC OMBAC Field 2 Pebble Beach 1973 3 24 y 8:00AM 11 4-0 Irvine Coast North Counties Field 3 Pebble Beach 1973 3 24 y 8:00AM 12 3-22 Washington State Peninsula Ramblers Field 4 Pebble Beach 1973 3 24 y 8:30AM 13 7-3 UC Santa Barbara Seahawk RC Field 1 Pebble Beach 1973 3 24 y 8:30AM 14 0-0 Olde Gaels Western Washington Field 2 Pebble Beach L–W 1973 3 24 y 8:30AM 15 0-0 Finlander RC San Francisco RC Field 3 Pebble Beach L–W 1973 3 24 y 8:30AM 16 0-0 Cal Poly BATS Field 4 Pebble Beach L–W Championship Bracket Second RoundMarch 24 Quarterfinals March 24 Semifinals March 24 Final March 25 Third place 1 Santa Monica 20 Sacramento 4 CSU LA 10 USC 6 Los Angeles 9 X–O 15 UC Davis 9 4 Old Puget Sound 4 2 UC Berkeley 16 OMBAC 4 Irvine Coast 0 Ramblers 14 UC Santa Barbara 4 Western Washington 3 San Francisco 3 3 BATS 13 1 Santa Monica 16 CSU LA 6 X–O 6 UC Davis 3 2 UC Berkeley 15 Ramblers 4 Santa Barbara 6 3 BATS 7 1 Santa Monica 6 X–O 3 2 UC Berkeley 16 3 BATS 0 1 Santa Monica 11 2 UC Berkeley 9 X–O 9 3 BATS 6 Third place "Championship" 25 March 1973 12:45PM X–O RC 9–6 BATS Moss, Al (March 26, 1973). "Santa Monica Upsets Cal". San Francisco Chronicle, p.46 col.1–5 John Deschler c Ording Ording O'Donohue (2) Collins Polo Field Final "Championship" 25 March 1973 2:20PM Santa Monica 11–9 UC Berkeley Moss, Al (March 26, 1973). "Santa Monica Upsets Cal". San Francisco Chronicle, p.46 col.1–5 Gordon Bosserman 28'Fred Khasigian 55' Bobby Thrussell Steve Finau 15' c Terry Buchanan Terry Buchanan 70' Collins Polo Field Champions: Santa Monica Rugby Club Coach: Ron Nisbet Captain: Dave Stephenson Roster: Brad Andrews, Gordon Bosserman, Tim Desmond, Frank DiGennaro, Bill Eakland, Mike Fenerin, Russ Goodman, Fred Khasigian, Vic Lepisto, Tom Mahoney, Gordon Moir, Rag Moore, Dennis Murphy, Ed O'Conner, Mark Olsen, Larry Petrill, Greg Schneeweis, Kent Stevens, Dean Sweeney, Craig Sweeney, Robert Thrussel, Jerry Walter. 5th–8th Fifth place Seventh place L33 CSU LA 3* L37 UC Davis 3 L41 Ramblers 10 L42 Santa Barbara 6 W50 CSU LA 3 W54 Ramblers 24 L50 UC Davis 10 L54 Santa Barbara 0 *Advanced on kicks yes 9th–16th 9th–12th 13th–16th Ninth Eleventh Thirteenth Fifteenth Field 2 12:20PM L17 Sacramento 10 L18 USC 0 Field 3 12:20PM L21 Los Angeles 3 L22 Old Puget 10 Field 3 1:10PM L25 OMBAC 7 L26 Irvine 0 Field 3 2:00PM L29 West. Washington 8 L30 San Francisco 0 Field 1 2:50PM W34 Sacramento 17 W35 Old Puget 3 Field 3 4:30PM W39 OMBAC 0 W43 West. Wash. 6 Field 2 2:50PM L34 USC 22 L35 Los Angeles 0 Field 4 4:30PM L39 Irvine 8 L43 San Francisco 0 Field 2 12:45PM W45 Old Puget 18 W55 W. Wash. 18 Field 2 11:30AM L45 Sacramento 12 L55 OMBAC 13 Field 2 10:15AM W46 USC 10 W56 Irvine 0 Field 3 12:45PM L46 Los Angeles 0 L56 San Francisco 10 References results National Rugby