1973 National Rugby Championships

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The 1973 National Rugby Championships included the Collegiate tournament and the 15th edition of the Monterey National.

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College

The 1973 National Collegiate Rugby championship took place from May 5–6 at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, Iowa. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Palmer College of Chiropractic were the champions. [8] Illinois was runner-up.
Results: [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Championship Bracket

 
First roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
 
              
 
May 5 - Davenport, IA
 
 
Palmer20
 
May 5 - Davenport, IA
 
Wisconsin4
 
Palmer22
 
May 5 - Davenport, IA
 
St. Ambrose0
 
St. Ambrosew/o
 
May 6 - Davenport, IA
 
New Hampshire
 
PalmerW
 
May 5 - Davenport, IA
 
Illinois StateL
 
Washington & Lee
 
May 5 - Davenport, IA
 
Illinois Statew/o
 
Illinois State21
 
May 5 - Davenport, IA
 
Iowa State10
 
Yale
 
May 6 - Davenport, IA
 
Iowa Statew/o
 
Palmer13
 
May 5 - Davenport, IA
 
Illinois4
 
Illinois7
 
May 5 - Davenport, IA
 
Florida State0
 
Illinois12
 
May 5 - Davenport, IA
 
South Carolina7
 
Michigan State6
 
May 6 - Davenport, IA
 
South Carolina9
 
Illinois12
 
May 5 - Davenport, IA
 
Central Methodist3 Third place
 
Central Methodist21
 
May 5 - Davenport, IAMay 6 - Davenport, IA
 
Notre Dame12
 
Central Methodist29Illinois State4
 
May 5 - Davenport, IA
 
Michigan4 Central Methodist12
 
Creighton
 
 
Michiganw/o
 

Final

6 May 1973
3:00PM
Palmer13–4Illinois
Try: Rob Taylor
Pen: Mike Lynch (2)
Art Durham		 [14] Try: 1
Davenport, IA
Attendance: 4800

Champions: Palmer College of Chiropractic
Coach: Peter Flett
Captain: Brian Adam

Monterey National Championship

Program cover for 1973 tournament. 1973Program.jpg
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. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] 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. [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

First round

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)1 Santa Monica RC 3-0 St. Mary's College Pebble Beach
7:00AMStadium: Field 1
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)2 Pensacola Navy 0-3 Sacramento Capitol Pebble Beach
7:00AMStadium: Field 2
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)3 CSU Los Angeles 0-0
(W–L p)		 U. of Oregon Pebble Beach
7:00AMStadium: Field 3
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)4 USC 6-3 Stanford University Pebble Beach
7:00AMStadium: Field 4
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)5 Los Angeles RC 3-0 San Jose St Pebble Beach
7:30AMStadium: Field 1
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)6 Portland 0-6 X–O RC Pebble Beach
7:30AMStadium: Field 2
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)7 UC Davis 16-6 Occidental College Pebble Beach
7:30AMStadium: Field 3
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)8 Santa Clara U. 6-17 Old Puget Sound Beach Pebble Beach
7:30AMStadium: Field 4
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)9 UC Berkeley 7-0 U. of Washington Pebble Beach
8:00AMStadium: Field 1
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)10 Monterey RC 4-6 OMBAC Pebble Beach
8:00AMStadium: Field 2
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)11 Irvine Coast 4-0 North Counties Pebble Beach
8:00AMStadium: Field 3
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)12 Washington State 3-22 Peninsula Ramblers Pebble Beach
8:00AMStadium: Field 4
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)13 UC Santa Barbara 7-3 Seahawk RC Pebble Beach
8:30AMStadium: Field 1
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)14 Olde Gaels 0-0
(L–W p)		 Western Washington Pebble Beach
8:30AMStadium: Field 2
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)15 Finlander RC 0-0
(L–W p)		 San Francisco RC Pebble Beach
8:30AMStadium: Field 3
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24)16 Cal Poly 0-0
(L–W p)		 BATS Pebble Beach
8:30AMStadium: Field 4

Championship Bracket

Second Round
March 24 		Quarterfinals
March 24 		Semifinals
March 24 		Final
March 25
            
1 Santa Monica20
Sacramento 4
1 Santa Monica16
CSU LA 6
CSU LA10
USC 6
1 Santa Monica6
X–O 3
Los Angeles 9
X–O15
X–O6
UC Davis 3
UC Davis9
4 Old Puget Sound 4
1 Santa Monica11
2 UC Berkeley 9
2 UC Berkeley16
OMBAC 4
2 UC Berkeley15
Ramblers 4
Irvine Coast 0
Ramblers14
2 UC Berkeley16
3 BATS 0
UC Santa Barbara4 Third place
Western Washington 3
Santa Barbara 6 X–O9
3 BATS7 3 BATS 6
San Francisco 3
3 BATS13

Third place

25 March 1973
12:45PM
X–O RC9–6BATS
Try: John Deschler c
Con: Ording
Pen: Ording		 [29] Pen: O'Donohue (2)
Collins Polo Field

Final

25 March 1973
2:20PM
Santa Monica11–9UC Berkeley
Try: Gordon Bosserman 28'
Fred Khasigian 55'
Pen: Bobby Thrussell		 [30] Try: Steve Finau 15' c
Con: Terry Buchanan
Pen: 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
      
L33 CSU LA3*
L37 UC Davis 3
W50 CSU LA 3
W54 Ramblers24
L41 Ramblers10
L42 Santa Barbara 6 Seventh place
L50 UC Davis10
L54 Santa Barbara 0

*Advanced on kicks

Thirteenth13th–16th9th–16th9th–12thNinth
Field 2 12:20PM
L17Sacramento10
Field 2 2:50PML18USC0Field 1 2:50PM
L34USC22W34Sacramento17
L35Los Angeles0Field 3 12:20PMW35Old Puget3
L21Los Angeles3
Field 2 10:15AML22Old Puget10Field 2 12:45PM
W46USC10W45Old Puget18
W56Irvine0Field 3 1:10PMW55W. Wash.18
L25OMBAC7
Field 4 4:30PML26Irvine0Field 3 4:30PM
FifteenthL39Irvine8W39OMBAC0Eleventh
Field 3 12:45PML43San Francisco0Field 3 2:00PMW43West. Wash.6Field 2 11:30AM
L46Los Angeles0L29West. Washington8L45Sacramento12
L56San Francisco10L30San Francisco0L55OMBAC13

References

  1. ↑ "Cyclone Ruggers To Tournament". (May 1, 1973). Ames Daily Tribune, p.9 col.2
  2. ↑ "Broman Announces Palmer College To Host Rugby Tourney". (May 3, 1973). Osage County Observer, p.1A col.5
  3. ↑ "Alpha Girl Is Cheerleader At Tournament". (May 4, 1973). Wrova Reporter, p.2 col.8
  4. ↑ "ND Rugby Team To Compete Nationally". (May 4, 1973). The Observer, p.2 col.1
  5. ↑ "MSU To Compete In Rugby Meet". (May 5, 1973). State Journal, p.C–4 col.2–3
  6. ↑ Able, Gene (May 6, 1973). "USC Rugby Club Off To National Tourney". The State, p.10–C col.1–7
  7. ↑ Luber, Charles (May 10, 1973). "Rugby Team In Tourney". Paper SAC, p.13 col.1
  8. ↑ "Palmer Captures Rugby Meet Title". (May 7, 1973). Times–Democrat, p.22 col.6–8
  9. ↑ "Rugby Win For Palmer". (May 6, 1973). Cedar Rapids Gazette, p.4D col.1
  10. ↑ "Palmer Rugby Team Advances". (May 6, 1973). Sunday Register, p.4–D col.5
  11. ↑ "Semifinals Set For Rugby Title". (May 6, 1973). Council Bluffs Nonpareil, p.1–C col.6
  12. ↑ "Methodists Advance In Rugby Tourney". (May 6, 1973). Kansas City Star, p.3S col.4
  13. ↑ "Palmer Repeat Rugby Champ". (May 7, 1973). Daily Dispatch, p.26 col.1
  14. ↑ "Rugby Club Places 2nd In NCAA". (May 8, 1973). Daily Illini, p.27 col.1–5
  15. ↑ "The Money Is Nice, But The Work Annoys Them". (March 20, 1974). San Francisco Examiner, p.52 col.2
  16. ↑ "Bakersfield Rugby Team Wins Slugfest From Fullerton". (March 14, 1977). Bakersfield Californian, p.14 col.5-7
  17. ↑ "Chuckanut Bay Ruggers 18th At Monterey". (March 27, 1975). Bellingham Herald, p.14 col.1-3
  18. ↑ "UM Rugby Club Enters Title Meet". (March 15, 1974). The Missoulian, p.14 col.3-4
  19. ↑ "Add: U. Va. Rugby Club". (June 23, 1966). Times-Dispatch, p.21 col.2
  20. ↑ Hickey, Dan (2016). "History Of Northern California Rugby". Northern California Rugby Football Union. NCRFU.ORG. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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  22. ↑ Hagerty, Ed (April 18, 1983). "Monterey: Club Championship Site?". Editorial. Rugby. Vol. 9, no. 3. p. 37.
  23. ↑ "Bears In Rugby Finale". (March 25, 1973). Daily Review, p.46 col.1–3
  24. ↑ "Old Blue Does In Cal Streak". (March 26, 1973). Oakland Tribune, p.38 col.1–3
  25. ↑ "Oregon Ruggers Fare Poorly At Monterey". (March 27, 1973). The Oregonian, p.5 col.6–8
  26. ↑ "Capital Club Finishes 12th". (March 26, 1973). Sacramento Bee, p.C7 col.5
  27. ↑ "Santa Monica Ruggers Win". (March 26, 1973). Palo Alto Times, p.22 col.5
  28. ↑ Laucher, Karl (March 26, 1973). "Ex–Bear Rugger Foils Cal". San Jose News, p.54 col.5
  29. ↑ Moss, Al (March 26, 1973). "Santa Monica Upsets Cal". San Francisco Chronicle, p.46 col.1–5
  30. ↑ Moss, Al (March 26, 1973). "Santa Monica Upsets Cal". San Francisco Chronicle, p.46 col.1–5
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