1974 National Rugby Championships

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The 1974 National Rugby Championships included the Collegiate tournament and the 16th edition of the Monterey National.

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College

The 1974 College championship was a 16 team tournament that took place from February 23–24 at LSU's Parade Grounds in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [1] [2] [3] Texas A&M were the champions. [4] LSU was runner-up. [5] Texas A&M won four matches in the series to win the title. Florida State took third place as well as the Sportsmanship Trophy. [6]
Results: [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Championship Bracket

 
First roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
 
              
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
 
LSU18
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Notre Dame14
 
LSUW
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
IllinoisL
 
IllinoisW
 
February 24 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
 L
 
LSU4*
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Ohio State4
 
Ohio State12
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Central Methodist7
 
Ohio State14
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Boston College0
 
Boston College23
 
February 24 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
WV Wesleyan4
 
LSU0
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Texas A&M12
 
Texas A&M32
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Georgetown0
 
Texas A&M26
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
NC State3
 
NC State
 
February 24 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Holy Cross
 
Texas A&M7*
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Florida State7 Third place
 
Florida State11
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LAFebruary 24 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Indiana3
 
Florida State13Ohio State0
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Colorado State0 Florida State18
 
Colorado State4
 
 
Palmer Chiropractic3
 

* Won by tie breaker kickoff

Consolation Bracket
First round losers

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
 
Notre DameW
 
February 24 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
 L
 
Notre Dame
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Central MethodistL
 
Central Methodist16
 
February 24 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
WV Wesleyan0
 
Notre Dame4
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Palmer14
 
Georgetownw/o
 
February 24 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Holy Cross
 
Georgetown6
 
February 23 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Palmer34 Third place
 
Indiana13
 
February 24 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Palmer16
 
WV Wesleyan3
 
 
Georgetown22
 

Second round losers

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
February 24 – Baton Rouge, LA
 
 
Illinois12
 
 
 
Boston College7
 
 
 
February 24 – Baton Rouge, LA
 
 
 
NC State20
 
 
Colorado State9
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Final

24 February 1974
3:00PM
Texas A&M12–0LSU
Try: Aaron Cahoon
Dave Eslinger
Bruce Mills		 [16]
Parade Ground, Baton Rouge

Champions: Texas A&M
Coaches: John Gunn, Lee Roberts
Roster: Gene Sunny (Left Prop), George Alden (Hooker), Louis Gorilla (Right Prop), Jim Goulding (2nd Row Forward), Bobby Way (2nd Row Forward), Ken Buchek (8th Man), Aaron Cahoon-captain (Scrumhalf), Hillard Simmons (Flyhalf), Carey Whitehead (Inside Center), Joel Stockton (Outside Center), Steve Beckendam (Left Wing), Randy Harju (Right Wing), Bruce Mills (Fullback).

Monterey National Championship

The 1974 Monterey National Rugby Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament and was considered to be the de facto national championship. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] This event took place at Pebble Beach, CA from March 22–23. The tournament MVP was John Hipwell of NSWC. Mr. Rugby was 84 year old Watson Luke. 16 year players were Walt Gomez of Peninsula Ramblers and Murdo Nicholson of Olde Gaels. Bill Armstrong of Old Blues won the Drop Kick contest while Bruce Barry of Air Force was runner-up. New South Wales Country went 5–0 to take first place. [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32]

First round

22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)1 Santa Monica RC 20-3 Monterey RC Pebble Beach
8:00AMStadium: Field 1
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)2 Portland RC 0-6 Old Blues RC Pebble Beach
8:00AMStadium: Field 2
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)3 CSU Long Beach 6-0 St. Mary's College Pebble Beach
8:00AMStadium: Field 3
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)4 U. of Montana 0-6 Stanford University Pebble Beach
8:00AMStadium: Field 4
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)5 Texas A&M 0-0
(W–L p)		 Western Washington St Pebble Beach
8:30AMStadium: Field 1
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)6 San Jose State 3-0 Los Angeles RC Pebble Beach
8:30AMStadium: Field 2
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)7 Chuckanut Bay RC 3-0 North Counties Pebble Beach
8:30AMStadium: Field 3
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)8 OMBAC 0-3 BATS Pebble Beach
8:30AMStadium: Field 4
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)9 NSW Country 20-0 Air Force Academy Pebble Beach
9:00AMStadium: Field 1
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)10 Oregon State 0-9 Olde Gaels RC Pebble Beach
9:00AMStadium: Field 2
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)11 UC Davis 6-7 USC Pebble Beach
9:00AMStadium: Field 3
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)12 Peninsula Ramblers 7-6 San Luis Obispo RC Pebble Beach
9:00AMStadium: Field 4
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)13 Old Puget Sound Beach 4-0 Sacramento Capitol RC Pebble Beach
9:30AMStadium: Field 1
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)14 UC Santa Barbara 0-0
(L–W p)		 X–O RC Pebble Beach
9:30AMStadium: Field 2
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)15 Houston RC 3-9 San Francisco RC Pebble Beach
9:30AMStadium: Field 3
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22)16 Finlander RC 0-15 UC Berkeley Pebble Beach
9:30AMStadium: Field 4

Championship Bracket

Second Round
March 22 		Quarterfinals
March 22 		Semifinals
March 22 		Final
March 23
            
1 Santa Monica13
Old Blues 0
1 Santa Monica12
Stanford 0
CSU Long Beach 6
Stanford10
1 Santa Monica11
3 BATS 9
Texas A&M 0
San Jose St21
San Jose St 3
3 BATS6
Chuckanut Bay 3
3 BATS12
1 Santa Monica 6
2 NSWC36
2 NSWC18
Olde Gaels 0
2 NSWC24
USC 0
USC 18
Peninsula Ramblers 3
2 NSWC6
4 UC Berkeley 3
Old Puget Sound Beach 3 Third place
X–O15
X–O 0 3 BATS 0
4 UC Berkeley9 4 UC Berkeley45
San Francisco 0
4 UC Berkeley16

Final

23 March 1974
2:20PM
Santa Monica6–36NSWC
Pen: Bobby Thrussell 20'
Bobby Thrussell 39'		 [33] Try: John Hipwell 18' c
Bill McKidd
James Hindmarsh
Weatherstone
Cornelson
Kim Thurbon
Mendham
Brown
Con: Robert Wilkinson (2)
Pebble Beach

Champions: New South Wales
Manager: Ross Turnbull
Coach: Daryl Harberecht
Roster: John Barron, Robert Brown, Gregory Cornelsen, Glenn Eisenhauer, Warwick Fletcher, Anthony Gelling, Garrett Grey, Lars Hedberg, James Hindmarsh, John Hipwell, Peter Horton, John Lambie, William Lloyd–Green, Stuart MacDougall, William Mendham, Brian McIntyre, William McKidd, Brian Mansfield, Charles Onus, Peter Payten, Peter Prince, Timothy Rowlands, Kim Thurbon, Laurence Weatherstone, Robert Wilkinson.

5th–8th Fifth place
      
L33 Stanford6
L37 San Jose St 0
W50 Stanford12
W54 USC 3
L41 USC9
L42 X–O 3 Seventh place
L50 San Jose St12
L54 X–O 9
Thirteenth13th–16th9th–16th9th–12thNinth
Field 2 1:20PM
L17Old Blues4*
Field 2 3:50PML18Long Beach4Field 1 3:50PM
L34Long Beach20W34Old Blues17
L35Chuckanut Bay3Field 3 1:20PMW35Texas A&M3
L21Texas A&M6
Field 2 10:15AML22Chuckanut Bay3Field 2 12:45PM
W46Long Beach10W45Old Blues6
W56San Francisco0Field 3 2:10PMW55OPSB0
L25Olde Gaels4
Field 4 5:30PML26Ramblers0Field 3 5:30PM
FifteenthL39Ramblers3W39Olde Gaels6Eleventh
Field 3 12:45PML43San Francisco6Field 3 3:00PMW43OPSB10Field 2 11:30AM
L46Chuckanut Bay3L29OPSB3*L45Texas A&M24
L56Ramblers24L30San Francisco3L55Olde Gaels3

*Advanced on kicks


References

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  2. ↑ Hyett, Kathy (February 22, 1974). "Rugby Trek South For National Tourney". The Lantern, p.11 col.3–4
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  5. ↑ Griffin Jr., Dell (February 28, 1974). "Ruggers Lose In Finals". Daily Reveille, p.11 col.1–3
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