1976 National Rugby Championships | |
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Tournament details | |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Date | 1976 |
Tournament statistics | |
Final | |
The 1976 National Rugby Championships included the Collegiate tournament and the 18th edition of the Monterey National.
The 1976 College championship took place from October 23–24 at LSU's Parade Grounds in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [1] LSU were the champions. Palmer was runner-up. LSU won three matches in the series to win the title. [2] Georgia took third [3] and Lamar placed fifth. [4] The women's division had six teams [5] with Florida State emerging victorious University of Florida took third. [6]
Championship Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
October 23 - Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
LSU | 27 | |||||||||
October 23 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
WV Wesleyan | 0 | |||||||||
LSU | 22 | |||||||||
October 23 - Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
Brown | 12 | |||||||||
Brown | 29 | |||||||||
October 24 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
Lamar | 0 | |||||||||
LSU | 21 | |||||||||
October 23 - Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
Palmer | 3 | |||||||||
Palmer | 13 | |||||||||
October 23 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
Florida | 4 | |||||||||
Palmer | 34 | |||||||||
October 23 - Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
Georgia | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
Georgia | 11 | |||||||||
October 24 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
Texas A&M | 7 | |||||||||
Georgia | 10 | |||||||||
Brown | 3 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket
Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
October 23 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
WV Wesleyan | 0 | |||||
October 24 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Lamar | 36 | |||||
Lamar | 8 | |||||
October 23 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Florida | 7 | |||||
Florida | 8 | |||||
Texas A&M | 4 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
October 24 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Texas A&M | 21 | |||||
WV Wesleyan | 6 |
24 October 1976 2:20PM |
LSU | 21–3 | Palmer |
Try: Joey Husbands 30' c Bob Causey 35' Clay Mahaffey Clay Mahaffey 75' Con: Kamal Abdullah Drop: Kamal Abdullah | [7] | Pen: 55' |
Baton Rouge Attendance: 500 |
Women's Tourney
Group 1
Group 2
5th place
3rd place
1st place
The 1976 Monterey National Rugby Championship was the 18th edition of the tournament and was considered to be the de facto national championship. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] This event took place at Pebble Beach, CA from March 20–21. The tournament MVP was Tom Klein (BATS), Most Valuable Fan was 87 year old Watson Luke, Brian Cedarwell of the Athletic RFC won the Running Drop Kick contest while Steve Montgomery of Old Blues was runner-up. The Bay Area Touring Side of San Francisco, CA went 5–0 to take first place. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
Championship Bracket
Second Round March 20 | Quarterfinals March 20 | Semifinals March 20 | Final March 21 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | BATS | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Dartmouth | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | BATS | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Cal Berkeley | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Saint Mary's | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Cal Berkeley | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | BATS | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Athletic RFC | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | X–O Rugby Club | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Athletic RFC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Olde Gaels | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | BATS | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Santa Monica | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
30 | Portland Pigs | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | OMBAC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
30 | Portland Pigs | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Old Puget Sound | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Seahawks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Old Puget Sound Beach | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Old Puget Sound | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Santa Monica | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | San Jose State | 8 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Long Beach | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | San Jose State | 3 | 4 | UCLA | 16 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Santa Monica | 8 | 7 | Old Puget Sound | 13 | ||||||||||||||
15 | Capitol RFC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Santa Monica | 7 |
21 March 1976 2:20PM |
BATS | 13–3 | Santa Monica |
Try: Eric Haley 23' Pen: Kip Oxman 15' Kip Oxman Drop: Kip Oxman | [21] | Drop: John McDermott |
Pebble Beach |
5th–8th | Fifth place | ||||||||
L33 | Cal Berkeley | 3 | |||||||
L34 | Athletic RFC | 3* | |||||||
W51 | Athletic RFC | 3 | |||||||
W52 | San Jose State | 6 | |||||||
L35 | Portland Pigs | 3 | |||||||
L36 | San Jose State | 15 | Seventh place | ||||||
L51 | Cal Berkeley | 17 | |||||||
L52 | Portland Pigs | 7 |
*Advanced on kicks
Thirteenth | 13th–16th | 9th–16th | 9th–12th | Ninth | |||||||||||||||||||
Field 2 1:10PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
L17 | Dartmouth | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Field 2 4:00PM | L18 | St. Mary's | 7 | Field 2 4:40PM | |||||||||||||||||||
L37 | St. Mary's | 17 | W37 | Dartmouth | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
L38 | X-O RC | 0 | Field 2 1:50PM | W38 | Olde Gaels | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
L19 | X-O Rugby Club | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Field 2 9:40AM | L20 | Olde Gaels | 3 | Field 2 10:50AM | |||||||||||||||||||
W55 | St. Mary's | 0 | W53 | Olde Gaels | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
W56 | Capitol | 25 | Field 3 2:30PM | W54 | OMBAC | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
L21 | OMBAC | 6* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Field 4 4:40PM | L22 | Seahawks | 6 | Field 3 5:10PM | |||||||||||||||||||
Fifteenth | L39 | Seahawks | 3 | W39 | OMBAC | 4 | Eleventh | ||||||||||||||||
Field 4 12:00PM | L40 | Capitol | 6 | Field 4 2:00PM | W40 | Long Beach | 3 | Field 3 12:00PM | |||||||||||||||
L55 | X-O RC | 24 | L23 | Long Beach | 12 | L53 | Dartmouth | 6 | |||||||||||||||
L56 | Seahawks | 12 | L24 | Capitol RFC | 9 | L54 | Long Beach | 13 | |||||||||||||||
*Advanced on kicks
Consolation Bracket
Second Round March 20 | Quarterfinals March 20 | Semifinals March 20 | 17th place March 21 | ||||||||||||||||
L1 | Coronado | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
L2 | Stanford | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
W25 | Stanford | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
W26 | Hawaii Harlequins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
L3 | Newport Beach | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
L4 | Hawaii Harlequins | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
W41 | Stanford | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
W42 | Kern County | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
L5 | Hastings | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
L6 | Kern County | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
W27 | Kern County | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
W28 | Buffalo's | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
L7 | Buffalo's RC | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
L8 | Santa Clara | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W57 | Stanford | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
W58 | Chico RC | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
L9 | Old Blues | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
L10 | Palo Alto | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W29 | Old Blues | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W30 | Los Angeles RC | 0* | |||||||||||||||||
L11 | Los Angeles RC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
L12 | Monterey RC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W43 | Los Angeles RC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W44 | Chico RC | 0* | |||||||||||||||||
L13 | USC | 4 | 19th place | ||||||||||||||||
L14 | San Francisco RC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W31 | USC | 4 | L57 | Kern County | 11 | ||||||||||||||
W32 | Chico RC | 7 | L58 | Los Angeles RC | 6 | ||||||||||||||
L15 | Boulder | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
L16 | Chico RC | 17 |
*Advanced on kicks
21st–24th | 21st place | ||||||||
L41 | Hawaii Harlequins | 3* | |||||||
L42 | Buffalo's RC | 3 | |||||||
W59 | Hawaii Harlequins | 6 | |||||||
W60 | Old Blues | 12 | |||||||
L43 | USC | 4 | |||||||
L44 | Old Blues | 4* | 23rd place | ||||||
L59 | Buffalo's RC | 41 | |||||||
L60 | USC | 10 |
*Advanced on kicks
29th place | 29th–32nd | 25th–32nd | 25th–28th | 25th place | |||||||||||||||||||
Field 4 12:40AM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
L25 | Coronado | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Field 4 4:00PM | L26 | Newport Beach | 4 | Field 4 3:20PM | |||||||||||||||||||
L45 | Newport Beach | 13 | W45 | Coronado | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
L46 | Hastings | 4 | Field 4 1:20PM | W46 | Santa Clara | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
L27 | Hastings | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Field 3 8:30AM | L28 | Santa Clara | 8 | Field 1 8:30AM | |||||||||||||||||||
W63 | Newport Beach | 9 | W61 | Coronado | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
W64 | Palo Alto | 3 | Field 3 3:10PM | W62 | Monterey | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
L29 | Palo Alto | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Field 4 6:00PM | L30 | Monterey | 7 | Field 4 5:20PM | |||||||||||||||||||
31st place | L47 | Palo Alto | 4 | W47 | Monterey | 4 | 27th place | ||||||||||||||||
Field 4 8:30AM | L48 | Boulder | 0 | Field 4 2:40PM | W48 | San Francisco RC | 0 | Field 2 8:30AM | |||||||||||||||
L63 | Hastings | 10 | L31 | San Francisco RC | 6 | L61 | Santa Clara | 0 | |||||||||||||||
L64 | Boulder | 16 | L32 | Boulder | 3 | L62 | San Francisco RC | 7 | |||||||||||||||
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