1977 National Rugby Championships | |
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Tournament details | |
Tournament format(s) | Various |
Date | 1977 |
Tournament statistics | |
Final | |
The 1977 National Rugby Championships featured USARFU's first installment of the Interterritorial championships while the Monterey National was in its 19th edition.
The Inter Territorial Tournament involved the four regional rugby unions comprising the United States RFU: Pacific Coast RFU, Western RFU, Midwest RFU, and the Eastern Rugby Union. The region teams are formed from selected players from the sub regional rugby unions. Subsequently, the USA Eagles are selected from the four regional teams after the ITT concludes. [1] The 1977 tournament was the inaugural edition and was played as a round robin from May 14–15 at Jackson Field in Greeley, CO. [2] The Pacific Coast RFU were the champions and claimed the Governor's Cup. [3] [4] Tom Beckman of the Midwest was named the MVP. [5]
Results:
May 14 [6] [7]
May 15 [8]
Team | W | L | F | A | |
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1 | Pacific Coast Grizzlies | 3 | 0 | 55 | 36 |
2 | Eastern Colonials | 2 | 1 | 44 | 22 |
3 | Midwest Thunderbirds | 1 | 2 | 34 | 44 |
4 | Western Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 18 | 49 |
U.S. Eagles selection: [9]
Jay Hanson (Pacific), Bruce Henderson (West), Mike Sherlock (East), Craig Sweeney captain(Pacific), Bob Casey (East), Tom Klein (Pacific), Jeff Lambard (Pacific), Tom Selfridge (East), Scott Kelso (Midwest), Rob Bordley (East), David Stephenson (Pacific), Dan Wack (East), Don Guest (Pacific), Mike Liscovitz (East), Dennis Jablonski (Pacific). [10]
Alternates: Carl Muhler (Pacific), Brad Andrews (Pacific), Steve Grey (Pacific), Dick Cook (East), Boyd Morrison (East), Bill Brown (West).
The 1977 Monterey National Rugby Championship was the 19th edition of the tournament and was considered to be the de facto national championship. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] This event took place at Pebble Beach, CA from March 19–20. The tournament MVPs were Terry Scott (UCLA) and Ann Fowler (UCLA), Bill Armstrong of the Old Blues won the Running Drop Kick contest while Kurt Huckaby of Chico was runner-up. Rudy Scholz of the Bald Eagles side from San Francisco and former Olympic gold medalist in 1920 and 1924 won the Oldest Player award at the age of 82. [17] Mr. Watson Luke won a special award for having attended all the previous tournaments the sponsors named the perpetual trophy after him. [18] The Santa Monica Rugby Club went 5–0 to take first place. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
Championship Bracket
Second Round March 19 | Quarterfinals March 19 | Semifinals March 19 | Final March 20 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | BATS | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | OMBAC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | BATS | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | San Jose State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | San Jose State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
25 | UC Davis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | BATS | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | UCLA | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | X.O. Rugby Club | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Stanford | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Stanford | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | UCLA | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Hawaii Harlequins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | UCLA | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | UCLA | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Santa Monica | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Old Puget Sound | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | San Francisco | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Old Puget Sound | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Berkeley | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Los Angeles | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Berkeley | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Berkeley | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Santa Monica | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Old Blues | 7 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Newport Beach | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Old Blues | 3 | 1 | BATS | 15 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Santa Monica | 4 | 5 | Berkeley | 6 | ||||||||||||||
15 | Chuckanut Bay | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Santa Monica | 10 |
5th–8th | Fifth place | ||||||||
L33 | San Jose State | 4 | |||||||
L34 | Stanford | 4* | |||||||
W51 | Stanford | 3 | |||||||
W52 | Old Blues | 17 | |||||||
L35 | Old Puget Sound | 0 | |||||||
L36 | Old Blues | 31 | Seventh place | ||||||
L51 | San Jose State | 3 | |||||||
L52 | Old Puget Sound | 19 |
* Advanced on kicks
Thirteenth | 13th–16th | 9th–16th | 9th–12th | Ninth | |||||||||||||||||||
Field 2 12:10PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
L17 | OMBAC | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Field 2 3:00PM | L18 | UC Davis | 3 | Field 2 3:40PM | |||||||||||||||||||
L37 | UC Davis | 9 | W37 | OMBAC | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
L38 | Hawaii Harlequins | 0 | Field 2 12:50PM | W38 | X.O. RC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
L19 | X.O. RC | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Field 2 9:40AM | L20 | Hawaii Harlequins | 6 | Field 2 10:50AM | |||||||||||||||||||
W55 | UC Davis | 3 | W53 | OMBAC | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
W56 | Los Angeles | 15 | Field 3 1:20PM | W54 | Newport Beach | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
L21 | San Francisco | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Field 4 3:40PM | L22 | Los Angeles | 0 | Field 3 3:50PM | |||||||||||||||||||
Fifteenth | L39 | Los Angeles | 13 | W39 | San Francisco | 3 | Eleventh | ||||||||||||||||
Field 4 12:00PM | L40 | Chuckanut Bay | 6 | Field 4 1:00PM | W40 | Newport Beach | 6 | Field 3 12:00PM | |||||||||||||||
L55 | Hawaii Harlequins | 0* | L23 | Newport Beach | 15 | L53 | X.O. | 16 | |||||||||||||||
L56 | Chuckanut Bay | 0 | L24 | Chuckanut Bay | 3 | L54 | San Francisco | 9 | |||||||||||||||
* Won on kicks
Consolation Bracket
Second Round March 19 | Quarterfinals March 19 | Semifinals March 19 | 17th place March 20 | ||||||||||||||||
L1 | USC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
L2 | St. Mary's | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W25 | St. Mary's | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W26 | Portland | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
L3 | Norwich | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
L4 | Portland | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
W41 | Portland | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
W42 | Palo Alto | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
L5 | Coronado | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
L6 | Davis City | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W27 | Coronado | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W28 | Palo Alto | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
L7 | Palo Alto | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
L8 | U. of Oregon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W57 | Portland | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
W58 | Capitol | 12* | |||||||||||||||||
L9 | Sea Hawks | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
L10 | Bakersfield Area | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
W29 | Bakersfield Area | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
W30 | U. of Washington | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
L11 | Hastings | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
L12 | U. of Washington | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
W43 | Bakersfield Area | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W44 | Capitol | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
L13 | Monterey | 0 | 19th place | ||||||||||||||||
L14 | Capitol | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
W31 | Capitol | 6 | L57 | Palo Alto | 8 | ||||||||||||||
W32 | Chico State | 3 | L58 | Bakersfield Area | 37 | ||||||||||||||
L15 | Olde Gaels | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
L16 | Chico State | 3 |
* Won on kicks
21st–24th | 21st place | ||||||||
L41 | St. Mary's | 0 | |||||||
L42 | Coronado | 3 | |||||||
W59 | Coronado | 29 | |||||||
W60 | Chico State | 6 | |||||||
L43 | U. of Washington | 0 | |||||||
L44 | Chico State | 12 | 23rd place | ||||||
L59 | St. Mary's | 16 | |||||||
L60 | U. of Washington | 15 |
29th place | 29th–32nd | 25th–32nd | 25th–28th | 25th place | |||||||||||||||||||
Field 4 11:40AM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
L25 | USC | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Field 4 3:00PM | L26 | Norwich | 0 | Field 4 4:20PM | |||||||||||||||||||
L45 | Norwich | 3 | W45 | USC | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
L46 | U. of Oregon | 12 | Field 4 12:20PM | W46 | Davis City | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
L27 | Davis City | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Field 3 8:30AM | L28 | U. of Oregon | 3 | Field 1 8:30AM | |||||||||||||||||||
W63 | U. of Oregon | 12 | W61 | USC | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
W64 | Monterey | 10 | Field 4 2:20PM | W62 | Olde Gaels | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
L29 | Sea Hawks | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Field 3 5:10PM | L30 | Hastings | 4 | Field 4 5:00PM | |||||||||||||||||||
31st place | L47 | Sea Hawks | 0 | W47 | Hastings | 0 | 27th place | ||||||||||||||||
Field 4 8:30AM | L48 | Monterey | 3 | Field 4 1:40PM | W48 | Olde Gaels | 4 | Field 2 8:30AM | |||||||||||||||
L63 | Norwich | 6 | L31 | Monterey | 3 | L61 | Davis City | 17 | |||||||||||||||
L64 | Sea Hawks | 51 | L32 | Olde Gaels | 7 | L62 | Hastings | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Exhibition matches:
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