1979 National Rugby Championships | |
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Tournament details | |
Tournament format(s) | Various |
Date | 1979 |
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Final | |
The 1979 National Rugby Championships were a series of tournaments organized to determine a national champion in several divisions for United States rugby teams. The divisions included College, Military, Sevens, Interterritorial, and Men's/Women's Club.
The 1979 National Club Rugby Championship was sponsored by Michelob and took place at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri on May 12 and 13. [1] The teams featured in the tournament were the champions of the four sub unions of USARFU. The Berkeley Old Blues won the title defeating St. Louis in the final after beating their New York namesakes in two overtime periods in the semifinal. [2]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
May 12 – Kansas City, MO | ||||||
Old Blues (CA) | 7 | |||||
May 13 – Kansas City, MO | ||||||
Old Blues (NY) | 3 | |||||
Old Blues (CA) | 14 | |||||
May 12 – Kansas City, MO | ||||||
St. Louis Falcons | 6 | |||||
St. Louis Falcons | 21 | |||||
Akron (OH) | 7 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
May 13 – Kansas City, MO | ||||||
Old Blues (NY) | 22 | |||||
Akron (OH) | 9 |
The 1979 Women's National Rugby Classic took place on September 1–2 at Lutheran Home Fields in Arlington Heights, IL. [3] The tournament was co-sponsored by the Chicago Women's Rugby Football Club and Michelob beer. The format was two round-robin groups with group winners playing for the championship. [4] The team from Florida State won the championship with four victories. The Heathen Hearts of Houston took third place by defeating holders, Portland.
Standings | |||||||||||||
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | F | A | FSU | POR | HOY | CHI | DEN | ||
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1. | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | X | 4:3 | 8:4 | X | 8:0 | ||
2. | Portland (ME) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3:4 | X | X | 10:0 | 4:0 | ||
3. | Hoyden Park (GA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4:8 | X | X | 4:0 | X | ||
4. | Chicago | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | X | 0:10 | 0:4 | X | 4:0 | ||
5. | Denver | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0:8 | 0:4 | X | 0:4 | X |
Standings | |||||||||||||
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | F | A | MAD | HEA | BOS | COL | |||
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1. | Madison (WI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | X | 10:4 | 6:3 | 4:0 | |||
2. | Heathen Hearts (TX) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4:10 | X | 6:0 | W:L | |||
3. | Boston | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3:6 | 0:6 | X | 16:4 | |||
4. | Colorado State | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0:4 | L:W | 4:16 | X |
Ninth Place: Denver.
Seventh Place: Chicago 4-0 Colorado State
Fifth Place: Hoyden Park 16-4 Boston [5]
Third Place: Houston def. Portland [6]
Final: Florida State 4-0 Madison [7]
The 1979 college championship was won by Palmer College of Chiropractic, who defeated Navy in the final, 24–6, in Williamsburg, Virginia. [8]
The 1979 Combined Services Rugby Championship was held May 5-6 on Stilwell Field at Fort Campbell. [9]
Standings | |||||||||||||
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | F | A | FTC | SAV | FBO | FBF | FTP | ||
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1. | Ft Campbell All Blacks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 6 | X | 30:0 | 13:6 | 8:0 | X | ||
2. | Savannah Rangers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 64 | 0:30 | X | 10:17 | 11:7 | 20:10 | ||
3. | Ft Benning Old Boys | 3 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 23 | 6:13 | 17:10 | X | X | 10:0 | ||
4. | Ft. Benning Flyers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 0:8 | 7:11 | X | X | 4:0 | ||
5. | Fort Polk | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | X | 0:4 | 0:10 | 0:4 | X |
The 1979 National Sevens Rugby Tournament was hosted by the Hartford Wanderers and took place on June 23, 1979, at Sterling Field in West Hartford, Connecticut. [10] The twelve team tournament was won by the Denver Barbarians. [11]
Semifinals | Final | |||||
June 23 - Hartford, CT | ||||||
Denver Barbarians | 24 | |||||
June 23 - Hartford, CT | ||||||
Scioto Valley (OH) | 6 | |||||
Denver Barbarians | 12 | |||||
June 23 - Hartford, CT | ||||||
University of Rhode Island | 10 | |||||
University of Rhode Island | 11 | |||||
Hartford Wanderers | 7 | |||||
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. The 1979 edition was won by the Pacific Coast RFU. [12]
Results:
Team | W | L | |
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1 | Pacific Coast RFU | 3 | 0 |
2 | Midwest RFU | 2 | 1 |
3 | Eastern RU | 1 | 2 |
4 | Western RFU | 0 | 3 |
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