1972 National Rugby Championships
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Tournament format(s)Knockout
Date1972
| 1972 National Rugby Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Date | 1972 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Final | |
The 1972 National Rugby Championships included the first Collegiate tournament and the 14th edition of the Monterey National.
Final
The 1972 National Collegiate Rugby championship hosted by Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA from April 29–30.[1][2][3] Palmer College of Chiropractic were the champions.[4] Navy was runner-up.
Results:[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Championship Bracket
| First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| April 29 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Palmer | 36 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Palmer | 53 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Texas | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Texas | 13 | |||||||||||||
| April 30 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Palmer | 24 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Louisiana State | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Louisiana State | 16 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Brown | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Louisiana State | 14 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 18 | |||||||||||||
| April 30 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Palmer | 28 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Navy | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Navy | 12 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Navy | 10 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia | 19 | |||||||||||||
| April 30 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Florida | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Navy | 13 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 12 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Washington & Lee | 3 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 - Lexington, VA | April 30 - Lexington, VA | |||||||||||||
| Princeton | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Princeton | 17 | Louisiana State | W | |||||||||||
| April 29 - Lexington, VA | ||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 10 | Princeton | L | |||||||||||
| South Carolina | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 30 April 1972 2:00PM |
| Palmer | 28–17 | Navy |
| Try: Ian McCallum |
| Lexington, VA |
Champions: Palmer College of Chiropractic
Coach: Dr. Thomas Louw
Captain: John Loveday
Monterey National Championship
The 1972 Monterey National Rugby Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament and was considered to be the de facto national championship.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] This event took place at Collins Polo Field in Pebble Beach, CA from March 18–19.[19][20] This year the tournament increased to 32 teams.[21][22] The Hastings Outstanding player award went to Jerry Walters of Santa Monica. Lindy Forrest of the University of Washington won the first annual Drop Kick competition with Brent Barry of the Peninsula Ramblers coming in second. UCLA went 5–0 to take first place.[23][24][25][26]
First round
Peninsula Ramblers v SEALS/UDT
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 1 | Peninsula Ramblers | 9-0 | SEALS/UDT | Pebble Beach |
| 7:00AM | Stadium: Field 1 |
San Jose State v Cisco's RC
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 2 | San Jose State | 7-0 | Cisco's RC | Pebble Beach |
| 7:00AM | Stadium: Field 2 |
UC Davis v U. of Washington
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 3 | UC Davis | 0-0 (W–L p) | U. of Washington | Pebble Beach |
| 7:00AM | Stadium: Field 3 |
North Counties v OMBAC
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 4 | North Counties | 12-6 | OMBAC | Pebble Beach |
| 7:00AM | Stadium: Field 4 |
Stanford University v Occidental College
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 5 | Stanford University | 3-4 | Occidental College | Pebble Beach |
| 7:30AM | Stadium: Field 1 |
Sea Hawks v Western Washington
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 6 | Sea Hawks | 0-12 | Western Washington | Pebble Beach |
| 7:30AM | Stadium: Field 3 |
San Francisco RC v California Lutheran
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 7 | San Francisco RC | 16-3 | California Lutheran | Pebble Beach |
| 7:30AM | Stadium: Field 4 |
Chico RC v CSU Los Angeles
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 8 | Chico RC | 4-4 (L–W p) | CSU Los Angeles | Pebble Beach |
| 7:30AM | Stadium: Field 2 |
UC Berkeley v Oregon State
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 9 | UC Berkeley | 7-0 | Oregon State | Pebble Beach |
| 8:00AM | Stadium: Field 1 |
Pensacola Navy v Old Gaels
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 10 | Pensacola Navy | 0-6 | Old Gaels | Pebble Beach |
| 8:00AM | Stadium: Field 2 |
Finlanders RC v St. Mary's Colege
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 11 | Finlanders RC | 3-3 (L–W p) | St. Mary's Colege | Pebble Beach |
| 8:00AM | Stadium: Field 3 |
Portland RC v BATS
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 12 | Portland RC | 0-6 | BATS | Pebble Beach |
| 8:00AM | Stadium: Field 4 |
Old Puget Sound Beach v Monterey RC
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 13 | Old Puget Sound Beach | 4-0 | Monterey RC | Pebble Beach |
| 8:30AM | Stadium: Field 1 |
Palo Alto RC v UC Santa Barbara
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 14 | Palo Alto RC | 9-3 | UC Santa Barbara | Pebble Beach |
| 8:30AM | Stadium: Field 3 |
X–O RC v San Luis Obispo RC
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 15 | X–O RC | 0-0 (W–L p) | San Luis Obispo RC | Pebble Beach |
| 8:30AM | Stadium: Field 4 |
Capitol RC v UCLA
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 16 | Capitol RC | 0-14 | UCLA | Pebble Beach |
| 8:30AM | Stadium: Field 2 |
Championship Bracket
| Second Round March 18 | Quarterfinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Final March 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Peninsula Ramblers | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Peninsula Ramblers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Counties | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Peninsula Ramblers | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Washington | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occidental College | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Washington | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Washington | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | CSU Los Angeles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco RC | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | CSU Los Angeles | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Peninsula Ramblers | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UC Berkeley | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Old Gaels | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UC Berkeley | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Mary's | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Mary's | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| BATS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UC Berkeley | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Old Puget Sound | 18 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto RC | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Old Puget Sound | 0 | Western Washington | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 15 | 3 | UC Berkeley | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| X–O RC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
| 19 March 1972 2:20PM |
| Peninsula Ramblers | 6–16 | UCLA |
| Pen: Ken Berry (2) | [27] | Try: Jeff Todd 79' Pen: David Sugden 1H', 2H', 70', 72' |
| Collins Polo Field |
Champions: UCLA
Coach: Dennis Storer
Captain: David Sugden
Roster: Ron Andris, Steve Auerback, Bruce Barnes, Bruce Berg, Gordon Bosserman, Tim Desmond, Matt Fayle, James Grant, Tom Hanrahan, Gary James, Mike Mears, Gordon Moir, Skip Niebauer, Vincent Pasquariello, Mike Pavich, Bob Rogers, Rob Scribner, Greg Steel, David Stephenson, Craig Sweeney, Jeff Todd, Robert Thrussel, John Williams.
| 5th–8th | Fifth place | ||||||||
| L33 | UC Davis | 3* | |||||||
| L37 | CSU LA | 3 | |||||||
| W50 | UC Davis | 6 | |||||||
| W54 | Old Puget Sound | 15 | |||||||
| L41 | St. Mary's | 6 | |||||||
| L42 | Old Puget Sound | 12 | Seventh place | ||||||
| L50 | CSU LA | 12 | |||||||
| L54 | St. Mary's | 17 | |||||||
*Advanced on kicks
| Thirteenth | 13th–16th | 9th–16th | 9th–12th | Ninth | |||||||||||||||||||
| Field 2 12:20PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L17 | San Jose State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Field 2 2:50PM | L18 | North Counties | 6 | Field 1 2:50PM | |||||||||||||||||||
| L34 | San Jose St | 9 | W34 | North Counties | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| L35 | Occidental | 0 | Field 3 12:20PM | W35 | San Francisco | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| L21 | Occidental | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Field 2 10:15AM | L22 | San Francisco | 12 | Field 2 12:45PM | |||||||||||||||||||
| W46 | San Jose St | 3 | W45 | San Francisco | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W56 | Old Gaels | 20 | Field 3 1:10PM | W55 | BATS | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| L25 | Old Gaels | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Field 4 4:30PM | L26 | BATS | 21 | Field 3 4:30PM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fifteenth | L39 | Old Gaels | 10 | W39 | BATS | 10 | Eleventh | ||||||||||||||||
| Field 3 12:45PM | L43 | Palo Alto | 6 | Field 3 2:00PM | W43 | X–O RC | 4 | Field 2 11:30AM | |||||||||||||||
| L46 | Occidental | 13 | L29 | Palo Alto | 6 | L45 | North Counties | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| L56 | Palo Alto | 16 | L30 | X–O RC | 10 | L55 | X–O RC | 20 | |||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Brown Draws LSU In Rugby Tourney". (April 13, 1972). Evening Bulletin, p.39 col.2
- ↑ "Palmer Bid For U.S. Title". (April 30, 1972). Des Moines Register, p.2–D col.3
- ↑ "Tiger Rugby Team Travels". (April 11, 1972). Morning Advocate, p.2–C col.1
- ↑ "Sports Roundup. (May 1, 1972). Free Lance–Star, p.10 col.2
- ↑ "Best In Rugby". (May 1, 1972). Reading Eagle, p.24 col.6
- ↑ "‘M’ Ruggers Suffer Upset". (May 16, 1972). Michigan Daily, p.11 col.5
- ↑ "Palmer, Navy Play In Rugby". (April 30, 1972). Greensboro Daily News, p.B2 col.6
- ↑ "UT Rugby Team Bows Out,35–3". (April 30, 1972). Knoxville News–Sentinel, p.D–2 col.8
- ↑ "Rugby Titlist". (May 1, 1972). Corpus Christi Times, p.6B col.3
- ↑ Ney, James (May 3, 1972). "Palmer’s Chiropractors Inflict Pain On Rugby Foes". Des Moines Register, p.2–S col.5–6
- ↑ "The Money Is Nice, But The Work Annoys Them". (March 20, 1974). San Francisco Examiner, p.52 col.2
- ↑ "Bakersfield Rugby Team Wins Slugfest From Fullerton". (March 14, 1977). Bakersfield Californian, p.14 col.5-7
- ↑ "Chuckanut Bay Ruggers 18th At Monterey". (March 27, 1975). Bellingham Herald, p.14 col.1-3
- ↑ "UM Rugby Club Enters Title Meet". (March 15, 1974). The Missoulian, p.14 col.3-4
- ↑ "Add: U. Va. Rugby Club". (June 23, 1966). Times-Dispatch, p.21 col.2
- ↑ Hickey, Dan (2016). "History Of Northern California Rugby". Northern California Rugby Football Union. NCRFU.ORG. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ↑ Buchanan, Terry, ed. (April 1979). "Loughborough Victorious". Scrum Down. Vol. 1, no. 15. Buchanan-Sousa. p. 1.
- ↑ Hagerty, Ed (April 18, 1983). "Monterey: Club Championship Site?". Editorial. Rugby. Vol. 9, no. 3. p. 37.
- ↑ "Local Marine In National Tourney". (March 10, 1972). Desert Dispatch, p.6 col.5–6
- ↑ "Ruggers Head For Monterey". (March 15, 1972). Oakland Tribune, p.44E col.1
- ↑ "Sports In Brief". (March 15, 1972). Appeal–Democrat, p.27 col.4–5
- ↑ "New Favorite In Rugby Action". (March 16, 1972). Daily Report, p.C–5 col.1
- ↑ "UCLA Rugby Champ". (March 20, 1972). Daily Report, p.B–3 col.3
- ↑ "West Coast Briefs". (March 28, 1972). Desert Dispatch, p.5 col.4
- ↑ Laucher, Karl (May 20, 1972). "Aggressive Ramblers Again Empty Handed". San Jose News, p.61 col.2–4
- ↑ "Vikings Nab 4th In Rugby". (March 21, 1972). The Oregonian, p.5 col.1–2
- ↑ Laucher, Karl (March 20, 1972). "Another 2nd For Ramblers". San Jose Mercury, p.52 col.7–8
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