1973 National Rugby Championships
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Final
The 1973 National Collegiate Rugby championship took place from May 5–6 at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, Iowa.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Palmer College of Chiropractic were the champions.[8] Illinois was runner-up.
Results:[9][10][11][12][13]
Championship Bracket
| First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| May 5 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| Palmer | 20 | |||||||||||||
| May 5 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Palmer | 22 | |||||||||||||
| May 5 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| St. Ambrose | 0 | |||||||||||||
| St. Ambrose | w/o | |||||||||||||
| May 6 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
| Palmer | W | |||||||||||||
| May 5 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | L | |||||||||||||
| Washington & Lee | ||||||||||||||
| May 5 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | w/o | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 21 | |||||||||||||
| May 5 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Yale | ||||||||||||||
| May 6 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | w/o | |||||||||||||
| Palmer | 13 | |||||||||||||
| May 5 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 7 | |||||||||||||
| May 5 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 12 | |||||||||||||
| May 5 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 6 | |||||||||||||
| May 6 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 12 | |||||||||||||
| May 5 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| Central Methodist | 3 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Central Methodist | 21 | |||||||||||||
| May 5 - Davenport, IA | May 6 - Davenport, IA | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Central Methodist | 29 | Illinois State | 4 | |||||||||||
| May 5 - Davenport, IA | ||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 4 | Central Methodist | 12 | |||||||||||
| Creighton | ||||||||||||||
| Michigan | w/o | |||||||||||||
| 6 May 1973 3:00PM |
| Palmer | 13–4 | Illinois |
| Try: Rob Taylor Pen: Mike Lynch (2) Art Durham | [14] | Try: 1 |
| Davenport, IA Attendance: 4800 |
Champions: Palmer College of Chiropractic
Coach: Peter Flett
Captain: Brian Adam
Monterey National Championship
The 1973 Monterey National Rugby Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament and was considered to be the de facto national championship.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] This event took place at Pebble Beach, CA from March 24–25. The Hastings Outstanding player award went to Jerry Walters of Santa Monica. Jerry Walters also won the Drop Kick competition with Chris Hyrne of Santa Clara coming in second. The Santa Monica Rugby Club went 5–0 to take first place.[23][24][25][26][27][28]
First round
Santa Monica RC v St. Mary's College
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 1 | Santa Monica RC | 3-0 | St. Mary's College | Pebble Beach |
| 7:00AM | Stadium: Field 1 |
Pensacola Navy v Sacramento Capitol
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 2 | Pensacola Navy | 0-3 | Sacramento Capitol | Pebble Beach |
| 7:00AM | Stadium: Field 2 |
CSU Los Angeles v U. of Oregon
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 3 | CSU Los Angeles | 0-0 (W–L p) | U. of Oregon | Pebble Beach |
| 7:00AM | Stadium: Field 3 |
USC v Stanford University
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 4 | USC | 6-3 | Stanford University | Pebble Beach |
| 7:00AM | Stadium: Field 4 |
Los Angeles RC v San Jose St
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 5 | Los Angeles RC | 3-0 | San Jose St | Pebble Beach |
| 7:30AM | Stadium: Field 1 |
Portland v X–O RC
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 6 | Portland | 0-6 | X–O RC | Pebble Beach |
| 7:30AM | Stadium: Field 2 |
UC Davis v Occidental College
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 7 | UC Davis | 16-6 | Occidental College | Pebble Beach |
| 7:30AM | Stadium: Field 3 |
Santa Clara U. v Old Puget Sound Beach
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 8 | Santa Clara U. | 6-17 | Old Puget Sound Beach | Pebble Beach |
| 7:30AM | Stadium: Field 4 |
UC Berkeley v U. of Washington
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 9 | UC Berkeley | 7-0 | U. of Washington | Pebble Beach |
| 8:00AM | Stadium: Field 1 |
Monterey RC v OMBAC
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 10 | Monterey RC | 4-6 | OMBAC | Pebble Beach |
| 8:00AM | Stadium: Field 2 |
Irvine Coast v North Counties
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 11 | Irvine Coast | 4-0 | North Counties | Pebble Beach |
| 8:00AM | Stadium: Field 3 |
Washington State v Peninsula Ramblers
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 12 | Washington State | 3-22 | Peninsula Ramblers | Pebble Beach |
| 8:00AM | Stadium: Field 4 |
UC Santa Barbara v Seahawk RC
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 13 | UC Santa Barbara | 7-3 | Seahawk RC | Pebble Beach |
| 8:30AM | Stadium: Field 1 |
Olde Gaels v Western Washington
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 14 | Olde Gaels | 0-0 (L–W p) | Western Washington | Pebble Beach |
| 8:30AM | Stadium: Field 2 |
Finlander RC v San Francisco RC
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 15 | Finlander RC | 0-0 (L–W p) | San Francisco RC | Pebble Beach |
| 8:30AM | Stadium: Field 3 |
Cal Poly v BATS
| 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 16 | Cal Poly | 0-0 (L–W p) | BATS | Pebble Beach |
| 8:30AM | Stadium: Field 4 |
Championship Bracket
| Second Round March 24 | Quarterfinals March 24 | Semifinals March 24 | Final March 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Santa Monica | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Santa Monica | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| CSU LA | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CSU LA | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Santa Monica | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| X–O | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| X–O | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| X–O | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Old Puget Sound | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Santa Monica | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Berkeley | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Berkeley | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| OMBAC | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Berkeley | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ramblers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Irvine Coast | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ramblers | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Berkeley | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BATS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 4 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Washington | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 6 | X–O | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BATS | 7 | 3 | BATS | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BATS | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Third place
| 25 March 1973 12:45PM |
| X–O RC | 9–6 | BATS |
| Try: John Deschler c Con: Ording Pen: Ording | [29] | Pen: O'Donohue (2) |
| Collins Polo Field |
Final
| 25 March 1973 2:20PM |
| Santa Monica | 11–9 | UC Berkeley |
| Try: Gordon Bosserman 28' Fred Khasigian 55' Pen: Bobby Thrussell | [30] | Try: Steve Finau 15' c Con: Terry Buchanan Pen: Terry Buchanan 70' |
| Collins Polo Field |
Champions: Santa Monica Rugby Club
Coach: Ron Nisbet
Captain: Dave Stephenson
Roster: Brad Andrews, Gordon Bosserman, Tim Desmond, Frank DiGennaro, Bill Eakland, Mike Fenerin, Russ Goodman, Fred Khasigian, Vic Lepisto, Tom Mahoney, Gordon Moir, Rag Moore, Dennis Murphy, Ed O'Conner, Mark Olsen, Larry Petrill, Greg Schneeweis, Kent Stevens, Dean Sweeney, Craig Sweeney, Robert Thrussel, Jerry Walter.
| 5th–8th | Fifth place | ||||||||
| L33 | CSU LA | 3* | |||||||
| L37 | UC Davis | 3 | |||||||
| W50 | CSU LA | 3 | |||||||
| W54 | Ramblers | 24 | |||||||
| L41 | Ramblers | 10 | |||||||
| L42 | Santa Barbara | 6 | Seventh place | ||||||
| L50 | UC Davis | 10 | |||||||
| L54 | Santa Barbara | 0 | |||||||
*Advanced on kicks
| Thirteenth | 13th–16th | 9th–16th | 9th–12th | Ninth | |||||||||||||||||||
| Field 2 12:20PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L17 | Sacramento | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Field 2 2:50PM | L18 | USC | 0 | Field 1 2:50PM | |||||||||||||||||||
| L34 | USC | 22 | W34 | Sacramento | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| L35 | Los Angeles | 0 | Field 3 12:20PM | W35 | Old Puget | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| L21 | Los Angeles | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Field 2 10:15AM | L22 | Old Puget | 10 | Field 2 12:45PM | |||||||||||||||||||
| W46 | USC | 10 | W45 | Old Puget | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W56 | Irvine | 0 | Field 3 1:10PM | W55 | W. Wash. | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| L25 | OMBAC | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Field 4 4:30PM | L26 | Irvine | 0 | Field 3 4:30PM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fifteenth | L39 | Irvine | 8 | W39 | OMBAC | 0 | Eleventh | ||||||||||||||||
| Field 3 12:45PM | L43 | San Francisco | 0 | Field 3 2:00PM | W43 | West. Wash. | 6 | Field 2 11:30AM | |||||||||||||||
| L46 | Los Angeles | 0 | L29 | West. Washington | 8 | L45 | Sacramento | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| L56 | San Francisco | 10 | L30 | San Francisco | 0 | L55 | OMBAC | 13 | |||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Cyclone Ruggers To Tournament". (May 1, 1973). Ames Daily Tribune, p.9 col.2
- ↑ "Broman Announces Palmer College To Host Rugby Tourney". (May 3, 1973). Osage County Observer, p.1A col.5
- ↑ "Alpha Girl Is Cheerleader At Tournament". (May 4, 1973). Wrova Reporter, p.2 col.8
- ↑ "ND Rugby Team To Compete Nationally". (May 4, 1973). The Observer, p.2 col.1
- ↑ "MSU To Compete In Rugby Meet". (May 5, 1973). State Journal, p.C–4 col.2–3
- ↑ Able, Gene (May 6, 1973). "USC Rugby Club Off To National Tourney". The State, p.10–C col.1–7
- ↑ Luber, Charles (May 10, 1973). "Rugby Team In Tourney". Paper SAC, p.13 col.1
- ↑ "Palmer Captures Rugby Meet Title". (May 7, 1973). Times–Democrat, p.22 col.6–8
- ↑ "Rugby Win For Palmer". (May 6, 1973). Cedar Rapids Gazette, p.4D col.1
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- ↑ "Semifinals Set For Rugby Title". (May 6, 1973). Council Bluffs Nonpareil, p.1–C col.6
- ↑ "Methodists Advance In Rugby Tourney". (May 6, 1973). Kansas City Star, p.3S col.4
- ↑ "Palmer Repeat Rugby Champ". (May 7, 1973). Daily Dispatch, p.26 col.1
- ↑ "Rugby Club Places 2nd In NCAA". (May 8, 1973). Daily Illini, p.27 col.1–5
- ↑ "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
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Bears In Rugby Finale". (March 25, 1973). Daily Review, p.46 col.1–3
- ↑ "Old Blue Does In Cal Streak". (March 26, 1973). Oakland Tribune, p.38 col.1–3
- ↑ "Oregon Ruggers Fare Poorly At Monterey". (March 27, 1973). The Oregonian, p.5 col.6–8
- ↑ "Capital Club Finishes 12th". (March 26, 1973). Sacramento Bee, p.C7 col.5
- ↑ "Santa Monica Ruggers Win". (March 26, 1973). Palo Alto Times, p.22 col.5
- ↑ Laucher, Karl (March 26, 1973). "Ex–Bear Rugger Foils Cal". San Jose News, p.54 col.5
- ↑ Moss, Al (March 26, 1973). "Santa Monica Upsets Cal". San Francisco Chronicle, p.46 col.1–5
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