1978 National Rugby Championships
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| 1978 National Rugby Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Various |
| Date | 1978 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Final | |
The 1978 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, Women's club, and Interterritorial.
Final
The 1978 College championship took place from February 4–5 at LSU's Parade Grounds in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1] Palmer College of Chiropractic were the champions.[2] Palmer had previously won championships in 1972 and 1973[3][4] and were runners-up in 1976. Palmer won three matches in the series to win the title.[5]
Championship Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 4 - Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
| Palmer | 20 | |||||||||
| February 4 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | |||||||||
| Palmer | 20 | |||||||||
| February 4 - Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | |||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | |||||||||
| Palmer | 19 | |||||||||
| February 4 - Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
| LSU | 4 | |||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 11 | |||||||||
| February 4 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | |||||||||
| LSU | 22 | |||||||||
| February 4 - Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| LSU | 6 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | |||||||||
| Kentucky | 10 | |||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 0 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| February 4 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
| Georgia | 30 | |||||
| February 5 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
| Oklahoma | 16 | |||||
| Georgia | 4 | |||||
| February 4 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
| Texas A&M | 10 | |||||
| Texas A&M | 18 | |||||
| Florida | 8 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| February 5 – Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
| Oklahoma | 13 | |||||
| Florida | 4 | |||||
| 5 February 1978 |
| Palmer | 19–4 | LSU |
| Try: Duncan Hales 30' Duncan Hales Duncan Hales 70' c Con: Mike Halliday Pen: Mike Halliday 5' | [6] | Try: Tommy Martin |
| Baton Rouge Attendance: 2000 Referee: Dr. Peter Jones |
ITT
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.[7] The 1978 edition was sponsored by Michelob and played as a round robin from June 10–11 on Aviation Field at Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri.[8]
Results:[9]
| 10 June 1978 9:30AM |
| Midwest | 17–12 | Western |
| Try: Paul Pauluzzi ? Mike Halliday Drop: Mike Halliday | Try: ? c Con: Bennett Pen: Bennett 2 |
| St. Louis, MO |
| 10 June 1978 |
| Eastern | 7–24 | Pacific Coast |
| Try: Mike Liscovitz Drop: Mike Hodgins | Try: Duncanson c Chipman ? c Niebauer Duncanson Con: Armstrong |
| St. Louis, MO |
| 10 June 1978 |
| Midwest | 13–9 | Pacific Coast |
| Try: Paul Pauluzzi c Gary Wilson Con: Perkins Drop: 15' Perkins | Try: Mike Fanucci c Con: Jablonski Pen: Jablonski |
| St. Louis, MO |
| 10 June 1978 |
| Eastern | 41–8 | Western |
| Try: Morrison 45' Cook Peter Brock c Selfridge Hodgins Morrison c Tommy Smith c Con: Cook Pen: Cook | Try: Arnold Culbertson |
| St. Louis, MO |
| 11 June 1978 |
| Pacific Coast | 44–6 | Western |
| Try: Jeff Lombard Chipman c John Fowler c Chipman Walton Walton Jensen c Gunn Jensen Con: Larsen 3 Gunn | Pen: Bennett 2 |
| St. Louis, MO |
| 11 June 1978 |
| Eastern | 27–16 | Midwest |
| Try: Hodgins Mike Sherlock Swords c Stone ? Con: Cook Pen: Cook 2 Drop: Cook | Try: Scheitlin c ? Con: Perkins Pen: Perkins Drop: Perkins |
| St. Louis, MO |
| Team | W | L | F | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Coast Grizzlies | 2 | 1 | 77 | 27 |
| 2 | Eastern Colonials | 2 | 1 | 75 | 48 |
| 3 | Midwest Thunderbirds | 2 | 1 | 46 | 48 |
| 4 | Western Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 27 | 102 |
Women's Club
The 1978 Women's National Rugby Classic for club teams was co-sponsored by the Chicago Women's Rugby Football Club and Michelob beer. The teams invited needed to have won a major regional title and have a winning record.[10] The games were played at Lion's Park in Mount Prospect, Illinois.[11] The team from Portland, Maine won the championship with four shutouts: 3–0 over Denver Blues in the first round, 24–0 over Houston Boars in the second round, then 4–0 against Chicago, and finally 18–0 against Madison, Wisconsin.[12] Chicago took third place with a 4–0 win over Florida State after three overtimes.[13]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| September 2 – Mount Prospect, IL | ||||||
| Portland | 4 | |||||
| September 3 – Mount Prospect, IL | ||||||
| Chicago | 0 | |||||
| Portland | 18 | |||||
| September 2 – Mount Prospect, IL | ||||||
| Madison | 0 | |||||
| Madison | 4 | |||||
| Florida State | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| September 3 – Mount Prospect, IL | ||||||
| Chicago | 4 | |||||
| Florida State | 0 | |||||
Champions: Portland(ME) Women's Rugby Club. Qualified as New England Champions.
Record: 10–1–2
Coaching Staff: Rocky Frenzilli, Ricky Scala(Aide), Peter Gillis(Aide)
Roster: Sondra Spiers, Denise Dimitre, Pat Cribby, Kim Berry, Janet Muccino, Susan Adams, Brenda Costello, Mary Beth Staid, Reta Brown Flaherty, Brenda Swallow, Cheryl Ring, Ann Chippfield, Sue Malcolm, Marie Gagne, Amy Belliveau, Debbie Selleck (captain), Ann Chute, Mary Gouletand, Sue Lawler.
