1979 National Rugby Championships
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| 1979 National Rugby Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Various |
| Date | 1979 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| 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.
Semifinals
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]
| Territorial Semifinal | Territorial Final | National Semifinal | National Final | |||||||||||
| April 28 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Old Blues | 19 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 – San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Old Puget Sound | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blues | 6 | |||||||||||||
| April 28 - San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||||||
| BATS | 3 | |||||||||||||
| BATS | 20 | |||||||||||||
| May 12 – Kansas City, MO | ||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blues (CA) | 7 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 - Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||||||
| Old Blue (NY) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blue | 21 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 – Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||||||
| Norfolk City Blues | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blue | 24 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 - Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||||||
| Baton Rouge | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Baton Rouge | 15 | |||||||||||||
| May 13 – Kansas City, MO | ||||||||||||||
| Whitemarsh | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blues (CA) | 18 | |||||||||||||
| April 21 – St. Louis, MO | ||||||||||||||
| St. Louis Falcons | 6 | |||||||||||||
| St. Louis Falcons | 16 | |||||||||||||
| April 28 – Denver, CO | ||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma U. | 13 | |||||||||||||
| St. Louis Falcons | 6 | |||||||||||||
| April 22 – Albuquerque, NM | ||||||||||||||
| Albuquerque Aardvarks | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Albuquerque Aardvarks | 25 | |||||||||||||
| May 12 – Kansas City, MO | ||||||||||||||
| Houston Heathens | 12 | |||||||||||||
| St. Louis Falcons | 21 | |||||||||||||
| May 6 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||||||
| Akron (OH) | 14 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Akron | 3 | |||||||||||||
| May 6 – Dayton, OH | May 13 – Kansas City, MO | |||||||||||||
| Minneapolis | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Akron | 17 | Old Blue (NY) | 22 | |||||||||||
| May 6 - Dayton, OH | ||||||||||||||
| Chicago Lions | 13 | Akron (OH) | 9 | |||||||||||
| Chicago Lions | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 12 May 1979 |
| St. Louis | 21–14 | Akron |
| Try: Tom McDonough 10' c Don Brown c Con: Bob Cronin Pen: Bob Cronin (3) | Try: Steve Allensworth Rick Underman c Terry Whelan Con: Dave Forman |
| Kansas City, MO |
| 12 May 1979 |
| Old Blues (CA) | 7–3 (OT) | Old Blue (NY) |
| Try: Art Ward 97' Pen: John Dixon 19' | Pen: Malcolm Kimble 43' |
| Kansas City, MO Attendance: 1000 |
Third place
| 13 May 1979 |
| Old Blue (NY) | 22–9 | Akron |
| Try: Chimere Okezie c Joe Whalen c Chimere Okezie Con: Malcolm Kimble Pen: Malcolm Kimble 2 | Try: Hill c Con: Dave Forman Pen: Dave Forman |
| Kansas City, MO |
Final
| 13 May 1979 |
| Old Blues (CA) | 18–6 | St. Louis Falcons |
| Try: Blane Warhurst Rick Bailey Steve Grisch Pen: John Dixon Drop: 42' Bill Armstrong | Try: 18' Buster DelaRoche c Con: Bob Cronin |
| Kansas City, MO Attendance: 1400 Referee: Peter Jones (ERU) |
Champions: Old Blues RFC of Berkeley, CA
Coach: Ron Mayes
Roster: Bill Armstrong (Center), Rick Bailey (Prop), David Bateman (Scrumhalf), Jim Brazil (Prop), Peter Burman (Flyhalf), Jack Clark (Lock), John Dixon (Center), Leo Fracess (Prop), Pete Gunderson (Hooker), Stephen Gritsch (Wing), Chuck Hextrum (Lock), Dallas Hickman (Flanker), Mark Hoffman (Lock), Jeff Hollings (Hooker), Tom Philp (Wing), Steve Ponder (#8), Scott Stringer (Center), Mark Villa (Flyhalf), Art Ward (#8), Dennis Ward (Fullback), Blane Warhurst (Flanker/Wing).
Women's Club
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Blues | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 2 September 1979 |
| Florida State | 6–0 | Madison |
| Try: Candy Orsini 55' c Con: Renata Brady | [7] |
| Arlington Heights, IL |
College
The 1979 College championship was won by Palmer College of Chiropractic. Navy finished fourth.
Military
The 1979 Military Cup Rugby Championship was held May 5-6 on Stilwell Field at Fort Campbell.[8]
| Standings | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | F | A | FTC | SAV | FBO | FBF | FTP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
