1973 National Rugby Championships

1973 National Rugby Championships
1973 National Rugby Championships
Tournament details
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Date	1973
Tournament statistics
Final

The 1973 National Rugby Championships included the Collegiate tournament and the 15th edition of the Monterey National.

College

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

Final

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

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 1	Santa Monica RC	3-0	St. Mary's College	Pebble Beach
7:00AM				Stadium: Field 1

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 2	Pensacola Navy	0-3	Sacramento Capitol	Pebble Beach
7:00AM				Stadium: Field 2

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

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 4	USC	6-3	Stanford University	Pebble Beach
7:00AM				Stadium: Field 4

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 5	Los Angeles RC	3-0	San Jose St	Pebble Beach
7:30AM				Stadium: Field 1

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 6	Portland	0-6	X–O RC	Pebble Beach
7:30AM				Stadium: Field 2

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 7	UC Davis	16-6	Occidental College	Pebble Beach
7:30AM				Stadium: Field 3

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 8	Santa Clara U.	6-17	Old Puget Sound Beach	Pebble Beach
7:30AM				Stadium: Field 4

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 9	UC Berkeley	7-0	U. of Washington	Pebble Beach
8:00AM				Stadium: Field 1

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 10	Monterey RC	4-6	OMBAC	Pebble Beach
8:00AM				Stadium: Field 2

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 11	Irvine Coast	4-0	North Counties	Pebble Beach
8:00AM				Stadium: Field 3

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 12	Washington State	3-22	Peninsula Ramblers	Pebble Beach
8:00AM				Stadium: Field 4

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 13	UC Santa Barbara	7-3	Seahawk RC	Pebble Beach
8:30AM				Stadium: Field 1

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 14	Olde Gaels	0-0 (L–W p)	Western Washington	Pebble Beach
8:30AM				Stadium: Field 2

24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 15	Finlander RC	0-0 (L–W p)	San Francisco RC	Pebble Beach
8:30AM				Stadium: Field 3

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
^ "Palmer Rugby Team Advances". (May 6, 1973). Sunday Register, p.4–D col.5
^ "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
^ "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.
^ "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
^ Moss, Al (March 26, 1973). "Santa Monica Upsets Cal". San Francisco Chronicle, p.46 col.1–5

[1] "Cyclone Ruggers To Tournament". (May 1, 1973). Ames Daily Tribune, p.9 col.2

[2] "Broman Announces Palmer College To Host Rugby Tourney". (May 3, 1973). Osage County Observer, p.1A col.5

[3] "Alpha Girl Is Cheerleader At Tournament". (May 4, 1973). Wrova Reporter, p.2 col.8

[4] "ND Rugby Team To Compete Nationally". (May 4, 1973). The Observer, p.2 col.1

[5] "MSU To Compete In Rugby Meet". (May 5, 1973). State Journal, p.C–4 col.2–3

[6] Able, Gene (May 6, 1973). "USC Rugby Club Off To National Tourney". The State, p.10–C col.1–7

[7] Luber, Charles (May 10, 1973). "Rugby Team In Tourney". Paper SAC, p.13 col.1

[8] "Palmer Captures Rugby Meet Title". (May 7, 1973). Times–Democrat, p.22 col.6–8

[9] "Rugby Win For Palmer". (May 6, 1973). Cedar Rapids Gazette, p.4D col.1

[10] "Palmer Rugby Team Advances". (May 6, 1973). Sunday Register, p.4–D col.5

[11] "Semifinals Set For Rugby Title". (May 6, 1973). Council Bluffs Nonpareil, p.1–C col.6

[12] "Methodists Advance In Rugby Tourney". (May 6, 1973). Kansas City Star, p.3S col.4

[13] "Palmer Repeat Rugby Champ". (May 7, 1973). Daily Dispatch, p.26 col.1

[14] "Rugby Club Places 2nd In NCAA". (May 8, 1973). Daily Illini, p.27 col.1–5

[15] "The Money Is Nice, But The Work Annoys Them". (March 20, 1974). San Francisco Examiner, p.52 col.2

[16] "Bakersfield Rugby Team Wins Slugfest From Fullerton". (March 14, 1977). Bakersfield Californian, p.14 col.5-7

[17] "Chuckanut Bay Ruggers 18th At Monterey". (March 27, 1975). Bellingham Herald, p.14 col.1-3

[18] "UM Rugby Club Enters Title Meet". (March 15, 1974). The Missoulian, p.14 col.3-4

[19] "Add: U. Va. Rugby Club". (June 23, 1966). Times-Dispatch, p.21 col.2

[20] Hickey, Dan (2016). "History Of Northern California Rugby". Northern California Rugby Football Union. NCRFU.ORG. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

[21] Buchanan, Terry, ed. (April 1979). "Loughborough Victorious". Scrum Down. Vol. 1, no. 15. Buchanan-Sousa. p. 1.

[22] Hagerty, Ed (April 18, 1983). "Monterey: Club Championship Site?". Editorial. Rugby. Vol. 9, no. 3. p. 37.

[23] "Bears In Rugby Finale". (March 25, 1973). Daily Review, p.46 col.1–3

[24] "Old Blue Does In Cal Streak". (March 26, 1973). Oakland Tribune, p.38 col.1–3

[25] "Oregon Ruggers Fare Poorly At Monterey". (March 27, 1973). The Oregonian, p.5 col.6–8

[26] "Capital Club Finishes 12th". (March 26, 1973). Sacramento Bee, p.C7 col.5

[27] "Santa Monica Ruggers Win". (March 26, 1973). Palo Alto Times, p.22 col.5

[28] Laucher, Karl (March 26, 1973). "Ex–Bear Rugger Foils Cal". San Jose News, p.54 col.5

[29] Moss, Al (March 26, 1973). "Santa Monica Upsets Cal". San Francisco Chronicle, p.46 col.1–5

[30] Moss, Al (March 26, 1973). "Santa Monica Upsets Cal". San Francisco Chronicle, p.46 col.1–5

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