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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.
| 1979 National Rugby Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Various |
| Date | 1979 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Final | |
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 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| April 29 – San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Old Puget Sound | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 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) | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 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 - | ||||||||||||||
| Akron (OH) | 7 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Akron | ||||||||||||||
| May 6 – | May 13 – Kansas City, MO | |||||||||||||
| Akron | 17 | Old Blue (NY) | 22 | |||||||||||
| May 6 - | ||||||||||||||
| Chicago Lions | 13 | Akron (OH) | 9 | |||||||||||
| Chicago Lions | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | |||||||||||||
Semifinals
| 12 May 1979 |
| St. Louis | 21–8 | Akron |
| Try: Tom McDonough 10' c Con: Bob Cronin Pen: Bob Cronin |
| 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 |
| Kansas City, MO |
Third place
| 13 May 1979 |
| Old Blue (NY) | 22–9 | Akron |
| Kansas City, MO |
Final
| 13 May 1979 |
| Old Blues (CA) | 18–6 | St. Louis Falcons |
| Try: Blane Warhurst Bailey Grisch Pen: John Dixon Drop: Armstrong | Try: Buster DelaRoche c Con: Bob Cronin Pen: Malcolm Kimble |
| Kansas City, MO Attendance: 1400 Referee: Peter Jones (ERU) |
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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 | 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 |
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The 1979 college championship was won by Palmer College of Chiropractic, who defeated Navy in the final, 24–6, in Williamsburg, Virginia.[8]
The 1979 Combined Services Rugby Championship was held May 5-6 on Stilwell Field at Fort Campbell.[9]
| 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 | ||
The 1979 National Sevens Rugby Tournament was hosted by the Hartford Wanderers and took place on June 23, 1979, at Sterling Field in West Hartford, Connecticut.[10] The twelve team tournament was won by the Denver Barbarians.[11]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| June 23 - Hartford, CT | ||||||
| Denver Barbarians | 24 | |||||
| June 23 - Hartford, CT | ||||||
| Scioto Valley (OH) | 6 | |||||
| Denver Barbarians | 12 | |||||
| June 23 - Hartford, CT | ||||||
| University of Rhode Island | 10 | |||||
| University of Rhode Island | 11 | |||||
| Hartford Wanderers | 7 | |||||
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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. The 1979 edition was held on the polo fields of the International Sports Core in Oakbrook, IL.[12] won by the Pacific Coast RFU.[13]Pacific Coast's Mike Fanucchi and Jack Clark were most valuable back and most valuable forward respectively.
Results:
| 26 May 1979 2:00PM |
| Eastern | 0–21 | Pacific Coast |
| Try: Del Chipman Rick Bailey Kelleher Del Chipman Con: Dennis Jablonski Pen: Dennis Jablonski |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| 26 May 1979 3:00PM |
| Midwest | 28–18 | Western |
| Try: Larsen Larsen Mosser Del Chipman | Try: Bob Arnold Parker |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| 27 May 1979 2:00PM |
| Pacific Coast | 21–3 | Western |
| Try: Tommy Smith | Drop: Milt Bennett |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| 27 May 1979 3:00PM |
| Midwest | 31–11 | Eastern |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| 28 May 1979 11:00AM |
| Eastern | 34–3 | Western |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| 28 May 1979 1:00PM |
| Midwest | 9–22 | Pacific Coast |
| Try: Jeff Lombard Mike Fanucchi c Mike Fanucchi c Con: Dennis Jablonski Pen: Dennis Jablonski |
| Oakbrook, IL |
| Team | W | L | F | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Coast RFU | 3 | 0 | 64 | 12 |
| 2 | Midwest RFU | 2 | 1 | 68 | 51 |
| 3 | Eastern RU | 1 | 2 | 45 | 55 |
| 4 | Western RFU | 0 | 3 | 24 | 83 |
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