# 1975 National Rugby Championships

The 1975 National Rugby Championships were limited to Local Union championships since the United States of America Rugby Football Union had only been established on June 7 of that year in Chicago. The Territorial selection tournament would not start until 1977 therefore most of the higher level play was by the sub-unions. There was no college tournament during the reorganization of the RFU and the Monterey National played its 17th edition.

## Local Union Selects

* 15 April 1975
| NorCal Pelicans | 21–3 | Abertillery (Wales) |
* Polo Fields, San Francisco
* 19 April 1975 2:00PM
| NorCal Pelicans | 26–9 | SoCal Griffins |
* UC Irvine
* 25 May 1975
| Ontario RU | 14–0 | Midwest RFU |
* Toronto, ON
* 1 June 1975
| Wisconsin RFU | 0–7 | Chicago Area RFU |
* Madison, WI
* 14 September 1975
| Eastern Rockies RFU | 4–11 | Texas RFU |
* Colorado Sprigs, CO
* 7 April 1975
| Ebbw Vale | 10–12 | Golden State Poppies |
* Ebbw Vale, Wales
* 9 April 1975
| Swansea | 21–7 | Golden Poppies |
* St. Helen's Stadium
* 14 April 1975
| Edinburgh | 4–25 | Poppies |
* Scotland
* 16 April 1975
| Scottish Border Counties | 19–16 | NorCal Poppies |
* Scotland
* 19 April 1975
| Esher | 9–9 | Poppies |
* England
* 21 April 1975
| Bath XV | 16–10 | Poppies |
* Bath, England
* 14 April 1975
| Cheltenham | 0–18 | Poppies |
* England

## Monterey National Invitational

The 1975 Monterey National Rugby Championship was the 17th edition of the tournament and was considered to be the de facto national championship. This event took place at Pebble Beach, CA from March 22–23. The tournament MVP was Mike Hodgins (Cal Berkeley), Most Valuable Fan was 86 year old Watson Luke, Steve Montgomery of the Old Blues won the Drop Kick competition while Mickey Ording of X–Os was runner-up. UCLA went 5–0 to take first place.
Championship Bracket
| Second Round March 22 | Second Round March 22 | Second Round March 22 | Quarterfinals March 22 | Quarterfinals March 22 | Quarterfinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | | Final March 23 | Final March 23 | Final March 23 |
| 1 | Santa Monica | 30 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Pensacola Navy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Pensacola Navy | 0 | 1 | Santa Monica | 20 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Old Blues | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Old Blues | 4 | 9 | Old Blues | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Old Puget Sound Beach | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Old Puget Sound Beach | 0 | | | | 1 | Santa Monica | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Cal Berkeley | 0 | | | | |
| 5 | X–O Rugby Club | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Cal Berkeley | 0 | | | | |
| 12 | Florida State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Florida State | 0 | 5 | X–O | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cal Berkeley | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Newport Beach | 7 | 4 | Cal Berkeley | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cal Berkeley | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cal Berkeley | 10 | | | | | | | | 1 | Santa Monica | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | UCLA | 10 |
| 3 | UCLA | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | UCLA | 10 |
| 19 | Seahawks | 3 | | | | | | |
| 19 | Seahawks | 3 | 3 | UCLA | 9 | | | |
| | | | 6 | San Jose State | 0 | | | |
| 11 | OMBAC | 0 | 6 | San Jose State | 0 | | | |
| 6 | San Jose State | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | San Jose State | 3 | | | | 3 | UCLA | 12 |
| | | | | | | 2 | BATS | 6 |
| 7 | CSU Long Beach | 12 | | | | 2 | BATS | 6 | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 22 | Monterey RC | 3 | | | | | | |
| 22 | Monterey RC | 3 | 7 | Long Beach | 0 | | | | | 4 | Cal Berkeley | 8 |
| | | | 2 | BATS | 19 | | | | | 2 | BATS | 6 |
| 15 | UC Santa Barbara | 0 | 2 | BATS | 19 | | | | | 2 | BATS | 6 |
| 2 | BATS | 28 | | | | | | |

### Third place

* 23 March 1975 12:45PM
| Cal Berkeley | 8–6 | BATS |
| Try: Mike Hodgins (2) | | Pen: Kip Oxman (2) |
* Pebble Beach Attendance: 5000

### Final

* 23 March 1975 2:20PM
| Santa Monica | 7–10 | UCLA |
| Try: Greg Schneeweis Pen: John McDermott | | Try: Vince Pasavariello 5' c Terry Scott Con: John Sullivan |
* Pebble Beach Attendance: 5000
| 5th–8th | 5th–8th | 5th–8th | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| L33 | Old Blues | 0 | | | |
| L34 | X–O | 3 | | | |
| L34 | X–O | 3 | W51 | X–O | 6 |
| | | | W52 | San Jose State | 13 |
| L35 | San Jose State | 12 | W52 | San Jose State | 13 |
| L36 | Long Beach | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | | L51 | Old Blues | 8 |
| | | | L52 | Long Beach | 7 |
| Thirteenth | Thirteenth | Thirteenth | 13th–16th | 13th–16th | 13th–16th | 9th–16th | 9th–16th | 9th–16th | 9th–12th | 9th–12th | 9th–12th | | | Ninth | Ninth | Ninth |
| | | | | | | Field 2 1:10PM | Field 2 1:10PM | Field 2 1:10PM | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L17 | Pensacola | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Field 2 4:00PM | Field 2 4:00PM | Field 2 4:00PM | L18 | Old Puget Sound | 24 | Field 2 4:40PM | Field 2 4:40PM | Field 2 4:40PM | | | | | |
| | | | L37 | Pensacola | 3 | | | | W37 | Old Puget Sound | 6 | | | |
| | | | L38 | Florida State | 3* | Field 2 1:50PM | Field 2 1:50PM | Field 2 1:50PM | W38 | Newport Beach | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | L19 | Florida State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Field 2 10:15AM | Field 2 10:15AM | Field 2 10:15AM | | | | L20 | Newport Beach | 10 | | | Field 2 12:45PM | Field 2 12:45PM | Field 2 12:45PM | | |
| W55 | Florida State | 6 | | | | | | | | | W53 | | | Old Puget Sound | 10 |
| W56 | OMBAC | 18 | | | | Field 3 2:30PM | Field 3 2:30PM | Field 3 2:30PM | | | W53 | | | W54 | Seahawks | 9 |
| | | | | | | L21 | Seahawks | 0* | | | | | | | |
| | | | Field 4 4:40PM | Field 4 4:40PM | Field 4 4:40PM | L22 | OMBAC | 0 | Field 3 5:10PM | Field 3 5:10PM | Field 3 5:10PM | | | | | |
| Fifteenth | Fifteenth | Fifteenth | L39 | OMBAC | 17 | | | | W39 | Seahawks | 12 | | | Eleventh | Eleventh | Eleventh |
| Field 3 12:45PM | Field 3 12:45PM | Field 3 12:45PM | L40 | Monterey | 9 | Field 4 2:00PM | Field 4 2:00PM | Field 4 2:00PM | W40 | Santa Barbara | 0 | | | Field 2 11:30AM | Field 2 11:30AM | Field 2 11:30AM |
| L55 | Pensacola | 4 | | | | L23 | Monterey | 3 | | | | | | L53 | Newport Beach | 0 |
| L56 | Monterey | 16 | | | | L24 | Santa Barbara | 4 | | | | | | L54 | Santa Barbara | 8 |
*Advanced on kicks
Consolation Bracket
| Second Round March 22 | Second Round March 22 | Second Round March 22 | Quarterfinals March 22 | Quarterfinals March 22 | Quarterfinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | | 17th place March 23 | 17th place March 23 | 17th place March 23 |
| L1 | Western Washington | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L2 | Sacramento Capitol RC | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L2 | Sacramento Capitol RC | 15 | W25 | Sacramento Capitol | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W26 | St. Mary's | 3 | | | | | | | |
| L3 | St. Mary's College | 6 | W26 | St. Mary's | 3 | | | | | | | |
| L4 | Santa Clara University | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L4 | Santa Clara University | 4 | | | | W41 | Sacramento | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W42 | USC | 0 | | | | |
| L5 | USC | 7 | | | | | | | W42 | USC | 0 | | | | |
| L6 | Portland RC | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L6 | Portland RC | 6 | W27 | USC | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W28 | Fresno | 0 | | | | | | | |
| L7 | Oregon State | 10 | W28 | Fresno | 0 | | | | | | | |
| L8 | Fresno RC | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L8 | Fresno RC | 13 | | | | | | | | W57 | Sacramento | 14 |
| | | | | | | | | | | W58 | Chuckanut Bay | 6 |
| L9 | UC Davis | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | W58 | Chuckanut Bay | 6 |
| L10 | Chuckanut Bay | 8 | | | | | | |
| L10 | Chuckanut Bay | 8 | W29 | Chuckanut Bay | 15 | | | |
| | | | W30 | San Francisco RC | 0 | | | |
| L11 | San Francisco RC | 14 | W30 | San Francisco RC | 0 | | | |
| L12 | Navy All Star Touring Side | 0 | | | | | | |
| L12 | Navy All Star Touring Side | 0 | | | | W43 | Chuckanut Bay | 16 |
| | | | | | | W44 | Olde Gaels | 0 |
| L13 | River Rat RC | 4* | | | | W44 | Olde Gaels | 0 | | 19th place | 19th place | 19th place |
| L14 | Stanford | 4 | | | | | | |
| L14 | Stanford | 4 | W31 | River Rat | 0 | | | | | L57 | USC | 28 |
| | | | W32 | Olde Gaels | 4 | | | | | L58 | Olde Gaels | 6 |
| L15 | Olde Gaels | 6 | W32 | Olde Gaels | 4 | | | | | L58 | Olde Gaels | 6 |
| L16 | Washington State | 3 | | | | | | |
*Advanced on kicks
| 21st–24th | 21st–24th | 21st–24th | 21st place | 21st place | 21st place |
| L41 | St. Mary's | 4 | | | |
| L42 | Fresno RC | 3 | | | |
| L42 | Fresno RC | 3 | W59 | St. Mary's | 7 |
| | | | W60 | River Rat | 6 |
| L43 | San Francisco RC | 0 | W60 | River Rat | 6 |
| L44 | River Rat | 12 | 23rd place | 23rd place | 23rd place |
| | | | L59 | Fresno RC | 8 |
| | | | L60 | San Francisco RC | 16 |
| 29th place | 29th place | 29th place | 29th–32nd | 29th–32nd | 29th–32nd | 25th–32nd | 25th–32nd | 25th–32nd | 25th–28th | 25th–28th | 25th–28th | | | 25th place | 25th place | 25th place |
| | | | | | | Field 4 12:40AM | Field 4 12:40AM | Field 4 12:40AM | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L25 | Western Washington | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Field 4 4:00PM | Field 4 4:00PM | Field 4 4:00PM | L26 | Santa Clara | 4 | Field 4 3:20PM | Field 4 3:20PM | Field 4 3:20PM | | | | | |
| | | | L45 | Western Washington | 0 | | | | W45 | Santa Clara | 11 | | | |
| | | | L46 | Portland RC | 17 | Field 4 1:20PM | Field 4 1:20PM | Field 4 1:20PM | W46 | Oregon State | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | L27 | Portland RC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Field 3 9:00AM | Field 3 9:00AM | Field 3 9:00AM | | | | L28 | Oregon State | 10 | | | Field 1 9:00AM | Field 1 9:00AM | Field 1 9:00AM | | |
| W63 | Portland RC | 6 | | | | | | | | | W61 | | | Santa Clara | 8 |
| W64 | Washington State | 0 | | | | Field 3 3:10PM | Field 3 3:10PM | Field 3 3:10PM | | | W61 | | | W62 | Stanford | 4 |
| | | | | | | L29 | UC Davis | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Field 4 6:00PM | Field 4 6:00PM | Field 4 6:00PM | L30 | Navy All Star Touring | 0 | Field 4 5:20PM | Field 4 5:20PM | Field 4 5:20PM | | | | | |
| 31st place | 31st place | 31st place | L47 | Navy All Star | 0 | | | | W47 | UC Davis | 0 | | | 27th place | 27th place | 27th place |
| Field 4 9:00AM | Field 4 9:00AM | Field 4 9:00AM | L48 | Washington State | 9 | Field 4 2:40PM | Field 4 2:40PM | Field 4 2:40PM | W48 | Stanford | 4 | | | Field 2 9:00AM | Field 2 9:00AM | Field 2 9:00AM |
| L63 | Western Washington | 17 | | | | L31 | Stanford | 22 | | | | | | L61 | Oregon State | 19 |
| L64 | Navy All Star | 11 | | | | L32 | Washington State | 0 | | | | | | L62 | UC Davis | 8 |