1966 Five Nations Championship
1966 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 15 January 1966 - 26 March 1966 | ||
Countries |
England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (15th title) | ||
Calcutta Cup | Scotland | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
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The 1966 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 15 January and 26 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
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England | Twickenham | London | none | Budge Rogers |
France | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | Jean Prat | Michel Crauste |
Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Dublin | none | Ray McLoughlin/Tom Kiernan |
Scotland | Murrayfield | Edinburgh | none | Stewart Wilson/Ian Laughland |
Wales | National Stadium | Cardiff | none | Alun Pask/David Watkins |
Table
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
1 | Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 6 |
2 | France | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 5 |
2 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 5 |
4 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 3 |
5 | England | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 1 |
Results
External links
Preceded by 1965 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1966 |
Succeeded by 1967 Five Nations |
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