1966 Five Nations Championship

1966 Five Nations Championship
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
1965 (Previous) (Next) 1967

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
 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
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Wales 43013426+86
2 France 42113518+175
2 Scotland 42112317+65
4 Ireland 41122434103
5 England 40131536211

Results

1966-01-15
Scotland  33  France
1966-01-15
England  611  Wales
1966-01-29
France  116  Ireland
1966-02-05
Wales  83  Scotland
1966-02-12
England  66  Ireland
1966-02-26
France  130  England
1966-02-26
Ireland  311  Scotland
1966-03-12
Ireland  96  Wales
1966-03-19
Scotland  63  England
1966-03-26
Wales  98  France

External links

Preceded by
1965 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1966
Succeeded by
1967 Five Nations
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