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1966 Five Nations Championship
| 1966 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 15 January - 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.
Contents
1 Participants
2 Table
3 Results
4 External links
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 | 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
1966-01-15 |
Scotland | 3–3 | France |
|---|---|---|
Edinburgh |
1966-01-15 |
England | 6–11 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
London |
1966-01-29 |
France | 11–6 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
Paris |
1966-02-05 |
Wales | 8–3 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
Cardiff |
1966-02-12 |
England | 6–6 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
London |
1966-02-26 |
France | 13–0 | England |
|---|---|---|
Paris |
1966-02-26 |
Ireland | 3–11 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
Dublin |
1966-03-12 |
Ireland | 9–6 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
Dublin |
1966-03-19 |
Scotland | 6–3 | England |
|---|---|---|
Edinburgh |
1966-03-26 |
Wales | 9–8 | France |
|---|---|---|
Cardiff |
External links
- The official RBS Six Nations Site
| Preceded by 1965 Five Nations | Five Nations Championship 1966 | Succeeded by 1967 Five Nations |
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