1966 Five Nations Championship

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1966 Five Nations Championship
Date15 January - 26 March 1966
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (15th title)
Matches played10
Tries scored21 (2.1 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of France.svg Claude Lacaze (14)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of France.svg Christian Darrouy (2)
Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Hinshelwood (2)
Flag of Scotland.svg David Whyte (2)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ken Jones (2)
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.

Contents

Wales won their 15th title, with a single loss, while England finished in a disappointing fifth and last place.

Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London none Budge Rogers
Flag of France.svg  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat Michel Crauste
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin none Ray McLoughlin/Tom Kiernan
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh none Stewart Wilson/Ian Laughland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales National Stadium Cardiff none Alun Pask/David Watkins

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 43013426+86
2Flag of France.svg  France 42113518+175
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42112317+65
4IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 41122434103
5Flag of England.svg  England 40131536211
Source: rugbyfootballhistory.com: [1]

Squads

Results

1966-01-15
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg33Flag of France.svg  France
Tries: Whyte Pen.: Lacaze
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: D. M. Hughes (Wales)
1966-01-15
England  Flag of England.svg611Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: Perry
Pen.: Rutherford
Tries: Pask
Con.: Price
Pen.: Price (2)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: R. W. Gilliland (Ireland)
1966-01-29
France  Flag of France.svg116IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Tries: Darrouy (2)
Con.: Lacaze
Pen.: Lacaze
Pen.: Gibson
Drops: Kiernan
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
Attendance: 30,947
Referee: P. G. Brook (England)
1966-02-05
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg83Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: K. Jones (2)
Con.: Bradshaw
Pen.: Wilson
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: M. H. Titcomb (England)
1966-02-12
England  Flag of England.svg66IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Tries: Greenwood
Pen.: Rutherford
Tries: McGrath
Pen.: Kiernan
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: R. B. L. Marie (France)
1966-02-26
France  Flag of France.svg130Flag of England.svg  England
Tries: A. Boniface
Gachassin
Gruarin
Con.: Lacaze (2)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
Attendance: 37,660
Referee: D. G. Walters (Wales)
1966-02-26
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg311Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Pen.: Kiernan Tries: Grant
Hinshelwood (2)
Con.: Wilson
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: D. M. Hughes (Wales)
1966-03-12
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg96Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: Bresnihan
Pen.: Gibson
Drops: Gibson
Tries: Prothero
Pen.: Bradshaw
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: R. P. Burrell (Scotland)
1966-03-19
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg63Flag of England.svg  England
Tries: Whyte
Pen.: Blaikie
Drops: McFadyean
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)
1966-03-26
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg98Flag of France.svg  France
Tries: Watkins
Pen.: Bradshaw (2)
Tries: Duprat
Rupert
Con.: Lacaze
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)

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References

  1. "6 Nations History". Year by Year Analysis: 1966. rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 20 March 2011.