1966 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 15 January - 26 March 1966 | ||
Countries | England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (15th title) | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Tries scored | 21 (2.1 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Claude Lacaze (14) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Christian Darrouy (2) Sandy Hinshelwood (2) David Whyte (2) Ken Jones (2) | ||
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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.
Wales won their 15th title, with a single loss, while England finished in a disappointing fifth and last place.
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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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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 |
1966-01-15 |
Scotland | 3–3 | France |
Tries: Whyte | Pen.: Lacaze |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 60,000 Referee: D. M. Hughes (Wales) |
1966-01-15 |
England | 6–11 | Wales |
Tries: Perry Pen.: Rutherford | Tries: Pask Con.: Price Pen.: Price (2) |
Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: R. W. Gilliland (Ireland) |
1966-01-29 |
France | 11–6 | 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 | 8–3 | Scotland |
Tries: K. Jones (2) Con.: Bradshaw | Pen.: Wilson |
National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: M. H. Titcomb (England) |
1966-02-12 |
England | 6–6 | Ireland |
Tries: Greenwood Pen.: Rutherford | Tries: McGrath Pen.: Kiernan |
Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: R. B. L. Marie (France) |
1966-02-26 |
France | 13–0 | 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 | 3–11 | Scotland |
Pen.: Kiernan | Tries: Grant Hinshelwood (2) Con.: Wilson |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: D. M. Hughes (Wales) |
1966-03-12 |
Ireland | 9–6 | Wales |
Tries: Bresnihan Pen.: Gibson Drops: Gibson | Tries: Prothero Pen.: Bradshaw |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: R. P. Burrell (Scotland) |
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