1966–67 FIRA Nations Cup

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1966-67 Nations Cup
Date27 November 1966 - 26 May 1967
CountriesFlag of France.svg  France
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of France.svg  France
Grand Slam Flag of France.svg  France
Matches played6
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The Nations Cup 1966-67 was the seventh edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and second with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup". The Tournament was won by France, who swept all their matches, with Romania, Italy and Portugal. Portugal, who had the chance to play with the three best teams from Continental Europe, achieved an honourable 6-3 loss to Italy, but, having lost all their matches, were relegated. France did not award caps in their 56-14 win over Portugal abroad.

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First division

PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference
1Flag of France.svg  France 330012530956
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 32017318554
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31022287-652
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 300323108-850

Portugal relegated to second division

Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)
27 November 1966 [1] Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg3 - 9Flag of France.svg  France Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Pen: Penciu
Try: Duprat
Salut
Pen: Lacaze
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: P.G. Brook Flag of England.svg
Romania: 15 Vasile Daiciulescu, 14 Alexandru Penciu, 13 Gheorghe Nica, 12 Valeriu Irimescu, 11 Paul Ciobănel, 10 Mihai Wusek, 9 Adrian Mateescu, 8 Gheorghe Stoica, 7 Alexandru Ionescu, 6 Constantin Dinu, 5 Ion Țuțuianu, 4 Vasile Rusu, 3 Gheorghe Rășcanu, 2 Mircea Rusu, 1 Radu Demian (c.)
France: 15.Claude Lacaze, 14.Bernard Duprat, 11.Christian Darrouy (c), 13.Jo Maso, 12.Claude Dourthe, 10.Jean-Claude Roques, 9.Jean-Claude Lasserre, 8.Andre Herrero, 7.Jean Salut, 6.Christian Carrere, 5.Walter Spanghero, 4.Benoit Dauga, 3.Arnaldo Gruarin, 2.Jean-Michel Cabanier, 1.Jean-Claude Berejnoi
26 March 1967 France  Flag of France.svg60 - 13Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stade Mayol, Toulon  
Try: Armaudet 9' 19' 34', Rupert 12'
Cabanier 21' Lux 25'
Sitjar 38' Gachassin 52'
80' Dauga 63' Darrouy 68'
Con: G.Camberabero 9' 19' 21' 25' 34' 52' 80'
Pen: G.Camberabero 8' 48' 63' 69'
Drop: G.Camberabero
Try: Salmaso 32' Degli Antoni 76'
Prosperini 77'
Con: Di Zitti 75' 77'
Attendance: 9,270
Referee: K. Morgan Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
France:15 Pierre Villepreux, 14 Michel Arnaudet, 13 Jean Gachassin, 12 Jean-Pierre Lux, 11 Christian Darrouy (c.), 10 Guy Camberabero, 9 Lilian Camberabero, 8 Jean-Claude Berejnoi, 7 Jean-Nichel Cabanier, 6 Arnaldo Gruarin, 5 Benoît Dauga, 4 Jacques Fort, 3 Michel Sitjar, 2 Jean-Joseph Rupert, 1 André Herrero
Italy:15 Ettore Giugovaz, 14 Giorgio Troncon, 13 Andrea d'Alberton, 12 Roberto Luise III, 11 Vittorio Ambron, 10 Francesco Soro II, 9 Elio Fusco, 8 Antonio di Zitti (c), 7 Giancarlo Degli Antoni, 6 Marco Bollesan, 5 Franco Piccinini, 4 Ivo Mazzucchelli, 3 Enzo Bellinazzo, 2 Oreste Vene', 1 Franco Mazzantini
7 May 1967 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg6 - 3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Stadio "Ferraris", Genoa  
Pen: Di Zitti 36' 56'
Pen: L. Lynce 58'
Referee: Cuny Flag of France.svg
Italy: 15 Luciano Modonesi, 14 Vittorio Ambron, 11 Adriano Agujari, 13 Mauro Gatto, 12 Gastone Giani, 10 Giampiero Ricci, 9 Luciano Bosciano, 8 Marco Bollesan, 7 Franco Cioni, 6 Carlo Prosperini, 5 Antonio di Zitti (c), 4 Franco Gargiulo, 3 Gianni Romagnoli, 2 Uriele Silvestri, 1 Andrea Taveggia
Portugal15 Pedro Lynce Faria, 14 P. Lencastre, 11 Alberto Quadrio, 13 Luis Matos Chaves, 12 Luis Lynce de Faria, 10 C.V. Pardal, 9 Nunez Silva, 8 J.F.N. Guedes, 7 Carlos Nobre, 6 Raul Martins, 5 Bruno Monteiro, 4 J.M. Vasconcelos, 3 Jorge Miranda, 2 J. Faria, 1 Tomas Mayer
14 May 1967
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg14 - 56 Flag of France.svg France XV
University Stadium, Lisbon
14 May 1967 Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg24 - 3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Try: Irimescu 7', Wusek 10' 19'
Baciu 36', Rășcanu 59'
Con: Irimescu 7' 19' 59'
Pen: Irimescu 41'
Pen: Di Zitti 50'
Referee: Friedlen Flag of East Germany.svg
Romania:15.Vasile Daiciulescu, 14.Mihai Wusek, 13.Mihai Țibuleac, 12.Gheorghe Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 11.Valeriu Irimescu, 10.Mihai Oblemenco, 9.Petre Florescu, 8.Radu Demian, 7.Mihai Șerbu, 6.Gheorghe Rășcanu, 5.Petre Veluda, 4.Mircea Rusu, 3.Nicolae
Italy15.Luciano Modonesi, 14.Mauro Mattei, 13.Andrea d'Alberton, 12.Vittorio Ambron, 11.Mauro Gatto, 10.Gastone Giani, 9.Umberto Conforto, 8.Carlo Prosperini, 7.Antonio di Zitti (cap), 6.Loreto Cucchiarelli, 5.Franco Cioni, 4.Dalmazio Bertoli, 3.Gianni Romagnoli, 2.Uriele Silvestri, 1.Maurizio Bocconcelli
28 May 1967
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg6 - 46Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
University Stadium, Lisbon

Second division

PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 33003113186
2Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 32012514114
3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 200209-90
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 20021030-200

Czechoslovakia promoted in first division

Marocco-Netherlands not played

26 November 1966
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg16 - 5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Prague
9 April 1967
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg3 - 0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Madrid
23 April 1967
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg5 - 14Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Amsterdam
30 April 1967
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg0 - 6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Casablanca
5 May 1967
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg8 - 9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Madrid

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