1967 Five Nations Championship

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1967 Five Nations Championship
Date14 January - 15 April 1967
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 France.svg  France (4th title)
Matches played10
Tries scored28 (2.8 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Roger Hosen (33)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Colin McFadyean (3)
1966 (Previous)(Next) 1968

The 1967 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 14 January and 15 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. France won their fourth title, with a single loss.

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Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London none Phil Judd
Flag of France.svg  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat Christian Darrouy
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin none Noel Murphy
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh none Pringle Fisher
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales National Stadium Cardiff none Alun Pask/David Watkins

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of France.svg  France 43015541+146
2Flag of England.svg  England 42026867+14
2IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 4202172254
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4202374584
5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4103535522
Source: rugbyfootballhistory.com: [1]

Squads

Results

1967-01-14
France  Flag of France.svg89Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Carrère
Duprat
Con.: Gachassin
Pen.: Wilson (2)
Drops: Simmers
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)
1967-02-04
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg115Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: Hinshelwood
Telfer
Con.: Wilson
Drops: Chisholm
Tries: S. Watkins
Con.: Price
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)
1967-02-11
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg38Flag of England.svg  England
Pen.: Kiernan Tries: McFadyean
Con.: Hosen
Pen.: Hosen
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: D. M. Hughes (Wales)
1967-02-25
England  Flag of England.svg1216Flag of France.svg  France
Pen.: Hosen (3)
Drops: Finlan
Tries: Dourthe
Duprat
Con.: G. Camberabero (2)
Pen.: G. Camberabero
Drops: G. Camberabero
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)
1967-02-25
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg35IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Pen.: Wilson Tries: Murphy
Con.: Kiernan
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: D. M. Hughes (Wales)
1967-03-11
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg03IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Tries: Duggan
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: M. H. Titcomb (England)
1967-03-18
England  Flag of England.svg2714Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: McFadyean (2)
Taylor
Webb
Con.: Hosen (3)
Pen.: Hosen (2)
Drops: Finlan
Tries: Hinshelwood
Turner
Con.: Wilson
Pen.: Wilson (2)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)
1967-04-01
France  Flag of France.svg2014Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: G. Camberabero
Dauga
Dourthe
Con.: G. Camberabero
Pen.: G. Camberabero
Drops: G. Camberabero (2)
Tries: Bebb
Con.: Price
Pen.: Price (2)
Drops: D. Watkins
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
Attendance: 39,367
Referee: D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)
1967-04-15
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg611Flag of France.svg  France
Tries: Molloy
Pen.: Kiernan
Tries: Cabanier
Con.: G. Camberabero
Drops: G. Camberabero (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: R. P. Burrell (Scotland)
1967-04-15
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg3421Flag of England.svg  England
Tries: Bebb
G. Davies (2)
Jarrett
Morris
Con.: Jarrett (5)
Pen.: Jarrett (2)
Drops: Raybould
Tries: Barton (2)
Savage
Pen.: Hosen (4)
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: D. C. J. McMahon (Scotland)

Source for match results and dates: [2]

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References

  1. "6 Nations History". Year by Year Analysis: 1967. rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  2. "Five Nations 1967 / Results". ESPN Scrum. ESPN Emea. Retrieved 12 December 2012.