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1966 Five Nations Championship
37th Rugby Union Five Nations Championship
37th Rugby Union Five Nations Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1966 Five Nations Championship |
| date | 15 January - 26 March 1966 |
| countries | |
| champions | |
| count | 15 |
| matches | 10 |
| tries | 21 |
| top point scorer | FRA Claude Lacaze (14) |
| top try scorer | FRA Christian Darrouy (2) |
| SCO Sandy Hinshelwood (2) | |
| SCO David Whyte (2) | |
| WAL Ken Jones (2) | |
| previous year | 1965 |
| previous tournament | 1965 Five Nations Championship |
| next year | 1967 |
| next tournament | 1967 Five Nations Championship |
SCO Sandy Hinshelwood (2) SCO David Whyte (2) WAL Ken Jones (2)
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.
Participants
The teams involved were:
| **Nation** | **Venue** | **City** | **Head coach** | **Captain** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham | London | *none* | Budge Rogers | |
| Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | Jean Prat | Michel Crauste | |
| Lansdowne Road | Dublin | *none* | Ray McLoughlin/Tom Kiernan | |
| Murrayfield | Edinburgh | *none* | Stewart Wilson/Ian Laughland | |
| National Stadium | Cardiff | *none* | Alun Pask/David Watkins |
Table
Squads
Results
date = 1966-01-15| home = | score = 3–3 | away = | homescore = Tries: Whyte| awayscore = Pen.: Lacaze| stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance = 60,000 | referee = D. M. Hughes (Wales)}}
date = 1966-01-15| home = | score = 6–11 | away = | homescore = Tries: Perry Pen.: Rutherford | awayscore = Tries: Pask Con.: Price Pen.: Price (2) | stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London | attendance = | referee = R. W. Gilliland (Ireland)}}
date = 1966-01-29| home = | score = 11–6 | away = | homescore = Tries: Darrouy (2) Con.: Lacaze Pen.: Lacaze | awayscore = Pen.: Gibson Drops: Kiernan | stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | attendance = 30,947 | referee = P. G. Brook (England)}}
date = 1966-02-05| home = | score = 8–3 | away = | homescore = Tries: K. Jones (2) Con.: Bradshaw | awayscore = Pen.: Wilson | stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = | referee = M. H. Titcomb (England)}}
date = 1966-02-12| home = | score = 6–6 | away = | homescore = Tries: Greenwood Pen.: Rutherford | awayscore = Tries: McGrath Pen.: Kiernan | stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London | attendance = | referee = R. B. L. Marie (France)}}
date = 1966-02-26| home = | score = 13–0 | away = | homescore = Tries: A. Boniface Gachassin Gruarin Con.: Lacaze (2)| awayscore = | stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | attendance = 37,660 | referee = D. G. Walters (Wales)}}
date = 1966-02-26| home = | score = 3–11 | away = | homescore = Pen.: Kiernan | awayscore = Tries: Grant Hinshelwood (2) Con.: Wilson | stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = | referee = D. M. Hughes (Wales)}}
date = 1966-03-12| home = | score = 9–6 | away = | homescore = Tries: Bresnihan Pen.: Gibson Drops: Gibson | awayscore = Tries: Prothero Pen.: Bradshaw | stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = | referee = R. P. Burrell (Scotland)}}
date = 1966-03-19| home = | score = 6–3 | away = | homescore = Tries: Whyte Pen.: Blaikie | awayscore = Drops: McFadyean | stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance = | referee = K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)}}
date = 1966-03-26| home = | score = 9–8 | away = | homescore = Tries: Watkins Pen.: Bradshaw (2)| awayscore = Tries: Duprat Rupert Con.: Lacaze | stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = 60,000 | referee = K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)}}
References
References
- "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com.
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