Five Nations 1966
Five Nations 1966 | |
Number of nations | 5 |
winner | Wales (15th title) |
Opening game | January 15, 1966 |
Tournament end | March 26, 1966 |
Games | 10 |
Points | 131 (⌀: 13.1 per game) |
tries | 21 (⌀: 2.1 per game) |
Most of the points | Claude Lacaze (14) |
Most attempts |
Christian Darrouy Sandy Hinshelwood David Whyte Ken Jones (2 each)
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← Five Nations 1965 | |
Five Nations 1967 → |
The 1966 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 15 and March 26. The tournament winner was Wales .
Closing table
country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wales | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 34:26 | 6th |
France | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35:18 | 5 |
Scotland | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23:17 | 5 |
Ireland | 4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24:34 | 3 |
England | 4th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15:36 | 1 |
Results
date | place | encounter | Result |
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15. January | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - France | 3: 3 |
15. January | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - Wales | 6:11 |
January 29th | Stade Olympique , Colombes | France - Ireland | 11: 6 |
February 5th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - Scotland | 8: 3 |
February 12th | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Ireland | 6: 6 |
February 26th | Stade Olympique, Colombes | France - England | 13: 0 |
February 26th | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - Scotland | 3:11 |
March 12th | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - Wales | 9: 6 |
19th March | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - England | 6: 3 |
26th of March | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - France | 9: 8 |