1966 Five Nations Championship

37th Rugby Union Five Nations Championship 1966 Five Nations Championship 15 January - 26 March 1966 ENGIREFRASCOWAL WAL 15 10 21 FRA Claude Lacaze (14) FRA Christian Darrouy (2)SCO Sandy Hinshelwood (2)SCO David Whyte (2) WAL Ken Jones (2) 1965 1965 Five Nations Championship 1967 1967 Five Nations Championship 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: NationVenueCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonnoneBudge RogersFRAStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesJean PratMichel CrausteIRELansdowne RoadDublinnoneRay McLoughlin/Tom KiernanSCOMurrayfieldEdinburghnoneStewart Wilson/Ian LaughlandWALNational StadiumCardiffnoneAlun Pask/David Watkins Table main WDL Q 2 points WAL WAL FRA FRA SCO 2 SCO IRE IRE ENG ENG 3 0 1 34 26 2 1 1 35 18 2 1 1 23 17 1 1 2 24 34 0 1 3 15 36 #ccffcc A complete rugbyfootballhistory.com:6 Nations History http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/6nations.htm#3 Year by Year Analysis: 1966 rugbyfootballhistory.com 20 March 2011 Squads each nation's squad for the 1966 Five Nations Championship 1966 Five Nations Championship squads Results 1966-01-15 SCO 3–3 FRA Tries: Whyte Pen.: Lacaze Murrayfield, Edinburgh 60,000 D. M. Hughes (Wales) 1966-01-15 ENG 6–11 WAL Tries: PerryPen.: Rutherford Tries: PaskCon.: PricePen.: Price (2) Twickenham Stadium, London R. W. Gilliland (Ireland) 1966-01-29 FRA 11–6 IRE Tries: Darrouy (2)Con.: LacazePen.: Lacaze Pen.: GibsonDrops: Kiernan Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 30,947 P. G. Brook (England) 1966-02-05 WAL 8–3 SCO Tries: K. Jones (2)Con.: Bradshaw Pen.: Wilson National Stadium, Cardiff M. H. Titcomb (England) 1966-02-12 ENG 6–6 IRE Tries: GreenwoodPen.: Rutherford Tries: McGrathPen.: Kiernan Twickenham Stadium, London R. B. L. Marie (France) 1966-02-26 FRA 13–0 ENG Tries: A. BonifaceGachassinGruarinCon.: Lacaze (2) Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 37,660 D. G. Walters (Wales) 1966-02-26 IRE 3–11 SCO Pen.: Kiernan Tries: GrantHinshelwood (2)Con.: Wilson Lansdowne Road, Dublin D. M. Hughes (Wales) 1966-03-12 IRE 9–6 WAL Tries: BresnihanPen.: GibsonDrops: Gibson Tries: ProtheroPen.: Bradshaw Lansdowne Road, Dublin R. P. Burrell (Scotland) 1966-03-19 SCO 6–3 ENG Tries: WhytePen.: Blaikie Drops: McFadyean Murrayfield, Edinburgh K. D. Kelleher (Ireland) 1966-03-26 WAL 9–8 FRA Tries: WatkinsPen.: Bradshaw (2) Tries: DupratRupertCon.: Lacaze National Stadium, Cardiff 60,000 K. D. Kelleher (Ireland) References External links Sports The official RBS Six Nations Site Category:Six Nations Championship seasons Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations