1966–67 FIRA Nations Cup

European rugby union championship January 2021 1966-67 Nations Cup 27 November 1966 - 26 May 1967 FRAROU 1965ITAPRT FRA FRA 6 1965-1966 1965–1966 FIRA Nations Cup 1967–1968 1967–1968 FIRA Nations Cup 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. First division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1FRA3300125309562ROU 1965320173185543ITA31022287-6524PRT300323108-850 Portugal relegated to second division Results 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 1966Match data at ESPN ROU 1965 3 - 9 FRA Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest P.G. Brook ENG 12,000 Penciu DupratSalut Lacaze 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 FRA 60 - 13 ITA Stade Mayol, Toulon K. Morgan WAL 9,270 Armaudet 9' 19' 34', Rupert 12' Cabanier 21' Lux 25' Sitjar 38' Gachassin 52' 80' Dauga 63' Darrouy 68' G.Camberabero 9' 19' 21' 25' 34' 52' 80' G.Camberabero 8' 48' 63' 69' G.Camberabero Salmaso 32' Degli Antoni 76' Prosperini 77' Di Zitti 75' 77' 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 ITA 6 - 3 PRT Stadio "Ferraris", Genoa Cuny FRA Di Zitti 36' 56' L. Lynce 58' 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 PRT 14 - 56 FRA France XV University Stadium, Lisbon 14 May 1967 ROU 1965 24 - 3 ITA Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest Friedlen GDR Irimescu 7', Wusek 10' 19' Baciu 36', Rășcanu 59' Irimescu 7' 19' 59' Irimescu 41' Di Zitti 50' 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 PRT 6 - 46 ROU 1965 University Stadium, Lisbon Second division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1CSK330031131862ESP 1945320125141143MAR200209-904NLD20021030-200 Czechoslovakia promoted in first division Results Marocco-Netherlands not played 26 November 1966 CSK 16 - 5 NLD Prague 9 April 1967 ESP 1945 3 - 0 MAR Madrid 23 April 1967 NLD 5 - 14 ESP 1945 Amsterdam 30 April 1967 MAR 0 - 6 CSK Casablanca 5 May 1967 ESP 1945 8 - 9 CSK Madrid Bibliography it Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) 88-87374-40-6 it Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999). 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