1967 Five Nations Championship

1967 Five Nations Championship
Date 14 January 1967 - 15 April 1967
Countries  England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  France (4th title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Matches played 10
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.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham London none Phil Judd
 France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat Christian Darrouy
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin none Noel Murphy
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh none Pringle Fisher
 Wales National Stadium Cardiff none Alun Pask/David Watkins

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 France 43015541+146
2 England 42026867+14
2 Ireland 4202172254
2 Scotland 4202374584
5 Wales 4103535522

(Source: rugbyfootballhistory.com:[1])

Results

1967-01-14
France  89  Scotland
1967-02-04
Scotland  115  Wales
1967-02-11
Ireland  38  England
1967-02-25
England  1216  France
1967-02-25
Scotland  35  Ireland
1967-03-11
Wales  03  Ireland
1967-03-18
England  2714  Scotland
1967-04-01
France  2014  Wales
1967-04-15
Ireland  611  France
1967-04-15
Wales  3421  England

Source for match results and dates:[2]

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.

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