1967 Five Nations Championship

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1967 Five Nations Championship
Date14 January - 15 April 1967
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (4th title)
Matches played10
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 4 3 0 1 55 41 +14 6
2  England 4 2 0 2 68 67 +1 4
2  Ireland 4 2 0 2 17 22 −5 4
2  Scotland 4 2 0 2 37 45 −8 4
5  Wales 4 1 0 3 53 55 −2 2

(Source: rugbyfootballhistory.com:[1])

Results

1967-01-14
France 8–9 Scotland
Paris
1967-02-04
Scotland 11–5 Wales
Edinburgh
1967-02-11
Ireland 3–8 England
Dublin
1967-02-25
England 12–16 France
London
1967-02-25
Scotland 3–5 Ireland
Edinburgh
1967-03-11
Wales 0–3 Ireland
Cardiff
1967-03-18
England 27–14 Scotland
London
1967-04-01
France 20–14 Wales
Paris
1967-04-15
Ireland 6–11 France
Dublin
1967-04-15
Wales 34–21 England
Cardiff

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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