1965 Five Nations Championship

1965 Five Nations Championship
Date 9 January 1965 - 27 March 1965
Countries  England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  Wales (14th title)
Triple Crown  Wales (10th title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Matches played 10
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The 1965 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 9 January and 27 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Wales 43015545+106
2 France 42114733+145
2 Ireland 42113223+115
4 England 41121528−133
5 Scotland 40132949−201

Results

1965-01-09
France  16–8  Scotland
1965-01-16
Wales  14–3  England
1965-01-23
Ireland  3–3  France
1965-02-06
Scotland  12–14  Wales
1965-02-13
Ireland  5–0  England
1965-02-27
England  9–6  France
1965-02-27
Scotland  6–16  Ireland
1965-03-13
Wales  14–8  Ireland
1965-03-20
England  3–3  Scotland
1965-03-20
France  22–13  Wales

External links

Preceded by
1964 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1965
Succeeded by
1966 Five Nations
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