1967 Five Nations Championship
1967 Five Nations Championship | |||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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 | |||||
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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
Source for match results and dates:[2]
References
- ↑ "6 Nations History". Year by Year Analysis: 1967. rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ↑ "Five Nations 1967 / Results". ESPN Scrum. ESPN Emea. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
External links
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