1967 Five Nations Championship
Appearance
1967 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 14 January - 15 April 1967 | ||
Countries | England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | France (4th title) | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Tries scored | 28 (2.8 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Roger Hosen (33) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Colin McFadyean (3) | ||
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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. France won their fourth title, with a single loss.
Participants
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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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]
Squads
[edit]Results
[edit]1967-01-14 |
France | 8–9 | Scotland |
Tries: Carrère Duprat Con.: Gachassin | Pen.: Wilson (2) Drops: Simmers |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes Attendance: 32,000 Referee: K. D. Kelleher (Ireland) |
1967-02-04 |
Scotland | 11–5 | Wales |
Tries: Hinshelwood Telfer Con.: Wilson Drops: Chisholm | Tries: S. Watkins Con.: Price |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 70,000 Referee: K. D. Kelleher (Ireland) |
1967-02-11 |
Ireland | 3–8 | England |
Pen.: Kiernan | Tries: McFadyean Con.: Hosen Pen.: Hosen |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: D. M. Hughes (Wales) |
1967-02-25 |
England | 12–16 | France |
Pen.: Hosen (3) Drops: Finlan | Tries: Dourthe Duprat Con.: G. Camberabero (2) Pen.: G. Camberabero Drops: G. Camberabero |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 70,000 Referee: D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland) |
1967-02-25 |
Scotland | 3–5 | Ireland |
Pen.: Wilson | Tries: Murphy Con.: Kiernan |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: D. M. Hughes (Wales) |
1967-03-18 |
England | 27–14 | Scotland |
Tries: McFadyean (2) Taylor Webb Con.: Hosen (3) Pen.: Hosen (2) Drops: Finlan | Tries: Hinshelwood Turner Con.: Wilson Pen.: Wilson (2) |
Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland) |
1967-04-01 |
France | 20–14 | Wales |
Tries: G. Camberabero Dauga Dourthe Con.: G. Camberabero Pen.: G. Camberabero Drops: G. Camberabero (2) | Tries: Bebb Con.: Price Pen.: Price (2) Drops: D. Watkins |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes Attendance: 39,367 Referee: D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland) |
1967-04-15 |
Ireland | 6–11 | France |
Tries: Molloy Pen.: Kiernan | Tries: Cabanier Con.: G. Camberabero Drops: G. Camberabero (2) |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 50,000 Referee: R. P. Burrell (Scotland) |
1967-04-15 |
Wales | 34–21 | England |
Tries: Bebb G. Davies (2) Jarrett Morris Con.: Jarrett (5) Pen.: Jarrett (2) Drops: Raybould | Tries: Barton (2) Savage Pen.: Hosen (4) |
National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: D. C. J. McMahon (Scotland) |
Source for match results and dates:[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]Categories:
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1967 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1966–67 in Irish rugby union
- 1966–67 in English rugby union
- 1966–67 in Welsh rugby union
- 1966–67 in Scottish rugby union
- 1966–67 in French rugby union
- 1966–67 in European rugby union
- January 1967 sports events in Europe
- February 1967 sports events in Europe
- March 1967 sports events in Europe
- April 1967 sports events in Europe