1965 Five Nations Championship

Summary

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.

1965 Five Nations Championship
Date9 January - 27 March 1965
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (14th title)
Triple Crown Wales (10th title)
Matches played10
1964 (Previous) (Next) 1966

Wales missed out on a fourth Grand Slam after losing to France at Stade Colombes despite winning the title.

Participants edit

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
  England Twickenham London none David Perry
  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat Michel Crauste
  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin none Ray McLoughlin
  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh none Brian Neill/Mike Campbell-Lamerton/Stewart Wilson
  Wales National Stadium Cardiff none Clive Rowlands

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Wales 4 3 0 1 55 45 +10 6
2   France 4 2 1 1 47 33 +14 5
2   Ireland 4 2 1 1 32 23 +9 5
4   England 4 1 1 2 15 28 −13 3
5   Scotland 4 0 1 3 29 49 −20 1
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

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

External links edit

  • The official RBS Six Nations Site