1966 Five Nations Championship

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The 1966 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between January 15 and March 26. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Flag of Wales Wales 4 3 0 1 34 26 +8 6
2 Flag of France France 4 2 1 1 35 18 +17 5
2 Flag of Scotland Scotland 4 2 1 1 23 17 +6 5
4 Flag of Ireland Ireland 4 1 1 2 24 34 −10 3
5 Flag of England England 4 0 1 3 15 36 −21 1

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1966-01-15
Scotland Flag of Scotland 3–3 Flag of France France Edinburgh
1966-01-15
England Flag of England 6–11 Flag of Wales Wales London
1966-01-29
France Flag of France 11–6 Flag of Ireland Ireland Paris
1966-02-05
Wales Flag of Wales 8–3 Flag of Scotland Scotland Cardiff
1966-02-12
England Flag of England 6–6 Flag of Ireland Ireland London
1966-02-26
France Flag of France 13–0 Flag of England England Paris
1966-02-26
Ireland Flag of Ireland 3–11 Flag of Scotland Scotland Dublin
1966-03-12
Ireland Flag of Ireland 9–6 Flag of Wales Wales Dublin
1966-03-19
Scotland Flag of Scotland 6–3 Flag of England England Edinburgh
1966-03-26
Wales Flag of Wales 9–8 Flag of France France Cardiff

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Preceded by
1965 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1966
Succeeded by
1967 Five Nations