1965 Five Nations Championship

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

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

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:

Results

1965-01-09
France 168 Scotland
Paris
1965-01-16
Wales 143 England
Cardiff
1965-01-23
Ireland 33 France
Dublin
1965-02-06
Scotland 1214 Wales
Edinburgh
1965-02-13
Ireland 50 England
Dublin
1965-02-27
England 96 France
London
1965-02-27
Scotland 616 Ireland
Edinburgh
1965-03-13
Wales 148 Ireland
Cardiff
1965-03-20
England 33 Scotland
London
1965-03-20
France 2213 Wales
Paris
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