1967 Five Nations Championship

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.

1967 Five Nations Championship
Date14 January - 15 April 1967
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (4th title)
Matches played10
Tries scored28 (2.8 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Roger Hosen (33)
Top try scorer(s)England Colin McFadyean (3)
1966 (Previous) (Next) 1968

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 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

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
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

Results

1967-01-14
France 89 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 115 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 38 England
Pen.: KiernanTries: McFadyean
Con.: Hosen
Pen.: Hosen
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: D. M. Hughes (Wales)
1967-02-25
England 1216 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 35 Ireland
Pen.: WilsonTries: Murphy
Con.: Kiernan
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: D. M. Hughes (Wales)
1967-03-11
Wales 03 Ireland
Tries: Duggan
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: M. H. Titcomb (England)
1967-03-18
England 2714 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 2014 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 611 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 3421 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

  1. "6 Nations History". Year by Year Analysis: 1967. rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  2. "Five Nations 1967 / Results". ESPN Scrum. ESPN Emea. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
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