1965 Five Nations Championship
1965 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 9 January - 27 March 1965 | ||
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Matches played | 10 | ||
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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.
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 |
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Twickenham | London | none | David Perry |
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Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | Jean Prat | Michel Crauste |
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Lansdowne Road | Dublin | none | Ray McLoughlin |
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Murrayfield | Edinburgh | none | Brian Neill/Mike Campbell-Lamerton/Stewart Wilson |
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National Stadium | Cardiff | none | Clive Rowlands |
Table[]
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 23 | +11 | 5 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 3 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 1 |
Results[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1965 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1964–65 in Irish rugby union
- 1964–65 in English rugby union
- 1964–65 in Welsh rugby union
- 1964–65 in Scottish rugby union
- 1964–65 in French rugby union
- January 1965 sports events in Europe
- February 1965 sports events in Europe
- March 1965 sports events in Europe