1966 Five Nations Championship


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 15 January and 26 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Wales won their 15th title, with a single loss, while England finished in a disappointing fifth and last place.

Participants

The teams involved were:
NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
TwickenhamLondonnoneBudge Rogers
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesJean PratMichel Crauste
Lansdowne RoadDublinnoneRay McLoughlin/Tom Kiernan
MurrayfieldEdinburghnoneStewart Wilson/Ian Laughland
National StadiumCardiffnoneAlun Pask/David Watkins

Table

Squads

Results