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 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:

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
File:Flag of England.svg England Twickenham London none Budge Rogers
File:Flag of France.svg France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat Michel Crauste
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin none Ray McLoughlin/Tom Kiernan
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh none Stewart Wilson/Ian Laughland
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales National Stadium Cardiff none Alun Pask/David Watkins

Table

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Squads

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Results

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