1966–67 FIRA Nations Cup

The Nations Cup 1966-67 was the seventh edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and second with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup". The Tournament was won by France, who swept all their matches, with Romania, Italy and Portugal. Portugal, who had the chance to play with the three best teams from Continental Europe, achieved an honourable 6-3 loss to Italy, but, having lost all their matches, were relegated. France did not award caps in their 56-14 win over Portugal abroad.

1966-67 Nations Cup
Date27 November 1966 - 26 May 1967
Countries France
 Romania
 Italy
 Portugal
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Grand Slam France
Matches played6
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First division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France330012530956
2 Romania32017318554
3 Italy31022287-652
4 Portugal300323108-850

Portugal relegated to second division

  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)
14 May 1967
Portugal  14 - 56 France XV
University Stadium, Lisbon

28 May 1967
Portugal  6 - 46  Romania
University Stadium, Lisbon

Second division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Czechoslovakia33003113186
2 Spain32012514114
3 Morocco200209-90
4 Netherlands20021030-200

Czechoslovakia promoted in first division

  • Results

Marocco-Netherlands not played

26 November 1966
Czechoslovakia  16 - 5  Netherlands

9 April 1967
Spain  3 - 0  Morocco

23 April 1967
Netherlands  5 - 14  Spain

30 April 1967
Morocco  0 - 6  Czechoslovakia

5 May 1967
Spain  8 - 9  Czechoslovakia

Bibliography

  • (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) ISBN 88-87374-40-6
  • (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).

In 1966/1967 edition there was also group A in second division. Here results of these group : 13.10.1966 Brussels Belgium - Sweden 24-3 23.10.1966 Eskilstuna Sweden - Poland 12-12 Poland - Belgium not played Next in final of second division : 17.09.1967 Praha Czechoslovakia - Belgium 46-6

References

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