1965–66 FIRA Nations Cup

The Nations Cup 1965–66 was the sixth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams and was the first with this name. After the 1954 European Cup, the FIRA did not organize any championship. During the 1964 general assembly in The Hague, it was decided to organize a tournament as a league championship. The teams would be divided in two divisions, with a process of promotion and relegation. The first edition was played between 1965–66.[1] Italy, France, and Romania already played against each other regularly in test matches, so it was easy to arrange this kind of tournament.

1965–66 Nations Cup
Date17 October 1965 – 6 November 1966
Countries France
 Romania
 Italy
 West Germany
 Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played6
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First division

Table

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France44007321528
2 Italy42111724−75
3 Romania41122128−73
4 West Germany41124226163
5 Czechoslovakia40132781−541

Results

Point system–Try:3 pt, Conversion:2 pt, Penalty kick:3 pt, drop:3 pt, Goal from mark:3 pt
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17 October 1965
West Germany  25–6  Czechoslovakia

14 November 1965
West Germany  8–9  Romania

10 April 1966
France B 8–6  West Germany

8 May 1966
Czechoslovakia  12–36 France B
Kobylisy, Prague

29 May 1966
Czechoslovakia  9–9  Romania

Second division

Semifinals

27 March 1966
Spain  3–9  Portugal

27 March 1966
Belgium  9–3  Netherlands

Final

24 April 1966
Belgium  3–3  Portugal

References

  1. Volpe-Vecchiarelli, pg 114

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).
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