1965 Five Nations Championship

1965 Five Nations Championship
1965 Five Nations Championship
Date	9 January - 27 March 1965
Countries	File:Flag of England.svg England; File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland; File:Flag of France.svg France; File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland; File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (14th title)
Triple Crown	File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (10th title)
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
File:Flag of England.svg England	Twickenham	London	none	David Perry
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
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland	Murrayfield	Edinburgh	none	Brian Neill/Mike Campbell-Lamerton/Stewart Wilson
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales	National Stadium	Cardiff	none	Clive Rowlands

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales	4	3	0	1	55	45	+10	6
2	File:Flag of France.svg France	4	2	1	1	47	33	+14	5
2	File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland	4	2	1	1	32	23	+9	5
4	File:Flag of England.svg England	4	1	1	2	15	28	−13	3
5	File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland	4	0	1	3	29	49	−20	1