1965 Five Nations Championship

1965 Five Nations Championship
Date9 January - 27 March 1965
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (14th title)
Triple Crown Wales (10th title)
Matches played10
1964 (Previous) (Next) 1966

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
 England Twickenham London none David Perry
 France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat Michel Crauste
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin none Ray McLoughlin
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh none Brian Neill/Mike Campbell-Lamerton/Stewart Wilson
 Wales National Stadium Cardiff none Clive Rowlands

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Wales 4 3 0 1 55 45 +10 6
2  France 4 2 1 1 47 33 +14 5
2  Ireland 4 2 1 1 32 23 +9 5
4  England 4 1 1 2 15 28 −13 3
5  Scotland 4 0 1 3 29 49 −20 1
Source: [citation needed]

Results

1965-01-09
France 16–8 Scotland
Paris
1965-01-16
Wales 14–3 England
Cardiff
1965-01-23
Ireland 3–3 France
Dublin
1965-02-06
Scotland 12–14 Wales
Edinburgh
1965-02-13
Ireland 5–0 England
Dublin
1965-02-27
England 9–6 France
London
1965-02-27
Scotland 6–16 Ireland
Edinburgh
1965-03-13
Wales 14–8 Ireland
Cardiff
1965-03-20
England 3–3 Scotland
London
1965-03-20
France 22–13 Wales
Paris