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1966–67 FIRA Nations Cup

European rugby union championship

Field	Value
name	1966-67 Nations Cup
date	27 November 1966 - 26 May 1967
countries

champions
grand slam
matches	6
previous year	1965-1966
previous tournament	1965–1966 FIRA Nations Cup
next year	1967–1968
next tournament	1967–1968 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.

First division

Table

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table
points	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1		3	3	0	0	125	30	95	6
2		3	2	0	1	73	18	55	4
3		3	1	0	2	22	87	-65	2
4	**	3	0	0	3	23	108	-85	0

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)

Salut Cabanier 21' Lux 25' Sitjar 38' Gachassin 52' 80' Dauga 63' Darrouy 68' Prosperini 77'

Baciu 36', Rășcanu 59'

Second division

Table

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table
points	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1		3	3	0	0	31	13	18	6
2		3	2	0	1	25	14	11	4
3	**	2	0	0	2	0	9	-9	0
4	**	2	0	0	2	10	30	-20	0

Czechoslovakia promoted in first division

Results

Marocco-Netherlands not played

Bibliography

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

References

[http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/20280.html Match data at ESPN]

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