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
1965-1966 (Previous) (Next) 1967–1968

First division

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  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   France 3 3 0 0 125 30 95 6
2   Romania 3 2 0 1 73 18 55 4
3   Italy 3 1 0 2 22 87 -65 2
4   Portugal 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.
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27 November 1966[1] Romania   3 - 9   France Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Pen: Penciu
Try: Duprat
Salut
Pen: Lacaze
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: P.G. Brook  
Romania: 15 Vasile Daiciulescu, 14 Alexandru Penciu, 13 Gheorghe Nica, 12 Valeriu Irimescu, 11 Paul Ciobănel, 10 Mihai Wusek, 9 Adrian Mateescu, 8 Gheorghe Stoica, 7 Alexandru Ionescu, 6 Constantin Dinu, 5 Ion Țuțuianu, 4 Vasile Rusu, 3 Gheorghe Rășcanu, 2 Mircea Rusu, 1 Radu Demian (c.)
France: 15.Claude Lacaze, 14.Bernard Duprat, 11.Christian Darrouy (c), 13.Jo Maso, 12.Claude Dourthe, 10.Jean-Claude Roques, 9.Jean-Claude Lasserre, 8.Andre Herrero, 7.Jean Salut, 6.Christian Carrere, 5.Walter Spanghero, 4.Benoit Dauga, 3.Arnaldo Gruarin, 2.Jean-Michel Cabanier, 1.Jean-Claude Berejnoi
26 March 1967 France   60 - 13   Italy Stade Mayol, Toulon  
Try: Armaudet 9' 19' 34', Rupert 12'
Cabanier 21' Lux 25'
Sitjar 38' Gachassin 52'
80' Dauga 63' Darrouy 68'
Con: G.Camberabero 9' 19' 21' 25' 34' 52' 80'
Pen: G.Camberabero 8' 48' 63' 69'
Drop: G.Camberabero
Try: Salmaso 32' Degli Antoni 76'
Prosperini 77'
Con: Di Zitti 75' 77'
Attendance: 9,270
Referee: K. Morgan  
France:15 Pierre Villepreux, 14 Michel Arnaudet, 13 Jean Gachassin, 12 Jean-Pierre Lux, 11 Christian Darrouy (c.), 10 Guy Camberabero, 9 Lilian Camberabero, 8 Jean-Claude Berejnoi, 7 Jean-Nichel Cabanier, 6 Arnaldo Gruarin, 5 Benoît Dauga, 4 Jacques Fort, 3 Michel Sitjar, 2 Jean-Joseph Rupert, 1 André Herrero
Italy:15 Ettore Giugovaz, 14 Giorgio Troncon, 13 Andrea d'Alberton, 12 Roberto Luise III, 11 Vittorio Ambron, 10 Francesco Soro II, 9 Elio Fusco, 8 Antonio di Zitti (c), 7 Giancarlo Degli Antoni, 6 Marco Bollesan, 5 Franco Piccinini, 4 Ivo Mazzucchelli, 3 Enzo Bellinazzo, 2 Oreste Vene', 1 Franco Mazzantini
7 May 1967 Italy   6 - 3   Portugal Stadio "Ferraris", Genoa  
Pen: Di Zitti 36' 56'
Pen: L. Lynce 58'
Referee: Cuny  
Italy: 15 Luciano Modonesi, 14 Vittorio Ambron, 11 Adriano Agujari, 13 Mauro Gatto, 12 Gastone Giani, 10 Giampiero Ricci, 9 Luciano Bosciano, 8 Marco Bollesan, 7 Franco Cioni, 6 Carlo Prosperini, 5 Antonio di Zitti (c), 4 Franco Gargiulo, 3 Gianni Romagnoli, 2 Uriele Silvestri, 1 Andrea Taveggia
Portugal15 Pedro Lynce Faria, 14 P. Lencastre, 11 Alberto Quadrio, 13 Luis Matos Chaves, 12 Luis Lynce de Faria, 10 C.V. Pardal, 9 Nunez Silva, 8 J.F.N. Guedes, 7 Carlos Nobre, 6 Raul Martins, 5 Bruno Monteiro, 4 J.M. Vasconcelos, 3 Jorge Miranda, 2 J. Faria, 1 Tomas Mayer
14 May 1967
Portugal  14 - 56  France XV
University Stadium, Lisbon

14 May 1967 Romania   24 - 3   Italy Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Try: Irimescu 7', Wusek 10' 19'
Baciu 36', Rășcanu 59'
Con: Irimescu 7' 19' 59'
Pen: Irimescu 41'
Pen: Di Zitti 50'
Referee: Friedlen  
Romania:15.Vasile Daiciulescu, 14.Mihai Wusek, 13.Mihai Țibuleac, 12.Gheorghe Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 11.Valeriu Irimescu, 10.Mihai Oblemenco, 9.Petre Florescu, 8.Radu Demian, 7.Mihai Șerbu, 6.Gheorghe Rășcanu, 5.Petre Veluda, 4.Mircea Rusu, 3.Nicolae
Italy15.Luciano Modonesi, 14.Mauro Mattei, 13.Andrea d'Alberton, 12.Vittorio Ambron, 11.Mauro Gatto, 10.Gastone Giani, 9.Umberto Conforto, 8.Carlo Prosperini, 7.Antonio di Zitti (cap), 6.Loreto Cucchiarelli, 5.Franco Cioni, 4.Dalmazio Bertoli, 3.Gianni Romagnoli, 2.Uriele Silvestri, 1.Maurizio Bocconcelli
28 May 1967
Portugal  6 - 46  Romania
University Stadium, Lisbon

Second division

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

Czechoslovakia promoted in first division

  • Results

Marocco-Netherlands not played

26 November 1966
Czechoslovakia  16 - 5  Netherlands
Prague

9 April 1967
Spain  3 - 0  Morocco
Madrid

23 April 1967
Netherlands  5 - 14  Spain
Amsterdam

30 April 1967
Morocco  0 - 6  Czechoslovakia
Casablanca

5 May 1967
Spain  8 - 9  Czechoslovakia
Madrid

Bibliography

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  • (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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