1966–67 FIRA Nations Cup
| 1966-67 Nations Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 27 November 1966 - 26 May 1967 | ||
| Countries |
 France.svg.png){kind=small} Romania Italy Portugal | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |
France | ||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
| |||
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 didn't awarded 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 | 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. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc) |
| 27 November 1966 | Romania |
3 - 9 | France |
Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest | |
| Pen: Penciu |
Try: Duprat, Salut Pen: Lacaze |
Referee: P.G. Brook  | |||
| Romania: 15 V. Daiciulescu, 14 Alexandru Penciu, 11 Paul Ciobanel, 13 Gheorghie Nica, 12 Valeriu Irimescu, 10 M. Wusek, 9 Adrian Mateescu, 8 Radu Demian (c), 7 Mircea Rusu, 6 Gheorgie Rascanu, 5 Vasile Rusu, 4 Ion Tutuianu, 3 Constantin Dinu, 2 Alexandru Ionescu, 1 Gheorghe Stoica | |||||
| 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' |
Referee: Morgan  | |||
| France:15 Claude Lacaze, 14 Bernard Duprat, 13 Jo Maso, 12 Jean-Claude Lagrange, 11 Christian Darrouy, 10 Jean-Claude Roques, 9 Marcel Puget, 8 Andre Herrero, 7 Michel Crauste (c), 6 Jean-Joseph Rupert, 5 Walter Spanghero, 4 Benoit Dauga, 3 Arnaldo Gruarin, 2 Jean-Michel Cabanier, 1 Jean-Claude Berejnoi | |||||
| 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 | Romania |
24 - 3 | Italy |
Dinamo Stadium, Bucharest | |
| Try: Irimescu 7',Wusek 10' 19' Baciu 36' Rascanu 59' Con: Irimescu 7' 19' 59' Pen: Irimescu 41' |
Pen: Di Zitti 50' |
Referee: Friedlen  | |||
| Romania:15.V. Daiciulescu, 14.M. Wusek, 13.M. Tibuleac, 12.Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 11.Valeriu Irimescu, 10.M. Oblemenco, 9.Petre Florescu, 8.Radu Demian, 7.Mihai Serbu, 6.Gheorgie Rascanu, 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 | |||||
Second division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 6 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
Bibliography
- (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
- (Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).
References
In 1966/1967 edition there was also group A in second division. Here results of these group : 13.10.1966 Brussels Belgium - Sweden 24-3 23.10.1966 Eskilstuna Sweden - Poland 12-12 Poland - Belgium not played Next in final of second division : 17.09.1967 Praha Czechoslovakia - Belgium 46-6
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