1965 Five Nations Championship

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1965 Five Nations Championship
Date 9 January 1965 - 27 March 1965
Countries  England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  Wales (14th title)
Triple Crown  Wales (10th title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Matches played 10
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.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
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 +11 5
4  England 4 1 1 2 15 28 −13 3
5  Scotland 4 0 1 3 29 49 −20 1

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

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Preceded by Five Nations Championship
1965
Succeeded by
1966 Five Nations