The Nations Cup 1965–66 was the sixth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams and was the first with this name. After the 1954 European Cup, the FIRA did not organize any championship. During the 1964 general assembly in The Hague, it was decided to organize a tournament as a league championship. The teams would be divided in two divisions, with a process of promotion and relegation. The first edition was played between 1965 and 1966.Volpe-Vecchiarelli, pg 114 Italy, France, and Romania already played against each other regularly in test matches, so it was easy to arrange this kind of tournament.
First division
Table
Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference144007321528242111724−75341122128−73441124226163540132781−541
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).
Second division
Semifinals
Final
References
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).
External links FIRA-AER official website