The Nations Cup 1967-68 was the eighth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and third with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup". The tournament was won by France.
| 1967-68 Nations Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 29 October 1967 - 26 May 1968 | ||
| Countries |  France Romania West Germany Czechoslovakia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
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First division
edit- Table (Italy withdraw)
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 17 | 39 | 6 |
| 2 | Romania |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 28 | 4 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 2 |
| 4 | West Germany |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 62 | -43 | 0 |
- 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) |
| 10 December 1967 | France
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11 - 3 | Romania
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Stade M.Saupin, Nantes | |
| Try: Capendeguy Con: Lacaze Pen: Lacaze Drop: Lacaze |
Pen: Penciu |
Referee: Patrick d'Arcy 
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| France: 15.Claude Lacaze, 14.Jean-Michel Capendeguy, 13.Jean-Pierre Lux, 12.Jean Trillo, 11.Jean-Jacques Lenient, 10.Jo Maso, 9.Jean-Henri Mir, 8.Andre Herrero, 7.Christian Carrere (cap), 6.Jean-Joseph Rupert, 5.Benoit Dauga, 4.Alain Plantefol, 3.Jean-Michel Esponda, 2.Jean-Michel Cabanier, 1.Jean-Claude Berejnoi | |||||
| Romania: 15. Alexandru Penciu, 14.M. Wusek, 13.Valeriu Irimescu, 12.Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 11.Gheorghie Nica, 10.M. Oblemenco, 9.Petre Florescu, 8.Radu Demian (cap), 7.Gheorgie Rascanu, 6.Paul Ciobanel, 5.Ion Tutuianu, 4.Petre Veluda, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.V. Onutiu, 1.Nicolae Baciu | |||||
Division 2
editPool 1
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| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Poland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 11 | 43 | 4 |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 19 | 24 | 2 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 73 | -67 | 0 |
Poland admitted to final
- Results
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. |
Pool 2
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| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Morocco |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 5 |
| 2 |  Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 4 |
| 3 |  Portugal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 3 |
| 4 |  Belgium |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 36 | -30 | 0 |
Marocco admitted to final
- Results
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. |
Final
edit- Poland promoted in first division
Bibliography
edit- (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).