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In 1988, after playing football with the Calcutta Cup along Princes Street in Edinburgh with England's Dean Richards, Jeffrey received a six-month ban from the Scottish Rugby Union. [3] Richards received a one match sentence from the English Rugby Football Union. [2] The trophy was severely dented, and cost hundreds of pounds to repair.
The Calcutta Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner of the rugby match between England and Scotland played annually in the Six Nations Championship.Like the match itself (England–Scotland), the Calcutta Cup is the oldest trophy contested between any two international rugby union teams, pre-dating the Bledisloe Cup (Australia–New Zealand) by more than half a century.
The teams have consistently been competing for the Calcutta Cup annually since 1879, or their ninth match-up together. Used in a one-off match, the Cup first took part in the Home Nations friendlies of the 1870s and early '80s. It is now one trophy of many used between the six teams that make up the Six Nations Championship.
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Most tries scored in a season England 2001 29 tries [26] Most tries conceded in a season Italy 2021 34 tries [27] Fewest tries scored in a Six Nations season Italy 2004 2 tries Italy 2009 2 tries [28] Fewest tries conceded in a Six Nations season Wales 2008 2 tries; Most tries in a season; 2023 91 tries (6.1 per match) Biggest points difference ...
The 1988 NSWRL season sees the debuts of three new franchises: Brisbane Broncos, Gold Coast Chargers and Newcastle Knights. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs win their sixth title, defeating Balmain Tigers 24–12 in the Grand Final; 1988 Pacific Cup; 1988 Panasonic Cup; 1987–88 Rugby Football League season / 1988–89 Rugby Football League ...
France won with a Grand Slam, for the fourth time, while England won the Calcutta Cup, in their only win. Originally the opening matches of the Championship were due to be played on the 17th January with England v Scotland at Twickenham and Wales v Ireland at Cardiff but both matches were called off due to the bad weather and postponed until ...
The tournament took a surprisingly similar course to five years earlier, where England and Scotland both won their first three matches and met in the final week, with an undefeated record, a Grand Slam, Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup all at stake for the victor: however, this time it was England who prevailed in the deciding match. Even the ...