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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 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 ...
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.
Calcutta Cup [66] [67] 12 February Italy: Twickenham Stadium, London 31 14 Win England: 6th — [68] [69] 25 February Wales: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 10 20 Win England: 6th — [70] [71] 11 March France: Twickenham Stadium, London 10 53 Loss France: Ellis Genge: 6th Le Crunch [72] [73] 18 March Ireland: Aviva Stadium, Dublin 29 16 Loss Ireland
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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 ...
England also won the Triple Crown and Calcutta Cup as a result of their victories over the other Home Nations, in the process setting a new record for most tries scored in the Championship (15) while conceding only four. France, Scotland and Wales placed second, third and fourth respectively with two wins each, while Ireland came last with no ...