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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 1938 Calcutta Cup match was the first live televised rugby international. It was broadcast by BBC Television. [1] [2] The first two international sides to play against each other, the England–Scotland fixture is the second most-played international rugby union match as of 2023.
Competition Grand Slam Title Home International Five Nations Six Nations Championship: 1913, 1914, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1957, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2016
Calcutta Cup: Raeburn Place: 1879 Scotland England [4] 6: Dublin Hospitals Rugby Cup: Ireland: 1881: Meath Hospital: Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital [5] 7: Home Nations Championship: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Italy: 1883 England Scotland [6] 8: Leinster Towns Cup: Ireland: 1888: Blackrock College RFC [7] 9: Currie Cup: South Africa ...
The members had decided to disband: the cup was crafted from melted-down silver rupees which became available when the club's funds were withdrawn from the bank. The Cup is unique in that it is competed for annually only by England and Scotland. The first Calcutta Cup match was played in 1879 and, since that time, over 100 matches have taken place.
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The match between Scotland and England on 27 March 1971 was played one week after their Five Nations meeting. The record of both teams at the Five Nations tournament was poor: Scotland finishing last, England second-last. The two teams were separated by just one-point, both on the final standings and in their Five Nations fixture.
Scotland's wait to regain the Calcutta Cup goes on after England opened the Eddie Jones era with victory away at Murrayfield. Four months on from a disastrous World Cup campaign on home soil, England established an early lead through George Kruis' converted try, but were then pegged back by the boot of Greig Laidlaw to make it 7–6 at half-time.