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Calcutta Cup

{{Short description|Rugby competition between Scotland and England}}

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{{Infobox sports award

| name = Calcutta Cup

| image = Calcutta Cup, England vs Scotland.jpg

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| sport = Rugby union

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| awardedfor = Winner of England–Scotland fixture{{efn|The trophy is awarded to the winner of the annual one-off England–Scotland fixture played in the Six Nations Championship.}}

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| country = {{ru|ENG}}
{{ru|SCO}}

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| first = 10 March 1879; {{age in years and days|10 March 1879}} ago

| number = 130

| mostwins = {{ru|ENG}} (83){{efn|The number given is the figure of how many times the team has won the Calcutta Cup; in the event of a draw, the most recent winner of a Calcutta Cup encounter is designated the winner and retains the trophy.}}

| mostrecent = {{ru|ENG}} (2025)

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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. It is also the oldest of several trophies awarded under the umbrella of the Six Nations Championship, which include the Millennium Trophy (England–Ireland), Centenary Quaich (Ireland–Scotland), Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy (France–Italy), Auld Alliance Trophy (France–Scotland), the Doddie Weir Cup (Scotland–Wales) and the Cuttitta Cup (Italy–Scotland).

History

=Calcutta Club=

On Christmas Day in 1872 a game of rugby union football was played in Calcutta, British India by a group of forty people (twenty-a-side), with one team representing England and the other Scotland.{{cite web |url=https://www.keithprowse.co.uk/news-and-blog/2019/03/11/the-story-of-the-calcutta-cup/ |title=The Story of the Calcutta Cup |last= |first= |date=11 March 2019 |website=keithprowse.co.uk |publisher=Keith Prowse |access-date=25 November 2022 |archive-date=25 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125185508/https://www.keithprowse.co.uk/news-and-blog/2019/03/11/the-story-of-the-calcutta-cup/ |url-status=live }}{{efn|Although the match has often been said to represent England and Scotland, it has also been reported to have been representative of England and the other Home Nations.}} Following this match, and the growth of British Sport in India, the Calcutta Rugby Football Club was formally established in January the following year by expats, former students of Rugby School,{{cite news |last1=Milne |first1=Alex |last2=Crump |first2=James |date=8 February 2020 |title=Why is England vs Scotland called the Calcutta Cup? Six Nations 2020 clash explained |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/england-vs-scotland-called-calcutta-21442904?_ga=2.203828563.2120174567.1669398916-215708948.1668575448 |work=Daily Mirror |access-date=25 November 2022 |archive-date=25 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125185518/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/england-vs-scotland-called-calcutta-21442904?_ga=2.203828563.2120174567.1669398916-215708948.1668575448 |url-status=live }} and soldiers of the Royal East Kent Regiment.{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/fanzone/the-history-of-the-calcutta-cup |title=The History of the Calcutta Cup |last= |first= |website=scottishrugby.org |publisher=Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203115038/http://www.scottishrugby.org/fanzone/the-history-of-the-calcutta-cup |archive-date=3 February 2021 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Calcutta-Cup/ |title=The Calcutta Cup |last=Johnson |first=Ben |date= |website=historic-uk.com |publisher= |access-date=2022-11-25 |archive-date=2022-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125185508/https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Calcutta-Cup/ |url-status=live }} In 1874, the club joined the Rugby Football Union (RFU).{{cite web |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/six-nations-history-of-the-calcutta-cup |title=History of the Calcutta Cup |last= |first= |date=3 February 2020 |website=englandrugby.com |publisher=Rugby Football Union (RFU) |access-date=25 November 2022 |archive-date=25 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125185514/https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/six-nations-history-of-the-calcutta-cup |url-status=live }} By 1878, the club's diminishing members withdrew club funds, a total of ₹270,{{efn|Equivalent to ₹{{Inflation|IN|270|1878|fmt=eq}} in 2020.}} and had them melted down to make a trophy. The trophy was presented by the club to the RFU and was used as “the best means of doing some lasting good for the cause of Rugby Football.”

=The cup=

The domed lid is surmounted by an elephant which is, it is said, copied from the Viceroy's own stock. The inscription on the Cup's wooden base reads: The Calcutta Cup.

There is an anomaly in the recording of the winning country on the base of the Cup. It was first played for in 1879, but the plinth shows records extending back to the first international in 1871.

While the original was handmade by Indian craftsmen, the replicas were made using modern technology.

In 1988 the cup was damaged by the antics of some drunken players, including England number eight Dean Richards and Scotland flanker John Jeffrey who played football with the Calcutta Cup along Princes Street in Edinburgh. Jeffrey received a six-month ban from the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), whilst Richards was given a one-match sentence from England.{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/fiji/rugby/story/92625.html |title=The Calcutta Cup goes kickabout |work=ESPNscrum |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203182537/http://en.espn.co.uk/fiji/rugby/story/92625.html |url-status=live }}

Competition

Despite the initial request of the Calcutta Club that the trophy be used as rugby's answer to football's FA Cup, the RFU refused to turn the Calcutta Cup into a knock-out competition for English club sides. They believed that "competitiveness" ran against the amateur ethos and instead decided that a game should be played each year between England and Scotland and whoever wins should keep it for that year. The first Calcutta Cup match was played at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, on 10 March 1879 and ended in a draw; Scotland scored a drop goal and England a goal. The following year on 28 February 1880 England became the first winners of the Calcutta Cup when they defeated Scotland by two goals & three tries to one goal in Manchester. Matches have continued on an annual basis except for two interruptions due to the World Wars between 1915–1919 and 1940–1946.

As of 2025, 132 Calcutta Cup matches have taken place. Currently, this game is the annual match between the two nations in the Six Nations Championship. The ground alternates between Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (on even years) and Twickenham Stadium in London (on odd years).

In 2004, the two countries' rugby governing bodies, the Rugby Football Union (England) and the Scottish Rugby Union, were considering a plan to add a second Calcutta Cup fixture each year, outside the Six Nations Championship. The second fixture would be hosted by the away nation in the Six Nations fixture of the same year. Under that plan, one nation would have to win both matches to take the Cup off its current holder. Due to a largely unfavourable reaction, the proposal was dropped.

Results

=Results summary=

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|+ Cup wins/holds{{efn|Aggregate games each team has held the cup.}}

Team

!{{tooltip|Gms.|Games}}

{{ru|England}}

|align=center|83

{{ru|Scotland}}

|align=center|48

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|+ Match wins

Team

!Wins

{{ru|England}}

|align=center|72

{{ru|Scotland}}

|align=center|44

Draws

|align=center|16

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class="wikitable" style="font-size: 97%;"
width=55px|Year

!width=80px|Date

!width=110px|Winner

!Score

!Stadium and location

!width=110px|Holder (aggregate times held)

align=center| 1879

| 10 March

|align=center| draw

|align=center| (0) 1G–1G (1T)

|Raeburn Place, Edinburgh

|{{N/A}}

align=center| 1880

| 28 February

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(1)}}

|align=center| (5T) 2G–1G (1T)

|Whalley Range, Manchester

| rowspan=2| {{ru|England}} {{small|(2)}}

align=center| 1881

| 19 March

|align=center| draw

|align=center| (2T) 1G–1G (1T)

|Raeburn Place, Edinburgh

align=center| 1882

| 4 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(1)}}

|align=center| (0) 0G–0G (2T)

|Whalley Range, Manchester

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(1)}}

align=center| 1883

| 3 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(2)}}

|align=center| (1T) 0G–0G (2T)

|Raeburn Place, Edinburgh

| rowspan=8| {{ru|England}} {{small|(7)}}

align=center| 1884

| 1 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(3)}}

|align=center| (1T) 1G–0G (1T)

|Rectory Field, Blackheath

align=center| 1885

|align=center colspan=4 {{N/A|Not played}}

align=center| 1886

| 13 March

|align=center| draw

|align=center| (0) 0G–0G (0)

|Raeburn Place, Edinburgh

align=center| 1887

| 5 March

|align=center| draw

|align=center| (1T) 0G–0G (1T)

|Whalley Range, Manchester

align=center| 1888

|align=center rowspan=2 colspan=4 {{N/A|Not played}}

align=center| 1889
align=center| 1890

| 1 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(4)}}

|align=center| 0–6

|Raeburn Place, Edinburgh

align=center| 1891

| 7 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(2)}}

|align=center| 3–9

|Athletic Ground, Richmond

|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(2)}}

align=center| 1892

| 5 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(5)}}

|align=center| 0–5

|Raeburn Place, Edinburgh

|{{ru|England}} {{small|(8)}}

align=center| 1893

| 4 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(3)}}

|align=center| 0–8

|Headingley Stadium, Leeds

|rowspan=4|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(6)}}

align=center| 1894

| 17 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(4)}}

|align=center| 6–0

|Raeburn Place, Edinburgh

align=center| 1895

| 9 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(5)}}

|align=center| 3–6

|Athletic Ground, Richmond

align=center| 1896

| 14 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(6)}}

|align=center| 11–0

|Cathkin Park, Glasgow

align=center| 1897

| 13 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(6)}}

|align=center| 12–3

|Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester

|rowspan=2|{{ru|England}} {{small|(10)}}

align=center| 1898

| 12 March

|align=center| draw

|align=center| 3–3

|Powderhall Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1899

| 11 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(7)}}

|align=center| 0–5

|Rectory Field, Blackheath

|rowspan=3|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(9)}}

align=center| 1900

| 10 March

|align=center| draw

|align=center| 0–0

|Inverleith, Edinburgh

align=center| 1901

| 9 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(8)}}

|align=center| 3–18

|Rectory Field, Blackheath

align=center| 1902

| 15 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(7)}}

|align=center| 3–6

|Inverleith, Edinburgh

|{{ru|England}} {{small|(11)}}

align=center| 1903

| 21 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(9)}}

|align=center| 6–10

|Athletic Ground, Richmond

|rowspan=3|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(12)}}

align=center| 1904

| 19 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(10)}}

|align=center| 6–3

|Inverleith, Edinburgh

align=center| 1905

| 18 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(11)}}

|align=center| 0–8

|Athletic Ground, Richmond

align=center| 1906

| 17 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(8)}}

|align=center| 3–9

|Inverleith, Edinburgh

|{{ru|England}} {{small|(12)}}

align=center| 1907

| 16 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(12)}}

|align=center| 3–8

|Rectory Field, Blackheath

|rowspan=3|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(15)}}

align=center| 1908

| 21 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(13)}}

|align=center| 16–10

|Inverleith, Edinburgh

align=center| 1909

| 20 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(14)}}

|align=center| 8–18

|Athletic Ground, Richmond

align=center| 1910

| 19 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(9)}}

|align=center| 5–14

|Inverleith, Edinburgh

|rowspan=2|{{ru|England}} {{small|(14)}}

align=center| 1911

| 18 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(10)}}

|align=center| 13–8

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1912

| 16 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(15)}}

|align=center| 8–3

|Inverleith, Edinburgh

|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(16)}}

align=center| 1913

| 15 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(11)}}

|align=center| 3–0

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|rowspan=12|{{ru|England}} {{small|(21)}}

align=center| 1914

| 21 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(12)}}

|align=center| 15–16

|Inverleith, Edinburgh

align=center| 1915

|align=center rowspan=5 colspan=4 {{N/A|Not played due to World War I}}

align=center| 1916
align=center| 1917
align=center| 1918
align=center| 1919
align=center| 1920

| 20 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(13)}}

|align=center| 13–4

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1921

| 19 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(14)}}

|align=center| 0–18

|Inverleith, Edinburgh

align=center| 1922

| 18 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(15)}}

|align=center| 11–5

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1923

| 17 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(16)}}

|align=center| 6–8

|Inverleith, Edinburgh

align=center| 1924

| 15 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(17)}}

|align=center| 19–0

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1925

| 21 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(16)}}

|align=center| 14–11

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|rowspan=3|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(19)}}

align=center| 1926

| 20 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(17)}}

|align=center| 9–17

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1927

| 19 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(18)}}

|align=center| 21–13

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1928

| 17 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(18)}}

|align=center| 6–0

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|{{ru|England}} {{small|(22)}}

align=center| 1929

| 16 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(19)}}

|align=center| 12–6

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|rowspan=3|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(22)}}

align=center| 1930

| 16 March

| align=center| draw

|align=center| 0–0

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1931

| 21 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(20)}}

|align=center| 28–19

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1932

| 19 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(19)}}

|align=center| 16–3

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|{{ru|England}} {{small|(23)}}

align=center| 1933

| 18 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(21)}}

|align=center| 3–0

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(23)}}

align=center| 1934

| 17 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(20)}}

|align=center| 6–3

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|{{ru|England}} {{small|(24)}}

align=center| 1935

| 16 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(22)}}

|align=center| 10–7

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(24)}}

align=center| 1936

| 21 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(21)}}

|align=center| 9–8

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|rowspan=2|{{ru|England}} {{small|(26)}}

align=center| 1937

| 20 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(22)}}

|align=center| 3–6

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1938

| 19 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(23)}}

|align=center| 16–21

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(25)}}

align=center| 1939

| 18 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(23)}}

|align=center| 6–9

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|rowspan=9|{{ru|England}} {{small|(28)}}

align=center| 1940

|align=center rowspan=7 colspan=4 {{N/A|Not played due to World War II}}

align=center| 1941
align=center| 1942
align=center| 1943
align=center| 1944
align=center| 1945
align=center| 1946
align=center| 1947

| 15 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(24)}}

|align=center| 24–5

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1948

| 20 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(24)}}

|align=center| 6–3

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(26)}}

align=center| 1949

| 19 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(25)}}

|align=center| 6–3

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|{{ru|England}} {{small|(29)}}

align=center| 1950

| 18 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(25)}}

|align=center| 13–11

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(27)}}

align=center| 1951

| 17 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(26)}}

|align=center| 5–3

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|rowspan=13|{{ru|England}} {{small|(42)}}

align=center| 1952

| 15 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(27)}}

|align=center| 3–19

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1953

| 21 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(28)}}

|align=center| 26–8

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1954

| 20 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(29)}}

|align=center| 3–13

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1955

| 19 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(30)}}

|align=center| 9–6

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1956

| 17 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(31)}}

|align=center| 6–11

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1957

| 16 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(32)}}

|align=center| 16–3

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1958

| 15 March

|align=center| draw

|align=center| 3–3

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1959

| 21 March

|align=center| draw

|align=center| 3–3

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1960

| 19 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(33)}}

|align=center| 12–21

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1961

| 18 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(34)}}

|align=center| 6–0

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1962

| 17 March

|align=center| draw

|align=center| 3–3

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1963

| 16 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(35)}}

|align=center| 10–8

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1964

| 21 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(26)}}

|align=center| 15–6

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|rowspan=3|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(30)}}

align=center| 1965

| 20 March

|align=center| draw

|align=center| 3–3

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1966

| 19 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(27)}}

|align=center| 6–3

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1967

| 18 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(36)}}

|align=center| 27–14

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|rowspan=3|{{ru|England}} {{small|(45)}}

align=center| 1968

| 16 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(37)}}

|align=center| 6–8

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1969

| 15 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(38)}}

|align=center| 8–3

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1970

| 21 February

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(28)}}

|align=center| 14–5

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|rowspan=3|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(33)}}

align=center| 1971

| 20 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(29)}}

|align=center| 15–16

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1972

| 18 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(30)}}

|align=center| 23–9

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1973

| 17 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(39)}}

|align=center| 15–16

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|{{ru|England}} {{small|(46)}}

align=center| 1974

| 2 February

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(31)}}

|align=center| 16–14

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(34)}}

align=center| 1975

| 15 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(40)}}

|align=center| 7–6

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|{{ru|England}} {{small|(47)}}

align=center| 1976

| 21 February

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(32)}}

|align=center| 22–12

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(35)}}

align=center| 1977

| 15 January

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(41)}}

|align=center| 26–6

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|rowspan=6|{{ru|England}} {{small|(53)}}

align=center| 1978

| 4 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(42)}}

|align=center| 0–15

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1979

| 3 February

|align=center| draw

|align=center| 7–7

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1980

| 15 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(43)}}

|align=center| 18–30

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1981

| 21 February

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(44)}}

|align=center| 23–17

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1982

| 16 January

|align=center| draw

|align=center| 9–9

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1983

| 5 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(33)}}

|align=center| 12–22

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|rowspan=2|{{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(37)}}

align=center| 1984

| 4 February

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(34)}}

|align=center| 18–6

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1985

| 16 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(45)}}

|align=center| 10–7

|Twickenham Stadium, London

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(54)}}

align=center| 1986

| 15 February

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(35)}}

|align=center| 33–6

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(38)}}

align=center| 1987

| 4 April

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(46)}}

|align=center| 21–12

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|rowspan=3|{{ru|England}} {{small|(57)}}

align=center| 1988

| 5 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(47)}}

|align=center| 6–9

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1989

| 4 February

|align=center| draw

|align=center| 12–12

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1990

| 17 March

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(36)}}

|align=center| 13–7

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

| {{ru|Scotland}} {{small|(39)}}

align=center| 1991

| 16 February

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(48)}}

|align=center| 21–12

|Twickenham Stadium, London

|rowspan=9|{{ru|England}} {{small|(66)}}

align=center| 1992

| 18 January

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(49)}}

|align=center| 7–25

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1993

| 6 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(50)}}

|align=center| 26–12

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1994

| 5 February

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(51)}}

|align=center| 14–15

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

align=center| 1995

| 18 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(52)}}

|align=center| 24–12

|Twickenham Stadium, London

align=center| 1996

| 2 March

| {{ru|England}} {{small|(53)}}

|align=center| 9–18

|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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|Twickenham Stadium, London

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|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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|Twickenham Stadium, London

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|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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| 3 February

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|Twickenham Stadium, London

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|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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|Twickenham Stadium, London

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|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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| 2 February

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|Twickenham Stadium, London

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| 8 February

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|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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| 14 March

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|Twickenham Stadium, London

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| 6 February

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|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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|Twickenham Stadium, London

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|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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|Twickenham Stadium, London

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| 24 February

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| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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| 22 February

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Records

The current record number of points scored by a player in a Calcutta Cup game was set by Jonny Wilkinson in 2007 when he scored 27 points (1 try, 2 conversions, 5 penalties, 1 drop goal). The previous record of 24 points was held by Rob Andrew.

Other Calcutta Cups

File:Other Calcutta Cup Trophy.jpg

In 1884, Calcutta Cricket and Football Club again set up a rugby section and in 1890 set up an inter club trophy, the Calcutta Rugby Union Challenge Cup, promptly christened the Calcutta Cup.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ccfc1792.com/heritage.asp |title=Calcutta Cricket and Football Club history |access-date=2007-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928174641/http://www.ccfc1792.com/heritage.asp |archive-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=How rugby is still thriving in Kolkata, birthplace of the historic Calcutta Cup|url=https://scroll.in/field/936947/how-rugby-is-still-thriving-in-kolkata-birthplace-of-the-historic-calcutta-cup|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505070253/https://scroll.in/field/936947/how-rugby-is-still-thriving-in-kolkata-birthplace-of-the-historic-calcutta-cup|archive-date=5 May 2023|website=scroll.in|publisher=SCROLL|date=11 September 2019|agency=AFP|access-date=26 December 2022}}

The 2007 edition of the Cup was held by Jungle Crows, in which Future Hope Harlequins defeated CC&FC in final.{{Cite web |url=http://www.scrum.com/39_46645.php |title=FUTURE HOPE HARLEQUINS RETAIN CALCUTTA CUP |first=Nick |last=Hyde |date=2007-08-06 |archive-date=2007-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023175710/http://www.scrum.com/39_46645.php |website=scrum.com |access-date=21 January 2015 }} The second division trophy was won by Calcutta Cricket and Football Club Panthers.

The original and oldest Calcutta Cup is a silver trophy played for annually by the members of Royal Blackheath Golf Club. It was a gift from the Royal Calcutta Golf Club in response to the presentation of a medal given by Blackheath. It is made from melted down silver rupees, reputedly from the same batch of melted down silver rupees as the Rugby Union Cup played for between England and Scotland. The cup arrived in London in 1875. It was first played for in December 1875 three years before the first Calcutta Cup match between England and Scotland. The Cup held by Royal Blackheath Golf Club has only two handles unlike the well known Calcutta Cup. It is only in recent years that the history of the original Calcutta Cup has been appreciated by sporting historians.

Royal Blackheath Golf Club members had close links with Blackheath Football Club (Rugby) which was one of the most prominent clubs in the early years of the Rugby Football Union. Members of both clubs served in India in the 1870s. This link is the most likely explanation for the creation of a similar cup being created by the Calcutta Rugby Club a few years later and becoming the world-famous Calcutta Cup.

See also

Notes

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References

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Further reading

  • {{Cite web |title=THE CALCUTTA CUP: the legacy of a club that died |url=http://srustaging.realise.com/sites/default/files/editor/docs/the-calcutta-cup.pdf |access-date=25 March 2015 |website=srustaging.realise.com |location=London |archive-date=22 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922070100/http://srustaging.realise.com/sites/default/files/editor/docs/the-calcutta-cup.pdf }}
  • {{cite web|url=https://worldrugbymuseum.com/from-the-vaults/twickenham-stadium/in-1877-the-rfu-were-sent-a-letter|title=FROM THE VAULTS — IN 1877 THE RFU WERE SENT A LETTER…|date=6 March 2017|access-date=27 November 2020|website=worldrugbymuseum.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204151822/https://worldrugbymuseum.com/from-the-vaults/twickenham-stadium/in-1877-the-rfu-were-sent-a-letter|archive-date=4 February 2023}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Calcutta-Cup/|title=The birth of Calcutta Cup|website=history-uk.com|publisher=The History United Kingdom|location=London|access-date=26 August 2022|date=1 May 2016|first=Ben|last=Johnson|archive-date=24 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224201801/https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Calcutta-Cup/}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/news/574207/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-calcutta-cup|title=Rugby history — Everything you need to know about the Calcutta Cup|date=6 July 2020|access-date=27 November 2022|website=world.rugby|publisher=World Rugby|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630135446/https://www.world.rugby/news/574207/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-calcutta-cup|archive-date=30 June 2022}}
  • {{cite web |first1=Stephen |last1=Brenkley |title=Meet Charlie — from the Bengal branch of the Van der Guchts |location=London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/meet-charlie-from-the-bengal-branch-of-the-van-der-guchts-9194168.html |website=independent.co.uk |publisher=The Independent UK |date=20 January 2002 |access-date=12 July 2023 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707091257/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/meet-charlie-from-the-bengal-branch-of-the-van-der-guchts-9194168.html }}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/behind-the-lines/2020/may/16/future-hope-rugby-club-kolkata-street-children|title=The rugby club in Kolkata that has given hope to 3,500 street children|website=thegurdian.com|publisher=The Guardian|location=London|date=16 May 2020|access-date=5 October 2023|first1=Jonathan|last1=Drennan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806015854/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/behind-the-lines/2020/may/16/future-hope-rugby-club-kolkata-street-children|archive-date=6 August 2022}}

External links

  • [http://sport.scotsman.com/rugby.cfm?id=291272006 Five famous victories to lift Scottish Hearts], The Scotsman, February 25, 2006
  • [http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Calcutta-Cup/ The History of the Calcutta Cup], The Calcutta Cup at Historic UK
  • [http://www.scottishrugby.org/sites/default/files/editor/docs/the-calcutta-cup.pdf The Calcutta Cup (PDF)] explained on the website of the Scottish Rugby Union.

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