England–Scotland rugby union rivalry

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The England–Scotland rugby union rivalry is one of the oldest and most storied international rugby contests, centered on annual clashes for the Calcutta Cup between the two national teams.

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instanceOf rugby union rivalry
sports rivalry
alsoKnownAs Calcutta Cup rivalry
linked to: Calcutta Cup
competitionFormat test match rugby union
continent Europe
countryInvolved England national rugby union team
Scotland national rugby union team
culturalSignificance symbolizes historic sporting competition between England and Scotland
firstMeetingDate 1871-03-27
firstMeetingLocation Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
firstMeetingWinner Scotland national rugby union team
governingBody World Rugby
governingBodyEngland Rugby Football Union
governingBodyScotland Scottish Rugby Union
governingCode World Rugby Laws of the Game
hasFanTradition alternating home advantage between England and Scotland
presentation of the Calcutta Cup to the winning captain
hasGenderCategory men's international rugby union
hasParallelEvent England–Scotland women's rugby union matches
hasRule Calcutta Cup awarded to the winner of the annual England–Scotland Six Nations match
historicalCompetitionContext Five Nations Championship
Home Nations Championship
homeStadiumEngland Twickenham Stadium
homeStadiumScotland Murrayfield Stadium
ifDraw Calcutta Cup retained by previous holders
languageOfCoverage English
mainTrophy Calcutta Cup
matchType international test match
mediaCoverage extensive television coverage in the United Kingdom
notableCharacteristic features intense national rivalry between England and Scotland
one of the oldest international rugby union rivalries
partOf Six Nations Championship rivalries
primaryCompetitionContext Six Nations Championship
recurringEvent annual rugby union fixture
region British Isles
relatedRivalry Calcutta Cup
England–Wales rugby union rivalry
Scotland–Ireland rugby union rivalry
sport rugby union
teamColorEngland white
teamColorScotland navy blue
trophyFirstContested 1879
trophyIntroducedFor Calcutta Cup
typicalMatchDuration 80 minutes
typicalScheduling played during the annual Six Nations window

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England–Scotland football rivalry relatedRivalry England–Scotland rugby union rivalry
England–Scotland rugby union rivalry hasParallelEvent England–Scotland women's rugby union matches
linked to: England–Scotland rugby union rivalry