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 NERFINISHED
competitionFormat test match rugby union
continent Europe
countryInvolved England national rugby union team NERFINISHED
Scotland national rugby union team NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance symbolizes historic sporting competition between England and Scotland
firstMeetingDate 1871-03-27
firstMeetingLocation Raeburn Place, Edinburgh NERFINISHED
firstMeetingWinner Scotland national rugby union team NERFINISHED
governingBody World Rugby NERFINISHED
governingBodyEngland Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED
governingBodyScotland Scottish Rugby Union NERFINISHED
governingCode World Rugby Laws of the Game NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
hasRule Calcutta Cup awarded to the winner of the annual England–Scotland Six Nations match
historicalCompetitionContext Five Nations Championship NERFINISHED
Home Nations Championship NERFINISHED
homeStadiumEngland Twickenham Stadium NERFINISHED
homeStadiumScotland Murrayfield Stadium NERFINISHED
ifDraw Calcutta Cup retained by previous holders
languageOfCoverage English
mainTrophy Calcutta Cup NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
recurringEvent annual rugby union fixture
region British Isles NERFINISHED
relatedRivalry Calcutta Cup NERFINISHED
England–Wales rugby union rivalry NERFINISHED
Scotland–Ireland rugby union rivalry
sport rugby union
teamColorEngland white
teamColorScotland navy blue
trophyFirstContested 1879
trophyIntroducedFor Calcutta Cup NERFINISHED
typicalMatchDuration 80 minutes
typicalScheduling played during the annual Six Nations window

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