Calcutta Cup
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The Calcutta Cup is a historic rugby union trophy contested annually between England and Scotland, originating from a cup made of melted Indian rupees in the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Calcutta Cup canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9324652 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calcutta Cup Context triple: [Six Nations Championship, trophy, Calcutta Cup]
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A.
Yorkshire Cup
The Yorkshire Cup is a prestigious long-distance Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain, run at York Racecourse and contested by older thoroughbreds.
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B.
Bledisloe Cup
The Bledisloe Cup is an annual rugby union trophy contested between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian national team, and is one of the sport’s most storied international rivalries.
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C.
Webb Ellis Cup
The Webb Ellis Cup is the prestigious gold trophy awarded to the winners of the Rugby World Cup, symbolizing the pinnacle of achievement in international rugby union.
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D.
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a prominent ice hockey cup competition contested by professional teams in the United Kingdom’s Elite Ice Hockey League.
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E.
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is rugby league’s historic knockout cup competition in the United Kingdom, featuring professional and amateur clubs and culminating in a prestigious final traditionally held at Wembley Stadium.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calcutta Cup Target entity description: The Calcutta Cup is a historic rugby union trophy contested annually between England and Scotland, originating from a cup made of melted Indian rupees in the 19th century.
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A.
Yorkshire Cup
The Yorkshire Cup is a prestigious long-distance Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain, run at York Racecourse and contested by older thoroughbreds.
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B.
Bledisloe Cup
The Bledisloe Cup is an annual rugby union trophy contested between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian national team, and is one of the sport’s most storied international rivalries.
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C.
Webb Ellis Cup
The Webb Ellis Cup is the prestigious gold trophy awarded to the winners of the Rugby World Cup, symbolizing the pinnacle of achievement in international rugby union.
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D.
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a prominent ice hockey cup competition contested by professional teams in the United Kingdom’s Elite Ice Hockey League.
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E.
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is rugby league’s historic knockout cup competition in the United Kingdom, featuring professional and amateur clubs and culminating in a prestigious final traditionally held at Wembley Stadium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rugby union trophy
ⓘ
sports trophy ⓘ |
| associatedCompetition | Six Nations Championship round-robin ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Anglo-Scottish rugby rivalry ⓘ |
| awardedFor | winner of England vs Scotland rugby union match in Six Nations ⓘ |
| competedForBy |
England national rugby union team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | international ⓘ |
| competitionResultRule | holder retains cup in event of a draw ⓘ |
| competitionType | international rugby union rivalry ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of historic England–Scotland sporting rivalry ⓘ |
| donatedTo | Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| donationYear | 1878 ⓘ |
| eraOfOrigin | 19th century ⓘ |
| firstMatchPlayed | 10 March 1879 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstMatchVenue | Raeburn Place, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerlyPartOf |
Five Nations Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Home Nations Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Rugby Football Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedNation | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elephant on lid
ⓘ
three king cobras as handles ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Calcutta Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReplica | Calcutta Cup replica trophy ⓘ |
| hasRivalryName | Calcutta Cup match NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | historic rugby union trophy ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMatch | test match ⓘ |
| inception | 1879 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Calcutta, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeFrom | melted Indian rupees ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the oldest international rugby union trophies ⓘ |
| numberOfRupeesUsed | 270 ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Calcutta Football Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Six Nations Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation | commemoration of disbanded Calcutta Football Club ⓘ |
| region | British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | loving cup ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| teamSport | rugby union ⓘ |
| trophyHousedAt | Twickenham Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCurrencyMotif | Indian rupee origin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Calcutta Cup Description of subject: The Calcutta Cup is a historic rugby union trophy contested annually between England and Scotland, originating from a cup made of melted Indian rupees in the 19th century.
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