Calcutta Cup

noun

A trophy won by the winner of the match between England and Scotland in the Six Nations competition.

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nounCalcutta Cup (plural Calcutta Cups)

plural Calcutta Cups

  1. ball gamesA trophy won by the winner of the match between England and Scotland in the Six Nations competition.

    The match was only a few minutes old when the second-row Jonny Gray squared up to [Dylan] Hartley and invited Courtney Lawes to join in. The message was clear: a side that had not won the Calcutta Cup for 10 years were going to fight for everything.

    2018 February 24, Paul Rees, “Finn Russell masterminds historic Scotland victory over England”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2018
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APA

Calcutta Cup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calcutta%20Cup

MLA

“Calcutta Cup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calcutta%20Cup. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Calcutta Cup,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calcutta%20Cup.

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