ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CALCUTTA CUP
After the Calcutta Rugby and Cricket Club, who donated the trophy to the Rugby Football Union in 1878.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALCUTTA CUP»
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Calcutta Cup in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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English Rugby Union Competitions:
Calcutta Cup, Guinness ...
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Bill Campbell celebrated by comfortably beating his age in the R & A Medal two
weeks after his Calcutta Cup win. Henry Cotton finds the green with his approach
from a. 209 CHAPTER SEVEN: GREAT EVENTS AND MEMORABLE OPENS.
Malcolm Campbell, Glyn Satterley, 1999
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Being English in Scotland
David Hilton,9 who played prop for Scotland forty-one times, recalled playing in
Calcutta Cup matches: I think supporters all over the world want to watch the
Calcutta Cup because it is so brutal [my emphasis], you know, I think every player
in ...
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Rugby Union for Dummies
France and Italy, naturally, cannot win the Triple Crown. England and Scotland
also play for the Calcutta Cup, which is a private rivalry between two old enemies
(we describe the Calcutta Cup in more detail later on in this chapter). The match ...
Nick Cain, Greg Growden, 2011
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Calcutta Mosaic: Essays and Interviews on the Minority ...
Mr Sookias started playing as wing forward in 1947 the year the Armenians,
under the captaincy of his older brother Malcolm, won the Calcutta Cup for the
first time. His playing career ended in 1980, after which he carried on as teacher
and ...
Himadri Banerjee, Nilanjana Gupta, Sipra Mukherjee, 2009
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Rugby: Facts, Figures and Fun
The Calcutta Cup The Calcutta Football Club in India was disbanded in 1877.
The club's remaining rupees were melted down into the Calcutta Cup, which was
then presented to the RFU. The cup itself has three rearing snake handles and
an ...
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Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora
By 1894 the club had forsaken rugby in favour of football and had donated its
silver to fashion the Calcutta Cup for the annual Scotland—England rugby union
fixture back home. Little is known of the early days of this club but the fact that it
was ...
Paul Dimeo, James Mills, 2013
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Polo in Britain: A History
Eventually the Scottish Rugby Union purchased the land and the Murrayfield
Stadium was inaugurated in 1925, with a match against England for the Calcutta
Cup. The Calcutta Cup is the oldest international rugby fixture, played alternately
at ...
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Understanding Rugby Union
The All Blacks (New Zealand) celebrate their 2003 win Find out more about the
Six Nations and follow the progress of your favourite team at www.6nations.net/
splash.htm The Calcutta Cup is the oldest international trophy, which is fiercely ...
I also knew Malcolm was one of the best match players in the club—he'd been
runner-up in the Calcutta Cup once and in the Jubilee Vase twice, on one
occasion losing at the final hole to Sean Con- nery. Then I realized the Calcutta
Cup was ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALCUTTA CUP»
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Calcutta Cup is used in the context of the following news items.
Dougie Fife and Ben Toolis in pre-World Cup squad
Dunbar, who ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament before the Calcutta Cup match in March, has travelled to the United States to work with a ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
Tennis: East Kilbride survive match-point to clinch Calcutta Cup
EAST KILBRIDE Tennis Club's second team survived a match-point to beat David Lloyd West End's second string team to the Calcutta Cup. «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
Dunbar facing fitness battle
... in the Calcutta Cup in March and he has been facing a race against time ever since to be fit enough to participate in the autumn competition. «EatSleepSport, Jun 15»
Gloucester star Ben Morgan can win Rugby World Cup fitness battle …
Dunbar ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament hours before he was due to travel to England for the Calcutta Cup match in March, but has not ... «Western Daily Press, Jun 15»
Chance to head behind the scenes
... including the first ever international Rugby League match in 1908, numerous Ashes tests and a number of Calcutta Cup Internationals. «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jun 15»
England v Scotland: Stuart Lancaster's side should take positive of …
While many have been quick to bemoan England's inability to cross the whitewash more than three times in their 25-13 Calcutta Cup victory ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
England go top with Calcutta Cup win
This was England's 73rd Calcutta Cup victory over Scotland in 133 matches stretching back to 1871 but it won't certainly won't merit much more ... «RBS 6 Nations, Mar 15»
England v Scotland: Calcutta Cup rivalry is now a myth, says Sir …
Sir Clive Woodward, England's former world cup winning coach, has said the country's rivalry against Scotland is "mostly myth and hype" as it ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
Rugby: England 25, Scotland 13 - Kieran Brookes plays in Calcutta …
KIERAN Brookes added some silverware to his burgeoning international career today as he helped England to win the Calcutta Cup with ... «Staff Newsletter, Mar 15»
David Denton: We're confident we can beat England in the Calcutta...
Scotland's David Denton is optimistic of beating England in the Calcutta Cup as the squad fly down to London ahead of the Twickenham clash. Celebrity fitness ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
