The oldest trophy in international rugby, contested since 1879, the Calcutta Cup falls on Super Saturday in 2027, when England play Scotland at Allianz Stadium to close the championship.
England play Scotland for the Calcutta Cup, the oldest trophy in international rugby, at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham on Saturday 13 March 2027. The match closes the Six Nations on Super Saturday.
The cup began in British India. In 1878 the dwindling members of the Calcutta Football Club melted down 270 silver rupees to cast a trophy topped with an elephant. It was for an annual match between England and Scotland.
The first of those matches, at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh on 10 March 1879, ended in a draw. The championship followed in 1883, the first international rugby competition of any kind.
A trophy contested by two teams inside a six-team tournament gives this match stakes of its own. Both sides can be out of the title race and the afternoon still matters more than any other in their season. Scotland’s record at Twickenham is better than their form suggests.
The fixture comes last on the final round, after Italy play Wales and before Ireland meet France. That placing means the Calcutta Cup can decide the championship as well. Scotland have never won the title in the Six Nations era.