Six Nations: Scotland's Calcutta Cup dominance

Rugby Union Weekly

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🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Scotland rarely used to win the Calcutta Cup. Now, they can't stop winning it. What is behind this dramatic turnaround? Chris, John Barclay and Danny look at Scotland's resurgence and the impact the it's had on the rivalry. John tells us how importance of the win in 2018 which ended a 10 year wait for the trophy. How much has that turned the tide? Danny was part of the England team that put 60 points on Scotland back in 2017, but has also been on the losing side in 2018 and 2024. He explains what the difference is between the Scotland of 2017 and now. John picks the three players that have inspired Scotland to four successive wins and we also look ahead to this weekend's clash at Twickenham.

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0:44.9	Right, rugby to weekly, Thursday morning, Calcutta Cup week.
0:46.9	We've done plenty so far this week.
0:48.4	Loads more still to come.
0:52.3	Our focus on this episode is that famous old trophy.
0:56.1	The Calcutta Cup first officially played for in 1879, but the rivalry between England and Scotland, Scotland and England goes even further back to 1871. And before I
1:03.6	come up with a bit of history, which I have taken from someone else, all that to follow. Let's introduce
1:09.7	Danny Kerr and John Barkley, two famous men of this fixture.
1:12.7	Good evening, chaps.
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