So reads the match report of the very first international football game ever held: Scotland v England in 1872. The game took place on St Andrews Day on the playing field of the West of Scotland ...

Why do England and Scotland play for the Calcutta Cup? It all started on Christmas Day in 1872 when 20 Englishman and 20 Scotsman played a game of rugby union in Calcutta, British India.

Scotland v England, and how its significance continues to resonate in present-day Scotland. Show more Ann an 1872 chluich Alba agus Sasainn a' chiadgheam ball-coise eadar-nàiseanta air an t ...