The Calcutta Cup

This is the trophy played for annually by England and Scotland as part of the Rugby Union Six Nations tournament,  But why Calcutta? Not a place you would associate with a hot and sweaty game like rugby. And indeed, that's part of the story.  In the 1870s, English and Scottish rugby afficionados in India tried to introduce the game there and a few games were played between teams representing the two countries and as a result the Calcutta Football Club was formed.  But it didn't catch on - partly, as mentioned above, due to the unsuitable climate and partly it would seem because a free bar for members was discontinued (!).  So the remaining members wound the club up and withdrew the remaining funds from the bank, and this came in the form of silver rupees, which they had melted down and made into a cup which they presented to the rugby authorities in England on condition it should be played for annually between the two countries. So there you are - and, thinking about it, should it not now be called the Kolkata Cup?