Sport in Belgium club to have a European title (the 2001 Women's CEV Top Teams Cup). Rugby union is a growing sport in Belgium which, due to the growing mediatisation around the sport, especially during the 2003 and 2007 World Cup, is enjoying a rise in popularity. The game is formally organised by the Belgium Rugby Federation and has a surprisingly long history. Belgium has 57 clubs and 10,071 players according to the International Rugby Board who currently rank Belgium as tier two nation ranked at twenty-sixth in the world. Rally is popular sport in Belgium and although no money prizes can be
Calcutta Cup had close links with Blackheath Football (Rugby) Club which was one of the most prominent Clubs in the early years of the Rugby Football Union. Members of both clubs served in India in the 1870s. This link is the most likely explanation for the creation of a similar cup being created by the Calcutta rugby Club a few years later and becoming the world-famous Calcutta Cup. Calcutta Cup The Calcutta Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner of the match between England and Scotland. It is the oldest of several individual competitions that take place under the umbrella of