Scotland's Alistair McHarg celebrates with Peter Brown after victory in 1983 at Twickenham. Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Twickenham has always been an inauspicious place for Scotland’s rugby brethren, intent on seizing the Calcutta Cup from their English rivals. Generations of quality players have made the journey to Richmond with a soupcon of optimism in their hearts only to discover the words “Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here” are subliminally engraved on the gates of the stadium.