Webb Ellis Cup
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The Webb Ellis Cup is the prestigious gold trophy awarded to the winners of the Rugby World Cup, symbolizing the pinnacle of achievement in international rugby union.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Webb Ellis Cup canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2137449 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Webb Ellis Cup Context triple: [2011 Rugby World Cup, trophy, Webb Ellis Cup]
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A.
Trillium Cup
The Trillium Cup is a Major League Soccer rivalry trophy contested between Toronto FC and Columbus Crew, symbolizing their regional competition and fan-driven derby.
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B.
Bledisloe Cup
The Bledisloe Cup is an annual rugby union trophy contested between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian national team, and is one of the sport’s most storied international rivalries.
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C.
Gagarin Cup
The Gagarin Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually to the playoff winner of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), one of the premier professional ice hockey leagues in Eurasia.
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D.
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
The Commander-in-Chief's Trophy is a college football award contested annually by the U.S. service academies—Army, Navy, and Air Force—for supremacy in their round-robin series.
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E.
Wales Trophy
The Wales Trophy is a National Hockey League award presented to the playoff champion of the Eastern Conference.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Webb Ellis Cup Target entity description: The Webb Ellis Cup is the prestigious gold trophy awarded to the winners of the Rugby World Cup, symbolizing the pinnacle of achievement in international rugby union.
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A.
Trillium Cup
The Trillium Cup is a Major League Soccer rivalry trophy contested between Toronto FC and Columbus Crew, symbolizing their regional competition and fan-driven derby.
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B.
Bledisloe Cup
The Bledisloe Cup is an annual rugby union trophy contested between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian national team, and is one of the sport’s most storied international rivalries.
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C.
Gagarin Cup
The Gagarin Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually to the playoff winner of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), one of the premier professional ice hockey leagues in Eurasia.
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D.
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
The Commander-in-Chief's Trophy is a college football award contested annually by the U.S. service academies—Army, Navy, and Air Force—for supremacy in their round-robin series.
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E.
Wales Trophy
The Wales Trophy is a National Hockey League award presented to the playoff champion of the Eastern Conference.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rugby World Cup trophy
ⓘ
sports trophy ⓘ |
| associatedTournament |
Men's Rugby World Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
Rugby World Cup
|
| associatedWith | World Rugby Hall of Fame narratives ⓘ |
| associatedWithGender | men's rugby union ⓘ |
| awardedAt |
Rugby World Cup final
ⓘ
linked to:
Rugby World Cup
|
| awardedFor | winning the Rugby World Cup ⓘ |
| awardedSince | inception of the Rugby World Cup ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
Rugby World Cup winning team
ⓘ
captain of the Rugby World Cup winning team ⓘ |
| category |
international sports trophy
ⓘ
rugby union award ⓘ |
| color | gold ⓘ |
| competition | Rugby World Cup ⓘ |
| competitionFrequency | every four years ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic symbol of world rugby supremacy ⓘ |
| firstAwardedInYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| formerGoverningBody |
International Rugby Board
ⓘ
linked to:
World Rugby
|
| governingBody | World Rugby ⓘ |
| hasReplica | yes ⓘ |
| introducedInCompetition | 1987 Rugby World Cup ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Webb Ellis ⓘ |
| namedForRole | alleged inventor of rugby football ⓘ |
| presentedBy | World Rugby ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| status | most prestigious trophy in international rugby union ⓘ |
| symbolizes | pinnacle of achievement in international rugby union ⓘ |
| trophyType | cup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Webb Ellis Cup Description of subject: The Webb Ellis Cup is the prestigious gold trophy awarded to the winners of the Rugby World Cup, symbolizing the pinnacle of achievement in international rugby union.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.