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AMERICAN FOOTBALL The Commonwealth Cup is a football game played by Virginia and Virginia Tech on a Saturday close to Thanksgiving to see who gets the bragging rights to the state in football. A relatively new tradition, it began in 1996 . Currently, Virginia Tech holds the cup (winning in November 2005 , 52-14). Previously, Virginia had the cup in 2003 . Before that Virginia Tech had held the cup for a string of four consecutive years starting in 1999 and ending in 2002 . Before that Virginia won the cup back-to-back from 1997-1998 . Virginia Tech won the first game for the Commonwealth Cup in 1996 . Related cups The same name is used for an annual Polo charity match in Goochland County . A Richmond, Virginia , firm sells pewter cups using the same name. COLLEGE BASKETBALL The Commonwealth Cup is an alternate name for the Commonwealth Classic , an annual basketball game played by Boston College and the University Of Massachusetts . EUROPE See the Champions Cup of the Former Soviet Republics. MOTOR RACING There has been a Commonwealth Cup Late Model Race at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway. SHOOTING Another Commonwealth Cup has been created for winning in Wellington , New Zealand . EXTERNAL LINKS
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