rugbynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈrʌɡ.bi/us/ˈrʌɡ.bi/also formal rugby footballA2 a sport where two teams try to score points by carrying an oval ball across a particular line or kicking it over and between an H-shaped set of posts:
Tom plays rugby every Saturday.
He's built like a rugby player (= he is very big and strong).
a rugby team/ball/game
More examples
- She spends her Saturday afternoons standing on the touchline, watching her boyfriend play rugby.
- He pulled a hamstring while playing rugby.
- Six rugby internationals were charged with taking drugs to improve their performance.
- Before a rugby match, the New Zealand team perform a Maori war dance.
- The school playing fields were marked out for football and rugby.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Rugby
- convert
- drop kick
- field of play
- footy
- game ball
- hack
- heel
- match fit
- match fitness
- post-match
- ruck
- rugger
- scrum
- scrum half
- scrummager
- shirt pad
- squad rotation
- test match
- throw-in
- touchdown
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