rugby
/ˈɹʌɡbi/ noun A2- A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar. · The scrum is a distinctive element of rugby.· The two rugbies split following a debate about amateurism.
- The form of the game known as rugby union (see the usage note).
Plural rugbies
From the library
PS.—I believe your friend Watson played Rugby for Blackheath when I was three-quarter for Richmond.
The big Rugby three-quarter was trembling all over.
Today, she is at a school rugby match.
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