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"We were just slightly off it around our physicality, first time tackles, speed around the ruck – the basics where you need to be at it at this level," said Adams.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Last weekend, South Africa's powerful ground game had slowed England's ruck speed, pouring sludge in their attacking gears.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

The visitors took a deserved lead when scrum-half Bracken collected from a ruck to glide past Cokansiga on his inside, dotting down for a try that Farrell slotted comfortably.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

Dupont quickly made amends, spinning off the back of a ruck in midfield, stiff-arming hooker Tolu Latu onto his back and scooting through a huge gap to score.

From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025

A snatch of turfy drumming, then I went flying over a ruck and the ground booted the air out of me and I got a glimpse of a leaping dog's flank.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

They support the hooker in the scrum, provide power at rucks and mauls, lift jumpers in the line-out, and carry hard.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025

At the breakdown they stuck their mitts in rucks and came up offside.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025

King was one of three players in WXV1 to hit 20 or more defensive rucks, winning four turnovers in the process.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024

He was one of just six players to hit 40+ attacking and 40+ defensive rucks in the tournament, and the only prop to do so.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2023

If work's sure and steady theer, labour's paid at starvation prices; while here we'n rucks o' money coming in one quarter, and ne'er a farthing th' next.

From North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Max Malins impressed with his first international tries while Ellie Genge carried, rucked and scrummaged tirelessly before powering over for England's third.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2023

She focused on her boots, the crisp prints of the ash she’d tracked onto the pale-blue carpet, and on his sock feet with the skinny hairless shins visible where his pajama pants had rucked up.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2022

If the ice is rucked up into jagged ridges, I can proceed with caution.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2022

Three days later, when we caught up again in Manchester, Iowa, the bus was strewn with cups of cold coffee, the veneer was covered with dust and the shades were all rucked up.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 2, 2016

The only light comes through the Venetian blinds and leads in strips across the rucked covers, the comforter.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

In 2010, Jason went back to what he knew, building teams, by inviting others to join him in rucking challenges that mimicked special forces training.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The answer: “We are the rucking company,” a grounding that recalled the company’s origin but also paved a path for growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

But: “by definition, rucking is moving from point A to point B with a backpack,” said another Redditor.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2023

These events are designed more for rucking clubs than casual newcomers.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023

Her mouth expressed disapproval by rucking down on the sides, which was all very attractive but also irritating.

From Ultima Thule by Mack Reynolds