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rugby

[ruhg-bee] / ˈrʌg bi /
NOUN
football
Synonyms
STRONGEST
soccer
WEAK
American football Association football Canadian football grid game gridiron pastime the pigskin sport

Example Sentences

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The players will be supported by the Rugby Football Union's maternity policy, updated in February 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Seeing Abbie Ward parade around a sold-out Allianz Stadium with the Women's Rugby World Cup trophy in one hand and her daughter Hallie in the other was an image that stuck with team-mate Lark Atkin-Davies.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Will, Rugby: Since when was it an automatic red for hair pulling?

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Rugby union was the second most-watched women's sport in 2025, so with momentum at an all-time high, this year's Women's Six Nations is set to be comfortably the biggest yet in terms of crowd numbers.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Rugby league is a lot like American football, but with no helmets and no pads.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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Excerpt from "Playing the Enemy"

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