Rugby Union

noun

: a type of rugby played with 15 people on each team

Examples of Rugby Union in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The prince is the official royal patron of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and also the Patron of the Football Association (FA), England's governing body for soccer organizations. — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026

The president of the English Football Association, the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Cornwall, the Lord of the Isles, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, Earl of Chester and the Prince of Wales. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

The special was filmed in the Green Drawing Room of Windsor Castle and timed to the Rugby World Cup, in which Princess Kate, Prince William and Princess Anne all backed different teams for their roles as patrons of the Rugby Football Union, Welsh Rugby Union and Scottish Rugby Union, respectively. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026

In what often amounts to a lighthearted rivalry, William is the patron of the Welsh Rugby Union. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for Rugby Union

• antiunion
• communion
• disunion
• nonunion