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Definition of rugby
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: a football game in which play is continuous without time-outs or substitutions, interference and forward passing are not permitted, and kicking, dribbling, lateral passing, and tackling are featured
Rugby
geographical name
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Definition of Rugby (Entry 2 of 2)
town on the Avon River in Warwickshire, central England population 71,000
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In addition to playing on the same rugby team, they were also honored as members of the elite group of seniors tasked with exercising discipline at the school. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Meghan Markle Supports Prince Harry at Polo Match on Princess Diana's Birthday," 1 July 2018 Goalkeeper Khadim N’Diaye led the group in what looked like a much sunnier version of the menacing haka performed by New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "African Team, African Coach: Senegal Is Making a Strong Statement in Russia," 24 June 2018 The United States rugby team extended its record unbeaten streak against Canada to nine with a 42-17 victory in Halifax, Nova Scotia. — BostonGlobe.com, "Shelby Houlihan wins US outdoor 1,500-meter title," 24 June 2018 Another inspiration — this time for the fascistic tableaux in the court of Voldemort — came from an unlikely source: the New Zealand national rugby team. — Patrick Pacheco, latimes.com, "Steven Hoggett, the 'Cursed Child' choreographer making magic with Hogwarts capes," 7 June 2018 When not cooking or eating, Bruno chafes at red tape, worries about an ambitious policewoman, and mentors a star player on the local women’s rugby team. — Adam Woog, The Seattle Times, "If you can’t get to France, maybe these set-in France crime novels will tide you over?," 5 June 2018 Lampkin plays for Team Rise wheelchair rugby club in Irving. — Rick Mauch, star-telegram, "Former Bell standout still chasing greatness despite physical challenges," 25 June 2018 Today there are hundreds of volunteers and participants, in addition to offshoot programs that center on golf, rugby, cricket and shinty. — Michael Ego, Smithsonian, "A New Therapy Has People With Dementia Sharing Baseball Memories," 30 Mar. 2018 NBC Sports Gold currently offers packages for rugby ($60), Premier League soccer ($50), track and field ($75), cycling ($30) and Pro Motocross ($50). — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "What IndyCar fans will find on NBC Sports Gold," 21 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rugby.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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English Language Learners Definition of rugby
: a game played by two teams in which each team tries to carry or kick a ball over the other team's goal line
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