Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 8 compound words that contain rugby. The most common are listed below. Open rugby in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- rugby unionA form of rugby football, historically amateur, having 15 players per side; points are scored for a try, penalty, drop kick or conversion.
- rugby leagueA version of rugby football, played between two teams of thirteen.
- rugby playerA person who plays rugby, especially professionally.
- rugby ballA spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby.
- wheelchair rugbyA variation of rugby played by players in wheelchairs, primarily players with some disability. It is a full-contact sport and is played on a hardwood court with a ball similar to a basketball.
- rugby sevensA form of rugby union, played on a full-size pitch but with only seven players per side.
- flag rugbyA version of rugby union where the players must remove a flag, worn around the waist, from the ball carrier instead of tackling.
- mini rugbyA simplified form of rugby, with a smaller ball and pitch, designed to introduce the sport to children.
- rugby bootsplural of rugby boot: A shoe with rounded studs, used to play sports on soft ground.
- rugby boyA minor (typically male) who is addicted to the inhalation of rubber cement.
- rugby footballThe sport of rugby: either rugby league or rugby union.
- rugby shirtA shirt of the kind worn by rugby players, usually short-sleeved and with a buttoned opening at the neck like a polo shirt, but with a stiffer collar.
- tag rugbyA sport, resembling rugby league and touch football, in which pulling an adhesive tag from a player's belt takes the place of full-contact tackles.
- underwater rugbyAn underwater sport in which each team attempts to manoeuvre a ball filled with salt water into the opposing goal.
- rugby tackleAn instance of knocking someone or something over using one's arms and upper body.
- quad rugbySynonym of wheelchair rugby (US regional name and American English vernacular name)
- rugby bootA shoe with rounded studs, used to play sports on soft ground.
- rippa rugbyA version of rugby union where the players must remove a flag, worn around the waist, from the ball carrier instead of tackling.
- chesterfield rugbySexual activity.
- rugby boysplural of rugby boy: A minor (typically male) who is addicted to the inhalation of rubber cement.
- rugby playersplural of rugby player: A person who plays rugby, especially professionally.
- rugby shirtsplural of rugby shirt: A shirt of the kind worn by rugby players, usually short-sleeved and with a buttoned opening at the neck like a polo shirt, but with a stiffer collar.
- rugby-likeAlternative form of rugbylike: Similar to or reminiscent of rugby.
- rugby tacklingpresent participle and gerund of rugby tackle
- rugby tacklesplural of rugby tackle: An instance of knocking someone or something over using one's arms and upper body.
Compound words 8
- ruggerrugby
- rugbylikeSimilar to or reminiscent of rugby.
- RugbeianA pupil or alumnus of Rugby School.
- rugbyistrugby player
- nonrugbyNot of or pertaining to the sport of rugby.
- rugbyistsplural of rugbyist: rugby player
- minirugbyAlternative form of mini rugby: A simplified form of rugby, with a smaller ball and pitch, designed to introduce the sport to children.
- Rugbyansplural of Rugbyan: A pupil or alumnus of Rugby School.