Rugby football

Variant of Rugby

Rugby definition

Rugby (rug′bē)

noun

  1. famous school for boys located in Rugby, England: founded 1567
  2. a kind of football popular in England, played by two opposing teams of usually 15 players: action is continuous and the oval ball may be passed laterally or backward, kicked forward, or carried: a forerunner of American tackle football, first played at Rugby school
    in full Rugby football

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