Definition

1. Noun:
   • A form of football played with an oval ball: Rugby football is a team sport where two teams compete to score points by carrying, passing, or kicking an oval-shaped ball towards the opponent's goal line or over a crossbar.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He has played rugby football since he was a child.
  • The rules of rugby football are complex but exciting.
  • Our university has a strong rugby football team.

Advanced Usage

• "to play a game of rugby football": to participate in a match of this sport.
  • They went to the field to play a game of rugby football.

Variants and Related Words

• Rugby (n): A common shortened form of "rugby football".
  • She prefers watching rugby to soccer.
• Rugby union (n): One of the two main codes of rugby football, characterized by 15 players per side.
• Rugby league (n): The other main code of rugby football, characterized by 13 players per side and slightly different rules.

Synonyms

• Rugby: The shortened, more common synonym.
• Footy (informal, chiefly Australian/British): Can sometimes refer to rugby football in certain contexts, though it more commonly refers to Australian rules football or soccer.

Related Phrases

• Rugby pitch: The field on which rugby football is played.
  • The rugby pitch was muddy after the rain.
• Rugby ball: The oval ball used in the sport.
  • He bought a new rugby ball for practice.
• Rugby scrum: A method of restarting play in rugby football where players pack closely together to contest for the ball.
  • The rugby scrum collapsed, and the referee blew his whistle.

Noun

1. a form of football played with an oval ball