Synonyms for Rugby
ˈrʌg birug·by

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1. rugbynoun

   Synonyms:
   rugger, rugby football

2. rugbynoun

   A town in Warwickshire, where the sport of rugby is thought to have originated

   The scrum is a distinctive element of rugby.

   Synonyms:
   rugger, rugby football

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1. rugby, rugby football, ruggernoun

   a form of football played with an oval ball

   Synonyms:
   rugby football, rugger, rugby

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1. List of paraphrases for "rugby":

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1. World Athletics:

   There's a rather sobering statistic : 70 % of competitors that are chasing an Tokyo Olympics slot are only going to have one chance of this, to pull the plugs on an Olympic Games when football, tennis, rugby and so many other sports are now up and running -- and some even with crowds -- where cities are coming out of lockdown and are moving towards normalcy, I can see no good reason why you wouldn't want to do everything you possibly can to make sure that you're not discarding a generation of athletes who have spent over half their young lives in pursuit of this one moment which is real life for them and their families and their friends and the systems that have been in place to support them.

2. Mike Friday:

   The big thing in America is, if you can't be an NFL player, an NBA play or a baseball player, (but) you can be an Olympian, then that's the next best thing, the Olympics captures the imagination of the sporting public in America. If rugby can position itself and we can do well as an Olympic sport, then all of a sudden it will hit the eyes of so many more Americans.

3. World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset:

   When I think of that amazing tournament in South Africa 20 years ago, I think of two people, off the field, I think of Nelson Mandela. On the field, I think of Jonah Lomu. Both men inspired millions around the world. Jonah Lomu will forever be a big part of rugby's story.

4. Agustin Creevy:

   This is something historic, that there should be a professional Argentine team in a tournament like this where the best rugby in the world is played, i have no doubt that with Los Jaguares in Super Rugby, the sport will become even more popular (in Argentina) and ... interest more people and potential players.

5. The Australian-born Hayne:

   I am retiring from the NFL because the Fiji Rugby Sevens team reached out to me about the opportunity to join the team for the upcoming Olympics, and I simply could not pass that chance up, the Olympics has been something I have admired since I was a little boy, and it is an opportunity I feel very similar to me joining the NFL.