rugby

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ amateur, professional

▪ competitive, representative

▪ junior (esp. BrE), school, student, youth

▪ senior

▪ club (esp. BrE), league

▪ first-class (esp. BrE), international, test, world

▪ touch

▪ wheelchair

▪ running (BrE)

▪

The crowd enjoyed the Fijians' running rugby.

… OF RUGBY

▪ game

VERB + RUGBY

▪ play

▪ watch

RUGBY + NOUN

▪ scrum, tackle

▪ club, side (esp. BrE), team

▪ championship, game, international, match

▪ tour

▪ ball, posts

▪ boots (esp. BrE), jersey, shirt

▪ field, pitch (BrE)

▪ forward, international, player

▪

the former rugby international, Serge Blanco

▪ coach

▪ official

▪ career

▪ season

▪ buff, enthusiast, fan, follower, supporter

▪ circles, community, fraternity, people

▪ country, nation

PHRASES

▪ Rugby League, Rugby Union