rugby

Definitions of rugby
  1. noun
    a form of football played with an oval ball
    synonyms: fútbol-rugby
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    type of:
    fútbol
    any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
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