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Rugby
[ ruhg-bee ]
noun
- Usually rugby. Also called rugger, a form of football, played between two teams of 15 members each, that differs from soccer in freedom to carry the ball, block with the hands and arms, and tackle, and is characterized chiefly by continuous action and prohibition against the use of substitute players.
- a town in Warwickshire, in central England.
- a coeducational preparatory school in Rugby, England, founded in 1567.
rugby
1/ ˈʌɡɪ /
noun
- Also calledrugger a form of football played with an oval ball in which the handling and carrying of the ball is permitted
- another name for Canadian football
Rugby
2/ ˈʌɡɪ /
noun
- a town in central England, in E Warwickshire: famous public school, founded in 1567. Pop: 61 988 (2001)
Word History and Origins
Origin of Rugby1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Rugby1
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The SFA rule change will bring it into line with other sports such as rugby, swimming and athletics, which restrict women's competition to players that have not gone through male puberty.
The SFA rule change will see the governing body bring football into line with other sports like rugby, swimming and athletics.
Director of rugby Rob Baxter will oversee the club's coaching for the remainder of the season.
Former Northampton fly-half Hepher has been part of Exeter's coaching team since Baxter took over as director of rugby in 2009, while Hunter moved to Sandy Park in 2013 after a successful spell as England Under-20s head coach.
Hunter, rather than director of rugby Rob Baxter, faced the media afterwards, describing the game as his "lowest point" as a coach.
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