Definition of 'rugby union'

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rugby union in British

noun

a form of rugby football played between teams of 15 players

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This is not to say that rugby union is 100 per cent clean and has always been. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Cricket, rugby union and rugby league do not have a ban. The Sun (2016)Bath have been the home for English rugby union headlines in recent seasons. Times, Sunday Times (2016)One probable answer is to have been a footballer, for rugby union has often struggled for Spoty recognition. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Their status as icons of rugby union and football has been no guarantee of success. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Football and rugby union clubs would be at risk of reduced incomes. Times, Sunday Times (2009)International rugby union is small, local and cosy. Times, Sunday Times (2011)This is rugby union football. Times, Sunday Times (2013)I don't see many reports of sledging in rugby union. Times, Sunday Times (2013)I'd say rugby union must now be the most hazardous. The Sun (2013)Sir, Where has the beautiful game of rugby union gone? Times, Sunday Times (2013)There are some intriguing parallels with England's football and rugby union teams. Times, Sunday Times (2011)He is the first Englishman to coach a Scotland rugby union or football team. Times, Sunday Times (2009)Pink shirts are hard to condone, but in the case of Premiership rugby union we can make an exception. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Just when the soap opera of the failed England rugby union team finally appeared to have gone quiet, it erupted again yesterday on social media. Times, Sunday Times (2015)It has been a year defined by the resignations of two of the country's leading national coaches, first in rugby union and then in football. Times, Sunday Times (2012)

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Used Rarely. rugby union is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of rugby union from the Collins English Dictionary

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