rugby
US: /ˈɹəɡbi/
UK: /ɹˈʌɡbi/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
rugby /'rʌgbi/ (rugger) /'rʌgə/- danh từ
- (thể dục,thể thao) môn bóng bầu dục ((cũng) rugby fooball)
Advanced English dictionary
(sometimes Rugby) (also rugby football)+ noun
[U] a game played by two teams of 13 or 15 players, using an OVAL ball which may be kicked or carried. Teams try to put the ball over the other team's line: a rugby ball / club / match / game
ORIGIN Named after Rugby school, where the game was first played.
Collocation
ADJ.
amateur, professional | competitive, representative | junior, school, student, youth | senior | club, league | first-class, international, test, world | touch | mini
Kids from six years old play mini rugby at the club.
| running
The crowd enjoyed the Fijians' running rugby.
QUANT.
game
VERB + RUGBY
play | watch
RUGBY + NOUN
scrum, tackle | club, side, team | ball, jersey, shirt | championship, game, international, match | tour | ball, posts | boots, jersey | field, pitch | forward, international, player
the former rugby international, Serge Blanco
| coach | official | career | season | buff, enthusiast, fan, follower, supporter | circles, community, folk, fraternity, people
In rugby circles, there is nothing but criticism for the coverage of sport on terrestrial TV.
| country, nation
PHRASES
Rugby League, Rugby Union
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Concise dictionary
'rʌgbɪnoun
+a form of football played with an oval ball
