Usage Note
Rugby in France is especially popular in the south-west, where clubs like Toulouse and Clermont have strong traditions. Le rugby à XV (fifteen-a-side) and le rugby à XIII (rugby league) are both played. A player is called a rugbyman (plural rugbymen) in colloquial French.
Examples
"Il joue au rugby tous les week-ends."
Natural Translation
He plays rugby every weekend.
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