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rugby

rugby

noun RUG-bee Rare

Origin: Rugby School, England

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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