Rugby may refer to:

Sport

Rugby football Rugby football is the collective name for the team sports of rugby union or rugby league. Rugby football started at Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, where the rules were first codified in 1845. Forms of football in which the ball ...

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Rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

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American flag rugby American flag rugby (AFR) is a mixed-gender, non-contact version of rugby union played in the United States, and is a variant of the sport Tag Rugby. American flag rugby is designed for American children entering grades K–9. The organization its ...

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Beach rugby Beach rugby is a sport that is based on rugby union. Currently there is not a centralized regulation of the sport as in beach soccer or beach volleyball, but leagues are common across Europe. The sport is particularly popular in Italy, in the B ...

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Mini rugby Mini rugby, also known as New Image Rugby, is a form of rugby union designed to introduce the sport to children. It uses a smaller ball and pitch than standard rugby, and has eight to ten players a side. Invented in England in 1970, mini rugby was ...

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Rugby sevens Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...

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Rugby tens Rugby tens, also known as ten-a-side and Xs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of ten players, typically five forwards and five backs. Matches are much shorter, usually played as two ten-minute halves. Unlike the other tw ...

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Snow rugby Snow rugby refers to forms of rugby union that are especially adapted to be played in winter conditions, particularly in deep snow. It is played in Canada, the Kashmir region in India, the Baltic states, Russia, the northern United States, and ...

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Touch rugby Touch rugby refers to games derived from rugby league in which players do not tackle each other but instead touch their opponents using their hands on any part of the body, clothing, or the ball. A formal, competitive variety, known as Touch ...

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Tambo rugby Tambo rugby (Japanese 田んぼラグビー ''tambo ragubii'', from 田んぼ ''tambo'' 'rice field') is a Japanese form of tag rugby file:Tag.Rugby.Belt.jpg, Tag-rugby belt Tag rugby, Flag rugby or Rippa rugby is a non-contact team game in whic ...

Rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

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Masters Rugby League Masters Rugby League is a derivative of rugby league for a wide age range of older, semi-retired and non-competitive players and officials. Masters Rugby League started in Brisbane Australia (South East Queensland Masters Rugby League inc which is ...

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Mod league Mod league is a form of rugby league developed by the Australian Rugby League. It was developed to introduce children to rugby league. Mod league follows on from mini football; it introduces laws more common to the full international laws of r ...

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Rugby league nines Rugby league nines (or simply nines) is a version of rugby league football played with nine players on each side. The game is substantially the same as full rugby league, with some differences in rules and shorter games. Nines is usually played i ...

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Rugby league sevens Rugby league sevens (or simply sevens) is a seven-a-side derivative of rugby league football, which is usually a thirteen-a-side sport. The game is substantially the same as full rugby league, with some rule changes and shorter games. Sevens is ...

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Touch (sport) Touch (also known as touch football or touch rugby league) is a variant of rugby league that is conducted under the direction of the Federation of International Touch (FIT). Though it shares similarities and history with rugby league, it is rec ...

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Wheelchair rugby league Wheelchair rugby league is a wheelchair-based version of rugby league football, one of two recognised disability versions of the sport. It was developed in France in 2000. Unlike other wheelchair sports, people without disabilities are allowed to ...

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Tag rugby file:Tag.Rugby.Belt.jpg, Tag-rugby belt Tag rugby, Flag rugby or Rippa rugby is a non-contact team game in which each player wears a belt that has two velcro tags attached to it, or shorts with velcro patches. The mode of play is based on rugby l ...

Rugby fives Rugby fives is a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court. It has similarities with Winchester fives (a form of Wessex fives) and Eton fives. It is played mainly in the United Kingdom. It is most commonly believed to ...

, a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court *

Underwater rugby Underwater Rugby (UWR) is an underwater team sport in which two teams compete to deliver a negatively buoyant ball into the opponents’ goal at the bottom of a swimming pool. It originated from physical fitness training programs in German d ...

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Rugby ball A rugby ball is an elongated ellipsoidal ball used in both codes of rugby football. Its measurements and weight are specified by World Rugby and the Rugby League International Federation, the governing bodies for both codes, rugby union and rugby ...

, a ball for use in rugby football

Arts and entertainment

* '' Rugby'' (video game), the 2000 installment of Electronic Arts' Rugby video game series * ''Rugby'', second movement of ''Mouvements symphoniques'' by

Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger (; 10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss-French composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. Honegger was a member of Les Six. For Halbreich, '' Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher'' is "more even ...

Brands and enterprises

* Rugby (automobile), made by Durant Motors * Rugby Cement, a former UK PLC, now a subsidiary of Cemex * Rugby Ralph Lauren, a brand from fashion designer Ralph Lauren

Places

United Kingdom

* Rugby, Warwickshire, a town in England ** Rugby (UK Parliament constituency) ** Borough of Rugby * Rugby Park, Kilmarnock FC's stadium, Scotland

United States

* Rugby, Colorado * Rugby, Indiana * Rugby, North Dakota * Rugby, Virginia * Rugby, Tennessee * Rugby Junction, Wisconsin * ''Rugby'' was a former name for Remsen Village, Brooklyn

Elsewhere

* Rugby, New South Wales, Australia

Transportation

* Rugby (automobile), made by Durant Motors * Rugby station (disambiguation) * Rugby Street, a street in Bloomsbury, London, England

Other uses

* Rugby boy, street children in the Philippines * Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England * Baron Rugby, a title in the British peerage * Rugby Radio Station, a former very low-frequency radio transmission facility in Rugby, Warwickshire, England * Rugby services, a motorway service station in England {{disambiguation, geo