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 ...

: 15 players per side ***

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 ...

*** Beach rugby ***

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 ...

, 7 players per side ***

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 ...

, 10 players per side *** Snow rugby ***

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 ...

: 13 players per side ***

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 ...

*** Mod league ***

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 ...

*** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) ***

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 ...

** Both codes ***

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, a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court * Underwater rugby, an underwater sport played in a swimming pool and named after rugby football *

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) The Rugby was a brand of automobiles assembled by the Durant Motors Company of New York City, New York (state), New York (USA). Beside badges and right-hand drive for some models, the vehicle was identical to Durant's Star (automobile), Star ca ...

, made by Durant Motors *

Rugby Cement Rugby Cement was the common name for a company based principally in Rugby, Warwickshire, which produced portland cement. With its origins in the early 19th century, the company was founded in 1862 as the Rugby Lias Lime & Cement Company Ltd befo ...

, a former UK PLC, now a subsidiary of Cemex *

Rugby Ralph Lauren Rugby Ralph Lauren was an American clothing brand launched in 2004 under the management of parent company Polo Ralph Lauren, the line has been retired. The brand specialised in Preppy/ Rugby inspired lifestyle apparel for male and female clie ...

, a brand from fashion designer Ralph Lauren

Places

United Kingdom

Rugby, Warwickshire Rugby is a market town in eastern Warwickshire, England, close to the River Avon, Warwickshire, River Avon. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, its population was 78,117, making it the List of Warwickshire towns by population, secon ...

, a town in England **

Rugby (UK Parliament constituency) Rugby (referred to by local political parties as Rugby and Bulkington) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the Uni ...

Borough of Rugby The Borough of Rugby is a local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, England. The borough comprises the town of Rugby where the council has its headquarters, and the rural areas surrounding the town. At the 2021 census the ...

Rugby Park Rugby Park, also known as The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park for sponsorship reasons, is a association football, football stadium which is the home of Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock F.C. and is situated in the Scotland, Scottish town of Kilmarnoc ...

, Kilmarnock FC's stadium, Scotland

United States

Rugby, Colorado Rugby is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado, Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. History A post office called Rugby was established in 1900, and remained in operation until ...

* Rugby, Indiana *

Rugby, North Dakota Rugby is a city in and the county seat of Pierce County, North Dakota, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,509 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in North Dakota, 19th largest ...

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

Elsewhere

* Rugby, New South Wales, Australia

Transportation

, 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 School is a Public school (United Kingdom), private boarding school for pupils aged 13–18, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire in England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independ ...

, 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