How to Use rugby in a Sentence

rugby

noun
  • The shell looked like a rugby ball but with sharp edges.
    Mireille Juchau, The Dial, 4 Feb. 2025
  • It is famed for a love of singing and a passion for rugby.
    Stephen Castle, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The goal is to provide more access to a rugby pitch in the Charlotte area.
    Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Tech flex sports bras and French terry rugby tops can be mixed to match the day’s class.
    Vogue, 3 Dec. 2021
  • The gold medal match for women's rugby takes place at 6 p.m. Tokyo time.
    Brett McKeehan, CNN, 31 July 2021
  • Thomas Yassmin, the rugby star turned tight end, had a touchdown in the third quarter to give the Utes a two-score lead in the third.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The gold medal match in men's rugby sevens is scheduled to be held.
    David Clark Scott, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2021
  • The back is a solid navy while the front features classic navy-and-white rugby stripes.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Are the big horses gonna get in a rugby scrum up the backstretch and wear each other out?
    Guy Martin, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The American flag was even worn as a cape, or as a rugby sweater with jeans.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The former rugby pro then reaches his arm high as the meats fly from one stall to the other, and the crowd cheers on.
    Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The stadium hosted rugby and track-and-field events through the Games.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The All Blacks is the New Zealand national rugby union team.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 18 July 2023
  • The French rugby team huddle ahead of last year's Six Nations match against Wales.
    George Ramsay, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The vast crowd is visible through the enclosure, all around you, from the rugby field to the upper decks.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Nate also was a 2016 US Olympian as a member of our rugby team.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 May 2021
  • Siya Kolisi, as the captain of the national rugby team, is right at the center.
    Trevor Noah, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Even the name ‘rugby’ would be taken from league, with the sport rebranded ‘jeu a treize’.
    Mike Meehall Wood, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
  • This cotton rugby composed of blue-and-white stripes against a pink and teal background once again proves the rule.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Society of the Snow aims to retell the story of the Uruguayan rugby team which, en route to Chile in 1972, crash-landed on a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
  • The rugby shorts have our trademark zig-zag taping down the sides, but in team colors.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Weidner was the head JV coach for St. Xavier rugby last year.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2021
  • During the broadcast, fans couldn't help but notice that the tips of the rugby player's hands were stained pink.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Bracy, forty-eight, had on old jeans and a rugby-stripe-y cardigan.
    Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
  • And, despite record growth, rugby isn’t recognized as a sport by the NCAA.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Townsend did, for a fact, play on the first women’s rugby team in Birmingham.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 22 June 2022
  • Drew Warth tried to plunge in on a QB sneak, with almost all 22 players involved in a rugby scrum at the goal line.
    James Weber, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2021
  • To get away from the cold and play rugby at a higher level, Wheeler moved to Tucson in 2015.
    Kamryn Walker, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2021
  • With rugby matches popping up all across the U.S. this summer and in the coming years, there has never been a better time to be a rugby fan.
    Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The charity was established in 1972 as a resource for athletes who have been severely injured while playing rugby football in Wales and their families.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025

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