How to Use rugby in a Sentence

rugby

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• It is famed for a love of singing and a passion for rugby.
  — Stephen Castle, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
• 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
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• Many of the seniors won’t have to go far from home to continue their rugby careers.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
• Fiji’s rugby golds are the only gold medals the country has ever won at a Games.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
• The world’s best rugby nations have descended in France for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
  — Tim Chan, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023
• Just for a change, English rugby league is at something of a crossroads.
  — Mike Meehall Wood, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
• But there are still a host of showcase events from rugby and football to cycling and racing, to appeal to every sports fan.
  — The Week Uk, theweek, 31 Dec. 2024
• Staple had been playing in a rugby match for Lincoln RFC’s under-16 team the previous day.
  — Tabitha Parent, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 21 Feb 2025