rugby football

English

Noun

rugby football (countable and uncountable, plural rugby footballs)

1. (uncountable) The sport of rugby: either rugby league or rugby union.
2. (countable) A rugby ball.

Synonyms

(sport):

• football (Australia: rugby league)
• rugby

(ball):

• rugby ball
• football

Hypernyms

(sport):

• football

(ball):

• football

Hyponyms

(sport):

• rugby league
• rugby union
• rugby sevens

Derived terms

• rugby footballer