Synonyms and antonyms of Rugby in British Thesaurus

Australian Rules football (noun)

a team sport similar to rugby

the British Lions ()

the British national rugby union team

conversion (noun)

in the game of rugby, a goal that is scored after a try

conversion kick (noun)

in rugby and American football, an occasion when a ball is kicked over a high bar in order to score more points

convert (verb)

to make a conversion in rugby

drop goal (noun)

a goal scored in rugby by a player who drops the ball and then kicks it

drop-kick (noun)

a kick in rugby where a player drops the ball and kicks it as it comes up from the ground

fifteen (noun)

a team in the sport of rugby, consisting of 15 players

fly half (noun)

a rugby player who plays in the middle of the field behind the scrum half

hooker (noun)

a player in the game of rugby who tries to get the ball when the players are in a scrum

line-out (noun)

in rugby union, a throw of the ball into the air between lines of players from each team, to continue the game after the ball has gone off the field

lock (noun)

in rugby, a player in the second row of the scrum

pack (noun)

the group of forwards (=attacking players) in a rugby team, especially in a scrum

place kick (noun)

a kick of the ball in rugby or American football while the ball is on the ground or being held by a player

prop (noun)

one of the forward players in rugby

ruck (noun)

in a game of rugby, a group of players who are all trying to get the ball when it is on the ground

ruck (verb)

to form a ruck in a game of rugby

rugby (noun)

a game played by two teams of players with a ball shaped like an egg. Goals are scored by kicking the ball over a high bar, and points called tries are scored by putting the ball behind the goal line.

Rugby League (noun)

a form of rugby in which there are 13 players in a team

Rugby Union (noun)

a form of rugby in which there are 15 players in a team

rugger (noun)

Britishinformal rugby

scrum (noun)

an arrangement of players in a game of rugby when they all push together to try and get the ball

scrum down ()

to form a scrum in rugby

scrum half (noun)

a rugby player who plays in the middle of the field and who throws the ball into the scrum

scrummage (noun)

a scrum

stand-off (noun)

British a fly half in the game of rugby

tackle (verb)

to take hold of an opponent in a game such as rugby or American football and stop them from moving forwards, usually by forcing them to the ground

tackle (noun)

an attempt to stop an opponent from moving forwards in a game such as rugby or American football, usually by forcing them to the ground

test match (noun)

in cricket and rugby, a game between two teams from different countries

touchdown (noun)

in rugby, the act of touching the ball on the ground over the other team’s goal line. By making a touchdown, you score a try.

the Triple Crown (noun)

a set of victories in three major international rugby matches

try (noun)

if a rugby player scores a try, they touch the ground behind the goal line with the ball and score points

the Varsity Match ()

a rugby match that is held every year between Oxford and Cambridge Universities