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a team sport similar to rugby

the British national rugby union team

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

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

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to make a conversion in rugby

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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one of the forward players in rugby

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

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to form a ruck in a game of rugby

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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.

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

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

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rugby

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

to form a scrum in rugby

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

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a fly half in the game of rugby

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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

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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

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

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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.

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a set of victories in three major international rugby matches

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

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