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A medium sized town in the county of Warwickshire, UK. Rugby is where the game of the same name originated and has at some time been connected to famous people such as Rupert Brooke, Lewis Carroll and Guy Fawkes. Also home of Rugby School, the school at which the book, Tom Brown's School Days was set.
You know it's a game but do you know it's a town also?
Rugby by Paul Prendergast September 15, 2005
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A sport where two teams of 15 men wrestle on the grass with an oval ball.
Players are usually big, 16 stones, and does not feel pain or cold.

Small skinny players tend to last only 5 minutes.
Robin played rugby yesterday and broke his teeth.
Rugby by Kerb November 27, 2004
a game for real men. no pads, no subs, all physical contact. most games are accompanied by a large party afterwords.
rugby players: we may not go down in history, but we will go down on your sister.
rugby by Zazen Griffen June 28, 2005
Hard hitting, fast paced. Great fun. Not, as many have mentioned, an excuse to get in a fight. In fact, fights don't often happen, and when they do, they're over rather quickly. Very little padding (only a scrum cap, and perhaps some shoulder pads---Neither of which make you a pussy. Plenty of pro players use them). A true game for all. No if, and, or buts. Anyone and everyone can play, there's a position to fit each (Just ask our former hooker, who's about 4'10", 90 pounds soaking wet).
Elegant Violence.
Brimming with camraderie. You play, kick some ass, and go party afterwards.
Go All Blacks! New Zealand for the Cup!
American Football stems from this.
American football is rugby for pussies.-Dominic Monaghan
rugby by KC Marie December 28, 2005
Rugby Union: Great sport played by 15 hard bastard athletes. Lots of variation in play and tactics.

Rugby League: Version of Union simplified for the mind workings of Northern Chav followers. Mainly consists of one man hurling himself at 3 opponents 5 times then kicking the ball.
Rugby League: "And it's the 5th play the ball.... what's he gonna do?.... Oh he's gonna kick it!"
rugby by Turku Bentu July 4, 2006
Probably the manliest sport in the world, boasting amazing athletes such as Jonah Lomu and Piri Weepu. Though constantly made fun of by Football fans (American and actual Football), little do they know that as pre-game snacks, rugby players eat people like David Beckham.
Professional Rugby Players tend to average at about 100 kgs (of solid muscle)
Rugby by Autumn Tsunami November 8, 2011
In England, rugby is a posh persons sport mainly, but in other countries (e.g Wales) it's a working class sport. The best teams are England, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and France
Joe: You see the rugby last night?
Jim: Yeah, we shudda won by more.....
rugby by Foad September 22, 2003