rugby union

British

noun

a form of rugby football played between teams of 15 players

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"What a day for Scottish rugby," former Scotland international Johnnie Beattie told the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

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"The coaches set us up to do well," he told BBC's Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

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Rugby union uses this method, and it works so well.

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He went on to play rugby union and rugby league for the British Army and combined services and played club games at home on weekends.

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"At one point, between rugby league and rugby union, I was playing about 50 games a year," he said.

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