rugby union

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noun

a form of rugby football played between teams of 15 players

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Words nearby rugby union

Rugbeian, Rugby, rugby head, rugby league, Rugby shirt, rugby union, rug-cutter, rugelach, Rügen, rugged, rugged individualism

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How to use rugby union in a sentence

In February, Slovakia will have a referendum on whether marriage should be defined as a union between a man and a woman.
‘Only God’ Can Stop Gay Marriage|Tim Mak|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.
Oliver Stone’s Latest Dictator Suckup|James Kirchick|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In his State of the Union address 50 years ago, LBJ laid out his vision for the Great Society.
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Inquiries will be accepted only via Western Union telegram or rotary phone.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His next book is Government against Itself: Public Union Power and Its Consequences (Oxford) due out in January 2015.
How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats|Daniel DiSalvo|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first commencement of Union College for conferring degrees in the arts and sciences.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
When this became known to the few Union inhabitants of Fulton they implored Guitar not to do it.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
After they had been married some months, my wife visited your wife, and the latter seemed to be greatly impressed with the union.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Nothing, however, can save us but a union, which would turn our barren hills into fruitful valleys.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
If ever the fusion of two human beings into one has been accomplished on this sphere it was surely in their union.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin