rugger
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of rugger
Example Sentences
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"I adored my very handsome father," she said, "who got a first at Cambridge, and also played rugger for both Cambridge and the army."
From BBC
"It's teamwork like cricket. It is how you must have the stamina for a marathon. It's a hard game like rugger and it is a bloodsport like boxing."
From Reuters
"He was sort of like a sporty, rugger sort of guy who fantasised about getting into the army," he says.
From BBC
It was fun – he got to step out of being the president for a minute and be a rugger again.”
From The Guardian
"We laughed and joked like a bunch of rugger supporters on their way to Twickenham," Guy wrote.
From BBC
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