Rugby
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Rugby may refer to:

  • Rugby (automobile)
    Rugby (automobile)
    The Rugby was a brand of automobile assembled by the Durant Motors Company of New York City, New York . Beside badges and right hand drive for some models, the vehicle was identical to Durant's Star car, and was assigned to export markets by Durant Motors, due to the name Star being under copyright...

    , made by Durant Motors
  • Rugby Ralph Lauren
    Rugby Ralph Lauren
    Rugby Ralph Lauren is an American clothing brand launched in 2004 under the management of parent company Polo Ralph Lauren. The brand specializes in Preppy/Rugby inspired lifestyle apparel for male and female clientele ages 16 through 25. Rugby also encompasses Rugby Food & Spirits, a small café...

    , a brand from Ralph Lauren
  • Baron Rugby
    Baron Rugby
    Baron Rugby, of Rugby in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1947 for the civil servant Sir John Maffey. He was Governor-General of the Sudan between 1926 and 1933 and Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1933 and 1937...

     of Rugby in the County of Warwickshire, a title in the British peerage
  • Rugby, second movement of Movements Symphoniqus by Arthur Honegger
    Arthur Honegger
    Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam locomotive.-Biography:Born...

  • Rugby Cement, a former UK PLC, now a subsidiary of Cemex
    Cemex
    CEMEX is the world's largest building materials supplier and third largest cement producer. Founded in Mexico in 1906, the company is based in Monterrey, Mexico...


Football codes

  • Rugby football
    Rugby football
    Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...

     in various forms:
    • Rugby league
      Rugby league
      Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

      , 13 players per side
    • Rugby union
      Rugby union
      Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

      , 15 players per side
    • Rugby sevens
      Rugby sevens
      Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...

      , 7 players per side
    • Touch rugby
      Touch rugby
      Touch rugby, Refers to games derived from rugby football in which players do not tackle in the traditional, highly physical way, but instead touch their opponents using their hands on any part of the body, clothing, or the ball....

    • Tag Rugby
      Tag Rugby
      Tag Rugby, also known as rippa rugby, flag rugby league or flag rugby, is a non-contact team game in which each player wears a belt that has two velcro tags attached to it, or shorts with velcro patches. The mode of play is based on rugby league with many similarities to touch rugby...

    • Mini rugby
      Mini rugby
      Mini rugby also known as New Image Rugby is a form of rugby union designed to introduce the sport to children. It uses a smaller ball and pitch than standard rugby, and has nine players a side....

    • American Flag Rugby
      American Flag Rugby
      American flag rugby is a mixed-gender, non-contact imitation of rugby union designed for American children entering grades K–9. The organization itself exists to provide free start up kits and support to any community looking to add a youth rugby program to their community...

    • Rugby Fives
      Rugby Fives
      Rugby Fives is a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court. It has similarities with Winchester Fives and Eton Fives....

      , a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court
    • Wheelchair rugby
      Wheelchair rugby
      Wheelchair rugby, , is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is currently practiced in over twenty countries around the world and is a Paralympic sport....

    • Underwater rugby
      Underwater rugby
      Underwater rugby is a sport that has its origin in the physical fitness training of German diving clubs and has little in common with rugby football except for the name....


England

  • Rugby, Warwickshire
    Rugby, Warwickshire
    Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...

    , the town from which all of these names stem:
    • Rugby (borough)
      Rugby (borough)
      Rugby is a local government district with borough status in eastern Warwickshire, England.The borough comprises the town of Rugby where the council has its headquarters, and the rural areas surrounding the town....

    • Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)
      Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)
      Rugby is a parliamentary constituency in Warwickshire, England. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom using the first past the post system....

    • Rugby radio station, a very low frequency radio transmission facility
    • Rugby railway station
      Rugby railway station
      Rugby railway station serves the town of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. It opened during the Victorian era, in 1885, replacing earlier stations situated a little further west...

    • Rugby School
      Rugby School
      Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...


United States

  • Rugby, Indiana
    Rugby, Indiana
    Rugby is an unincorporated town in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana....

  • Rugby, North Dakota
    Rugby, North Dakota
    Rugby is a city in Pierce County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Pierce County. The population was 2,876 at the 2010 census. Rugby was founded in 1886.Rugby is often billed as being the geographic center of North America....

    • Rugby, North Dakota Amtrak station
      Rugby (Amtrak station)
      The Rugby Amtrak station is a train station in Rugby, North Dakota served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station was built in 1907 as the Great Northern Passenger Depot. In 1987 a local Lions Club chapter was among the groups involved in a restoration project for the station...

  • Rugby, Virginia
    Rugby, Virginia
    Rugby is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia....

  • Rugby, Tennessee
    Rugby, Tennessee
    Rugby is an unincorporated community in Morgan and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Founded in 1880 by English author Thomas Hughes, Rugby was built as an experimental utopian colony. While Hughes's experiment largely failed, a small community lingered at Rugby throughout the 20th...

  • Rugby, Utah
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