rugger

Pitch and scrums

Rugger is British informal for rugby, the sport.

The term has an old-fashioned, public-school flavor: We played rugger at Eton.

It's rarely heard in American English and sounds quaint even in Britain today.

positions

hooker

Sex worker, informally

  • propSupport or stage item
  • lockMechanism requiring a key
  • flankerPlayer on the edge

scrum-half · fly-half · center · winger · fullback · backs · forwards · blindside · jumper · halfback

gameplay

try

Make an effort

knock-on · offside · maul · ruck · lineout · scrum · breakdown · turnover · advantage · grubber

culture

oval

Elongated rounded shape

fifteens · sevens · internationals · Wallabies · Lions · Twickenham · jersey · clubhouse · pub · sing-song

physical

tackling

Forcefully stopping an opponent

scrummaging · strength · endurance · power · agility · fitness · conditioning · toughness · resilience · stamina

scrum

engagement

Commitment to wed or attend

  • crouchLow bent-knee stance
  • bindFasten or obligate
  • setArrange in position

pack · push · drive · collapse · reset · feed · hooking · scrummaging · tunnel · lifting

teamwork

pack

Group or compress

coordination · cohesion · communication · overlap · offload · loop · switch

Categories
Opposites
sport type

ruggersoccer

Field sport with goals

football · association football · footy · cricket · tennis

physicality/contact

ruggerchess

Strategic board game

golf · tennis · badminton · table tennis · lawn bowls

cultural register

ruggerfootie

British slang for soccer

darts · snooker · boxing · five-a-side

Family

rugby

Familiarity
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Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G