Noun
rugby union (uncountable)
A form of rugby football, historically amateur, having 15 players per side; points are scored for a try, penalty, drop kick or conversion.
I'm a huge Rugby Union fan, which is a bit like American football - but tougher. Alexander Hanson
My dad played rugby, so I used to watch a lot of rugby union and rugby league. Ryan Giggs
“Although the messages were expressed between 2011 and 2013 and do not represent the integrity as people that the three showed during this time in Los Pumas, from the Argentine Rugby Union we condemn any expression of hatred and consider it unacceptable. Source: Internet
Ahead of the AGM, the Rugby Union Players' Association (RUPA) slammed the governing body for sidelining it on discussions about the future, complaining about "a vacuum of information". Source: Internet
A lawyer like Twaits, Weeks was general manager of strategy, corporate affairs and legal during seven years at the then-Australian Rugby Union and has spent the past seven at the NRL including three as second in command. Source: Internet
Bragg 1988, pp. 12–13, 17 Jenkins Rogers 1993, p. 7 Although Richard also played cricket, tennis and table tennis, biographer Bragg notes rugby union football to be his greatest interest. Source: Internet