How to say "rugby" in Japanese

• ラグビーCommon
  nounThe word for the sport of rugby itself — the game, its matches, teams, and rules. Use it whenever you simply name the sport, such as when talking about watching a rugby match.
  ラグビーをしているとき、彼かれはけがをした。↗

  Playing rugby, he got injured.
• ラガーCommon
  nounCorresponds to the informal English 'rugger' and can also mean a rugby player; for the sport itself ラグビー is the neutral choice, so this word suits casual talk about the game or its players.

Choose 「ラグビー」 for the sport itself in neutral contexts; 「ラガー」 corresponds to the informal 'rugger' and can also denote a rugby player, so it fits casual talk about the game or the people who play it.

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• ラグビーrugby
• ラガーrugger