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ラグビーリーグ

Meanings

1

noun

rugby league

Refers to the sport of rugby league, as distinct from rugby union (ラグビーユニオン).

オーストラリアではラグビーリーグがとても人にん気きです。
Rugby league is very popular in Australia.

Written forms

ラグビー・リーグ
- ラグビーリーグ
  Variant with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity.
- ラグビー・リーグ

Similar words

ラグビー
Often refers to rugby union in Japan; ラグビーリーグ specifies the league code.
ラグビーユニオン
Rugby union, the other main code of rugby.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'rugby league'.