rugby union
noun
mass noun
- a form of rugby played in teams of fifteen. Unlike rugby league, the game was originally strictly amateur, being opened to professionalism only in 1995.业余英式橄榄球(由每队15人参加的一种橄榄球运动, 与联盟制橄榄球不同, 业余英式橄榄球原来只允许业余球员参赛, 1995年才允许职业球员参赛)。