Rugby Union in other Languages
The sport we know as rugby union is not necessarily called by the same name around the world. For example, in Italy rugby league is called Rugby a 13, while rugby union is called Rugby a 15. Here is a list of the names for rugby union in many of the languages of the world.
The names are taken from the Wikipedia page for rugby union in each of these languages. You will notice that many of the names appear to be just the phonetic spelling of rugby union in the other languages. See a similar list for rugby league.
Name by Language
| Language | Name for the sport of rugby union |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Saxon | Hrōcburhgesamnunge plega |
| Arabic | اتحاد الرغبي |
| Armenian | Ռեգբի 15 |
| Basque | Hamabosteko errugbi |
| Bengali | রাগবি ইউনিয়ন |
| Cantonese | 聯合式欖球 |
| Catalan | Rugbi a 15 |
| Chinese | 橄欖球 |
| Croatian | Rugby union |
| Czech | Rugby union |
| Danish | Rugby union |
| Dutch | Rugby union |
| Eastern Punjabi | ਰਗਬੀ ਯੂਨੀਅਨ |
| Egyptian Arabic | اتحاد الرجبى |
| English | Rugby union |
| Esperanto | Rugbeo 15 |
| Fiji Hindi | Rugby union |
| Finnish | Rugby union |
| French | Rugby à XV |
| German | Rugby Union |
| Greek | Ράγκμπι γιούνιον |
| Hindi | रग्बी यूनियन |
| Indonesian | Uni rugbi |
| Interlingua | Rugby a 15 |
| Italian | Rugby a 15 |
| Japanese | ラグビーユニオン |
| Karakalpak | Regbıy |
| Korean | 럭비 유니언 |
| Latin | Harpastum XV |
| Limburgish | Rugby union |
| Luxembourgish | Rugby Union |
| Marathi | रग्बी युनियन |
| Min Nan | La-gú-bih liân-ha̍p |
| Norwegian | Rugby union |
| Occitan | Rugbi de XV |
| Persian | راگبی ۱۵ نفره |
| Polish | Rugby union |
| Russian | Регби |
| Scots | Rugby union |
| Scottish Gaelic | Aonadh Rugbaidh |
| Serbian | Рагби јунион |
| Serbo-Croatian | Rugby union |
| Slovak | Ragby (Rugby Union) |
| Sundanese | Rugbi union |
| Swedish | Rugby union |
| Tajik | Регби |
| Thai | รักบี้ยูเนียน |
| Turkish | Ragbi birliği |
| Ukrainian | Регбі-15 |
| Urdu | رگبی یونین |
| Venetian | Rugby a 15 |
| Vietnamese | Rugby union |
| Welsh | Rygbi'r undeb |
| West Frisian | Unyrugby |
| Wu | 橄榄球 |
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