I. noun
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Gloucester were offside at the ruck and Barnes kicked the goal.
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It could have turned into an ugly ruck pretty quickly.
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It needed some spark to concentrate his mind, something to take him out of the ruck .
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On the stroke of half-time, Roy fell offside at a midfield ruck .
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Richards used his feet vigorously in a ruck and as the locals took exception he was punched on the jaw.
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There's a rare old ruck before the police arrive.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But too often the pack failed to ruck as a unit.
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What needs to happen is for players to learn how to ruck and maul more efficiently.