51 Best Fantasy Rugby Team Names (Curated & Ranked) + Generator

Rugby is a fast-paced, tactical game, whether you’re playing it on the pitch or in a fantasy league.

Rugby apparently began in the 1800s when a student at Rugby School, William Webb Ellis, began making unique plays that went against football conventions.¹

The game continued to develop, and the first official rules were solidified in the 1860s.²

Below, we have more than 50 fun fantasy rugby team name ideas.

If you’d prefer to create your own unique team name, we also share some tips below the list to help you brainstorm.

Fantasy Rugby Team Names

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   One Kick Wonders³

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   Darth Maul⁴

   reference to the Star Wars character

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   Rebel Scrum⁵

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   Forwards Are People Too⁶

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   Don't Try For Me Argentina⁷

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   The Rug Bees⁸

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   Live and Let Try⁷

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   The Try Babies⁹

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   Yippee Try Yey⁷

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    Overhill, Underhill, Wandering Free⁶

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    One Kick Wonders⁷

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    Halfbacks and Halfwits⁶

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    Hawaii Try-O⁷

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    Folau the Leader⁹

    reference to Israel Folau

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    Try-ranosaurus Rex⁷

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    Eleanor Rugby¹⁰

    reference to the song “Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles

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    Hook, Line, and Sinckler⁹

    reference to Kyle Sinckler

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    I Got 99 Problems, But My Kick Ain't One¹¹

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    Seen One, Seen a Maul⁸

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    Roko and Roll⁶

    reference to Semesa Rokoduguni

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    Crooked Hookers⁶

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    Up All Night to Get Rucky¹²

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    Try Is the Limit⁶

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    Don't Give a Ruck⁶

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    Back, Sack, and Michalak⁹

    reference to Frederic Michalak

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    Because You're Wigglesworth It¹¹

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    Cheeky Binders¹²

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    Scrum and Coke⁷

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    StoneGenge⁶

    reference to Ellis Genge

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    Egg Chasers⁷

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    Maul of Duty⁶

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    Game, Set, Snatch RFC¹³

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    The Untouchables⁷

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    Swift Kick In the Grass⁷

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    Heading North¹³

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    Victorious Secret⁷

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    Only Twelvetrees?¹³

    reference to Billy Twelvetrees

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    Legion of Boom⁶

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    50 Shades of Jonny Gray⁶

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    Going, Going, Goneva¹³

    reference to Vereniki Goneva

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    How I Tagged Your Mother¹³

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    Biggar, Better, Stronger¹²

    reference to Dan Biggar

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    Ruck Be a Lady⁷

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    Grassy Nowells¹³

    reference to Jack Nowell

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    The Law Blacks⁷

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    One Try Short of a Bonus Point¹³

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    Live Fast, Dai Young¹²

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    Kickaholics Anonymous⁶

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    Game of Jones¹⁴

    reference to Alun Wyn Jones and a play on Game of Thrones

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    Who Let the Hoggs Out?⁹

    reference to Stuart Hogg

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    Ruck 'Til You Scrum⁹

Note that tag rugby (also known as Oztag) is a slightly different game and calls for a different type of name. Find ideas for tag rugby in our list of Oztag team name ideas.

Fantasy Rugby Team Name Generator

How to Create a Great Fantasy Rugby Team Name

Use the following tips to create more options for fantasy rugby team names:

• Use the names of your favorite players. Creating puns around the names of your favorite players is one of the easiest ways to come up with a great fantasy rugby team name. Choose one or several players, then make a list of words that remind you of their names somehow — for example, “dog” rhymes with “Stuart Hogg.” You can then find phrases that play on that word and name, such as our list’s example of “Who Let the Hoggs Out?”
• Reference the sport. Rugby’s rules, strategies, and plays can provide plenty of inspiration for your fantasy rugby team name. You’re probably familiar with the terminology already, but if you get stuck, browse a rugby dictionary like those from Bleacher Report or ESPN and see which terms jump out at you.
• Get rhyming! Names that rhyme are catchy and easy to remember. Whether you’re naming your team after a particular player, getting inspiration from the game itself, or using another term or phrase, finding words that rhyme makes it easy to create a unique option. For example, you could name your team “Hill’s Thrills” after Richard Hill.

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