"Rugby", painted by Jean Jacoby for the 1924 Paris Olympic Art Competition.

Along with "Départ-Athlétisme" and "Corner", this oil on wood painting is one of three parts of the work "Étude de sport" that earned the artist the Olympic title in the painting category of the 1924 Paris Olympic Art Competition.
Jean Jacoby is a renowned Luxembourgish artist particularly famous for his abundant creation of drawings, paintings, posters, and illustrations depicting athletes from various disciplines in action.
With his gold medal acquired in 1928 for his drawing "Rugby", he is the most decorated Olympic artist in the history of this competition, held in parallel with the sporting events and dubbed the "Pentathlon of the Muses" by Pierre de Coubertin.

In this painting, a rugby player wearing a red and white striped jersey is highlighted in the foreground. Pushing hard on his supporting leg, he runs with the ball in hand to score a try in the opponent's try line, which he seems close to, judging by the simple yet effective perspective rendered by his team's goalposts in the background. He is pursued by two opponents and one of his teammates coming to support him.

As usual, Jean Jacoby here chooses to paint a phase of the game and postures that allow him to convey the effort of the athletes through movement and speed.