The definition of a rubber game is a tie breaking game.
Rubber match defined.
Referring to a tie breaking game as a rubber match is common in a variety of sports and games from bridge to baseball.
Noun after two teams have each won three games the tie breaking match is an example of a rubber game.
Noun plural rubber matches 1.
The red sox having lost the opener and won the second game lost the rubber match against the twins.
Rubber match plural rubber matches a sporting event at the end of a series in which the opponents are tied in terms of events won and lost.
A three game set in bridge is still commonly referred to as a rubber.
The final and deciding game between two tied teams opponents.