1. 100

      Germany

      Alexander von der Marwitz | Germany | Berlin

    2. 99

      Germany

      chris hilsenbeck | Germany

    3. 98

      Germany

      Stefan Horn | Germany | Berlin

    4. 97

      Canada

      Caitlin Grant | Canada | Saskatoon

      My team: Wild Oats Women
    5. 96

      USA

      Jared Dietz | USA | Selinsgrove, PA

      My team: Susquehanna University
      Its a sport played world-wide and if its big enough to have a petition going around, then it means a lot to people.
    6. 95

      Germany

      Tom Schneider | Germany | Berlin

      My team: Berliner Rugby-Club
    7. 94

      USA

      Lindsey Haggerty | USA | Laramie

      My team: Univ of Wyoming women
      Because it would have more participation than any other Olympic sport and would attract many fans
    8. 93

      Germany

      Manuela Schneider | Germany | Berlin

      My team: Berliner Rugby-Club
    9. 92

      USA

      Matthew Perry | USA

    10. 91

      South Africa

      michael poppmeier | South Africa | rome

      My team: lazio rugby football club
      simple...its a very entertaining sport to watch!
    11. 90

      Germany

      tom him | Germany | berlin

      My team: Rugby Klub 03 Berlin
    12. 89

      USA

      gabriel arronte | USA | atlanta

      My team: georgia tech rugby
      it a sport played around the world like soccer. we also have a world cup and it is a very intense sport.
    13. 88

      Germany

      Felix Rieder | Germany

    14. 87

      USA

      Lumbee Durway | USA | Raleigh

      My team: NC STATE UNIVERSITY
      Its one of the largest, and most competitive sports in the world, and should therefore be in the olympics
    15. 86

      Germany

      Alexander Weidlich | Germany | Seligenstadt

      My team: BSC Offenbach
    16. 85

      Germany

      Maro Marschall | Germany | Berlin

      My team: Berliner Rugby Club
      Rugby is an international sport and one that requires top fitness, sportsmanship and guts!
    17. 84

      USA

      Britney Curtis | USA

    18. 83

      USA

      kristen westerbeck | USA | West Chester

      My team: West Chester East Girls Rugby Team
      its one of the most tactical and physically challenging sports ever!
    19. 82

      England

      Gregg Waldron | England | Manchester

      My team: Sale
      It is a game always played to the right spirit
    20. 81

      Argentina

      Matias J. Aristarain | Argentina | Berlin

      My team: Berliner Rugby Club (B.R.C.)
      Nuestro deporte es de honor, unión, en equipo y es un estilo de vida sano ejemplo para todas las edades, debe estar dentro de las olimpiadas.!!!!
    21. 80

      Germany

      Elmar Heimpel | Germany | HEidelberg

      My team: Ruder Gesellschaft Heidelberg
      BEcause its a very hard competition
    22. 79

      USA

      Jeff Kapas | USA

    23. 78

      Algeria

      nico panzini | Algeria

    24. 77

      USA

      Nick Longendyke | USA

    25. 76

      Canada

      Laura Grant | Canada | Vancouver

      My team: Meraloma
      Rugby is an international sport that has grown tremedously over the past decade, and become an olympic sport will foster even more growth!
    26. 75

      USA

      Nicole Brown | USA | New Orleans

      My team: Half Moons
      Rugby used to be an Olympic sport (1900, 1908, 1920, 1924). It is a sport of extreme skill and athleticism and is played by both men and women internationally in over 120 countries! If badminton and curling can make it as Olympic sports, then Rugby should be at the top of the list!!
    27. 74

      Germany

      Jacob Janiesch | Germany

    28. 73

      USA

      Trav John | USA

    29. 72

      USA

      Michael Anderson | USA | Glen Burnie

      My team: Severn River Rugby,Severna Park Maryland
      Because itone the toughest sports on the planet.
    30. 71

      Germany

      Dominic Rothfuchs | Germany | Heidelberg

      My team: TSV Handschusheim
      Weil 7er Rugby ein vielseitiges und spannendes Spiel ist, dass man an wenigen Tagen austragen kann.
    31. 70

      USA

      adeolu adebayo | USA

    32. 69

      Germany

      philipp wüst | Germany | heidelberg

      My team: tsv handschuhsheim
      best game ever
    33. 68

      Germany

      Julian Schneider | Germany | Heidelberg

      My team: RG Heidelberg
    34. 67

      USA

      Jaycie Cody | USA | Atlanta

    35. 66

      USA

      Audrick Segur | USA

    36. 65

      USA

      Ryan Carmichael | USA

    37. 64

      Germany

      Raphael Ruck | Germany

    38. 63

      Germany

      Stephanie Hoffmann | Germany | Leipzig

      My team: RC Leipzig
    39. 62

      Germany

      the man | Germany

    40. 61

      Germany

      Matthias Freitag | Germany | Hannover

      My team: SV 1908 Ricklingen
      Best sport ever!
    41. 60

      Germany

      Christof Hannemann | Germany | Berlin

      My team: RK 03 Berlin
    42. 59

      Germany

      Carola Grzanna | Germany

      My team: Berliner Rugby Club
    43. 58

      Tonga

      maia tupou | Tonga | aberdeen, sd

      My team: NSU Mens Rugby OUTLAWZ
      Because it world give more countries a goal.
    44. 57

      Canada

      Gary Fumano Fumano | Canada | Vancouver, Canada

      My team: Meraloma Club
      for all the obvious reasons
    45. 56

      Germany

      Cedric Engler | Germany | Heidelberg

      My team: RGH
      because it´s the best Sport
    46. 55

      England

      James Acheson-Gray | England | London

      My team: Harlequins
    47. 54

      Canada

      Brian Ball | Canada | Vancouver

      My team: Legends
      more exposure
    48. 53

      Germany

      Kotzbeck Marcus | Germany

    49. 52

      France

      Matthias Forget | France

      It is just the best sport! fair and beautiful
    50. 51

      Italy

      guido esposito | Italy | sarazana

      My team: Pirati old rugby Livorno
    51. 50

      USA

      Valerie Poulter | USA | Houston TX

      My team: Meraloma
      Rugby is a team sport equal to voleyball, basketball or hockey - all of which are included in the modern Olympic Games, and so should rugby. It is a sport played by both men and women worldwide and would be a great asset to the Games.
    52. 49

      Germany

      Marion Grzanna | Germany

    53. 48

      Italy

      Stefano Pagni | Italy | Livorno

      My team: Livorno Rugby 1931
    54. 47

      Canada

      Brent Frid | Canada

    55. 46

      USA

      K. Jenkins | USA | NYC

      My team: NYRC
      Third most popular international sporting event is the Rugby World Cup. Economics alone - rugby is popular!
    56. 45

      Germany

      Wolfgang Engler | Germany | Heidelberg

      My team: Rudergesellschaft Heidelberg
      because it has to be a part of the Olympic Games
    57. 44

      USA

      Adam Rogge | USA | Lovington, NM

    58. 43

      Israel

      Amit Bacharach | Israel | Gedera

      My team: Ashkelon Rugby Club
    59. 42

      Israel

      Eran Bacharach | Israel | Tel Aviv

      My team: www.a-rugby.co.il
    60. 41

      Germany

      Christoph Ueberle | Germany | Heidelberg

      My team: RG Heidelberg
      Rugby should be in the Olympics because it is in my opinion the sport where the most athletisism is needed and thus the Olympics are a competition of athletes Rugby 7´s is a must !
    61. 40

      South Africa

      Michael Daly | South Africa | Cape Town

      One of the worlds most played sports.
    62. 39

      USA

      Jennifer Burroughs | USA

      Because its really the only real sport left in the world
    63. 38

      Germany

      Benjamin Zierock | Germany

    64. 37

      Germany

      Daniel Preussner | Germany | Frankfurt

      My team: SC1880
      Weil´s einfach geil ist und die olympischen Spiele ungemein aufwerten würde!
    65. 36

      Germany

      Natalie Maurer | Germany

    66. 35

      USA

      Annie Zeigler | USA

    67. 34

      Germany

      Martin Pfeiffer | Germany | Leipzig

      My team: RC Leipzig
      best sport ever
    68. 33

      USA

      Tiffany Gjestvang | USA | Duluth

      My team: University of Minnesota, Duluth
      Rugby should be in the Olympics because it is a sport that is played internationally. Personally living in the USA I believe that rugby is starting to pick up more and more. Rugby is a great sport that brings people together, why not bring it to a larger scale????
    69. 32

      Germany

      Flo Bühner | Germany

    70. 31

      Germany

      Paulina Vistica | Germany | Heidelberg

      My team: HRK
    71. 30

      Germany

      achim behring-scheil | Germany

    72. 29

      Germany

      Steffen Horn | Germany | Heidelberg

      My team: Rgh
    73. 28

      Germany

      Jaci Peisker | Germany | Hannover

      My team: SC Germania List
      Because it´s an awesome sport,which is also neary the most athletic one ever.
    74. 27

      USA

      Jillian Hocking | USA | Manhattan,KS

      My team: Kansas State University
      Rugby is the ultimate of all team sports and portrays the olympic spirit of togetherness more than any other sport.
    75. 26

      Wales

      Matt Smith | Wales

    76. 25

      Germany

      elenio mattera | Germany

    77. 24

      USA

      Brianne Renz | USA | St. Louis

      My team: Memphis and Pittsburgh
    78. 23

      USA

      Scrumhalf Connection | USA

    79. 22

      Germany

      Nico Mayer | Germany | Berlin

    80. 21

      Germany

      Sonja Hundt | Germany | Heidelberg

    81. 20

      USA

      Wendy Young | USA | Austin

      My team: Austin Valkyries
      Rugby is life, family, committment, dedication, heart, love, intensity, future...
    82. 19

      Germany

      heinz meier | Germany

    83. 18

      Germany

      Jan-Philipp Herlyn | Germany | Heidelberg

      My team: RGH
      BEST SPORT EVER!!!!!!!!
    84. 17

      Germany

      Benjamin Hocke | Germany | Berlin

      My team: Rugby Gesellschaft Heidelberg
      Tough Sport.
    85. 16

      Germany

      Bo Pernter | Germany

    86. 15

      Kyrgyz Republic

      Marco Panzini | Kyrgyz Republic | Heidelberg

      My team: RGH
      because of the sportsmenship within the sport!
    87. 14

      South Africa

      Bart Marszalek | South Africa

    88. 13

      Germany

      Christian Baracat | Germany

    89. 12

      Germany

      colin grzanna | Germany

    90. 11

      Germany

      Katja Kuzmik | Germany | Berlin

      My team: Berliner Rugby Club
      Get Noah to the Olympics!
    91. 10

      Kenya

      alvas onguru | Kenya

    92. 9

      Spain

      Philipp Baier | Spain | Palma

      My team: University of Cape Town, Rudergesellschaft Heidelberg, Eastwood RFC
      There is no better team sport at the games
    93. 8

      South Africa

      mpho mbiyozo | South Africa | Cape Town

      My team: Ikey Tigers
    94. 7

      Sweden

      Mattias Björkebäck | Sweden

      My team: Hammarby IF Rugby
    95. 6

      Germany

      Manuel Wilhelm | Germany | Heidelberg

      My team: The Romantics B.R.F.C.
      no pads, no helmets - just balls!
    96. 5

      South Africa

      amanda evans | South Africa | Capetown

    97. 4

      Germany

      Till Behnke | Germany | Berlin

      My team: Bokke!
      7s is the game they play in heaven!
    98. 3

      Germany

      Constantin Hocke | Germany | Heidelberg

      My team: let`s rock....
      Let´s rock the olympic movement!!! And make Rugby become part of the Olympic games. Sign in everybody!
    99. 2

      South Africa

      Bodo Sieber | South Africa | Capetown

      My team: UCTRFC
    100. 1

      Germany

      Axel Kuzmik | Germany | Berlin

      My team: Berliner Rugby Club
      Let's get Rugby to the Olympics together!

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