We want Rugby at the Olympic Games:

It gives so many countries a chance they would not otherwise have to win a medal and has the most number of competitive countries of the 5 sports up for consideration

Well it's the game they play in heaven so why not the olympics :)

All international sport should be.

Because it's a global sport and it's a great game. Also having it in the Olympics would be a good wedge between World Cups.

More of a global sport than most other current team sports appearing in the Olympic programme.

It is more of a sport than equestrian

It show a different side to Olympics Sports and this is a great attraction for spectators

Because it's the best game in the world....

To make it a truly global sport

One of the few sports with a true international spirit

Great fun! Great athletes and great fans!

well its gotta be better than trampolining,cycling,diving,need i say more?even if 7's is included its better than all of the aforementioned "sports"combined.rugbys a great game,lets let the poor souls that have never heard of it experience it!

Because it a great and popular sport!!!

Lots of people play it and it expouses all olympic ideals. It's a good spectator sport

Because it is a game where the smaller nations such as Fiji, Samoa, Wales, Argentina have a real chance for a gold medal.

Why should Rugby be Olympic? The game played in Heaven should be played in the Olympics too!

Why not every other sport known to man is, can some one start a patition to make tiddly winks an olympic sport, I have always wanted a medal

Rugby is one of the best flowing spectatlor sports and deserves to be in the Olympics as it is played by such a broad number of nations.

Table Tennis? Seriously?

Because it is a game of skill.

Faster, Higher, Stronger: Rugby is the embodiment of the Olympic motto like no other.

A highly competative sport loved by millions

It will grow the sport!

Because it needs to be there

It is an engaging sport for all involved. If it gets 1 more viewer or $1 more profit let it be their. The Olympics is about peace let's get the most people possible involved

It is the Greatest.

Look at the support of the world 7's!!!

Summer olympics is in desperate need of a good sport. For gods sake...badminton? Synchronized swimming? Come on...

excitement

rugby a team sport filled with the olympic spirit.

Because it is a good game for my sons to play

Rugby should be an Olympic event becuase it is such an international sport with a large spectator following. Every other sport of the same magnitude is represented in the Olympics. It would also provide a boost for developing countries as well as countries that do not neccessarily win many other medals at an Olympic level.

Because it is great!!!

It's exciting, a world game and it promotes values.

Because it is a real game, played by real athletes without the corruption of money or fame or scandal.

If table tennis can get in which is not a spectator sport, and tennis can which is already professional and well over-paid, then rugby should also be in as it is a fantastic spectator sport in both the amateur and professional arenas. Also, rugby is played in many countries.

Because it is fun to watch and everyone can play it easily

Rugby brings out the best in humanity, the effort, teamwork, perseverance, no reward without hard work, honesty, and being part of a community that is more than winning and losing

They play rugby in heaven so they should play it in the Olymics too.

its the real man's game.

- The worlds most popular contact sport - A fast and furious version of the game that can be played in a single venue and over just a couple of days. - Will open the olympics out into one of the world's regions that it has so far ignored: the pacific. Rugby is the most popular sport in the pacific and the inclusion of the sport would be making the games more global! - Rugby is spiritually compatible with the olympic ethos.

Great support base, excellent format for tv, high scoring, tournament over very quickly.

We have great rugby talent in Australia and we should showcase it to the world

It rules. good to watch

Cause it is alot more exciting then soccer, and long distance running. it also one of the most worldly games

Rugby is truely a world game that has the capacity to compliment every olympic facet. Competed by over 90 coutries worldwide, it has the following, support and participation than most otehr sports currently in the olympic program.

Because it is as much a sport as any other and requires skill and promotes comradeship worldwide

Rugby should be in the Olympics because it embraces the Olympic spirit more than most other sports that are already in the Olympics, played by both men and women, there are over 115 Rugby playing nations to make it a world-wide sport and is dymanic that will add revenue and spectators to the Olympic Games.

Because it is a spectacular game now played in almost all countries of the world

Because it's a great international sport and it's very entertaining.

It is an international game & should be in the olympics

The sport covers approx 40% of the world's countries and follows the ethos of the olympic spirit. Rugby allows players of all shapes and sizes to play meaning spectators covering a wide spectrum can assimilate with the game.

It has an Olympic history, is international and provides a contact sport that it in line with Olympic ideals

Because it is a pure, honourable sport with a wonderful history which reflects the Olympic's ideals.

Rugby is all about friendship, excellence and respect. It transcends race, colour, creed. It is already Olympic in nature.

Rugby was a part of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games and was one of the highlights as far as I am concerned. it will add to the Olymics no end!

It's great entertainment and holds a great spriit amongst fans and competitiors alike.

Rugby captures the true meaning of team involvement and enjoyment whilst striving for excellence.

IT MAKES SENSE AS A WORLD WIDE SPORT WITH A HUGE FOLLOWING.

Rugby is truly a global game that deserves recognition at the Olympic level. The game embodies all that is good about sport, teamwork, courage and mateship.

Show some Love to The Greastest Game on Earth .

Its the number one contact sport in the world .

Its one of the best sports on this planet . Pacific Island countries need to win medals at the Olympics and rugby is their national sport .

Because it's a much better fit for the olympics than, for example, BMX bikes. Which are ridiculous.

Its a game played in more than 40 countries on every continet, it ia a sport that has a long and sustained history

It's the best game in the world!

Rugby should be in the Olympics because it is an exciting team sport that will introduce passionate sport fans to other lower profiled Olympic sports. It captures in one game all the athletic qualities that traditional Olympic sports aspire to promote - strength, speed, endurance and determination.

Because it is played around the world in many countries and has great spectator appeal