1. 47836

      Australia

      Kate Gribble | Australia | Melbourne

    2. 47833

      Australia

      Jamie Sharpe | Australia | Perth

      My team: Queensland Reds
      Rugby 7s is a great spectator game that has a wonderful off field 'festival' culture that will complement any major event.
    3. 47829

      Australia

      Anthony Popple | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force
      Many countries play - all have a chance to compete well
    4. 47816

      Australia

      Vanh Manthongsy | Australia

    5. 47815

      Australia

      Davina Pye | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Wallabies
    6. 47807

      Australia

      grant mchardy | Australia | melourne

      My team: all balcks
    7. 47800

      Australia

      Gavin Hunt | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Vikings
      It is a global inexpensive sport that will bring a vibrant atmosphere to the Olympics.
    8. 47799

      Australia

      Graeme Holland | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Warringah
      Women need this pathway
    9. 47793

      Australia

      Ian Jones | Australia | Gold Coast - Qld

      My team: Reds
      It is a world sport
    10. 47792

      Australia

      David De Silva | Australia | Melbourne

    11. 47785

      Australia

      Danielle Lee | Australia | Sydney

    12. 47774

      Australia

      Robin Slipper | Australia | Gold Coast Australia

      My team: REDS
      It is the game played in heaven !!!!
    13. 47765

      Australia

      Luisa Rosin | Australia

    14. 47763

      Australia

      Simone Papirnik | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Wallablies
    15. 47755

      Australia

      Yolanda Jones | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Brumbies
    16. 47749

      Australia

      Sean O'Doherty | Australia | Gold coast

    17. 47743

      Australia

      Mel Kershaw | Australia | Canberra

      My team: ACT Brumbies
      Because it's the game they play in heaven!
    18. 47708

      Australia

      Kristie Taylor | Australia

    19. 47689

      Australia

      Bob Browne | Australia | Dubbo

      My team: Wallabies
      Loveit!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    20. 47650

      Australia

      Richard Browne | Australia

      My team: Wallabies
    21. 47525

      Australia

      Andrew Leavy | Australia

    22. 47462

      Australia

      Mark Stephens | Australia | perth

      My team: Australia
      It is an international sport and has allready been in the olympics
    23. 47461

      Australia

      David Marshall | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: All Blacks
      Rugby should be in the olympics becuase it is a popular sport and would draw lots of people and its one of the best games in the world
    24. 47450

      Australia

      Luca Liussi | Australia | Gold Coast

      My team: Wallabies
      Fast, exciting, skill, stamina, fatigue - a true athlete and spectator sport for men and women
    25. 47449

      Australia

      Kristen Woods | Australia | Canberra

    26. 47445

      Australia

      BILL MACINDOE | Australia

    27. 47443

      Australia

      Wally O'Carroll | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Munster
      The game played in heaven!!
    28. 47441

      Australia

      Tom Tate | Australia | Gold Coast

      My team: Gold Coast Breakers
      Great team sport. Accommodate all different body types. Everyone has a chance to make the team.
    29. 47439

      Australia

      jared scrimgeour | Australia | MT ISA

      My team: KEAS
      greatest game of all
    30. 47434

      Australia

      Ian Browne | Australia | Ashmore

      My team: TSS Rugby
      its exciting to watch, and as a spectator you get fully involved. Its currently at a world standard and is already played by most nations around the world. The REAL world game...
    31. 47432

      Australia

      Trish Young | Australia

    32. 47431

      Australia

      carolin morahan | Australia | QLD

      My team: REDS
    33. 47430

      Australia

      David Hughes | Australia | Canberra

      My team: ACT Brumbies
      It is a world game and fosters teamwork and sportsmanship
    34. 47428

      Australia

      Rob Crombie | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Scotland
      Why shouldn't it be!?
    35. 47425

      Australia

      Anna Francis | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Reds
      The best sport
    36. 47424

      Australia

      Holly Cogle | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Wallabies, Brumbies and Waratahs
      - Sevens is incredibly exciting. - The games are short so a fair competition can be established. - it is a growing sport and many countries play it. - the players need to be extremely athletic.
    37. 47422

      Australia

      Tracey Woodbry | Australia | Gold coast

      My team: Reds
      It has global appeal
    38. 47406

      Australia

      Shane Paton | Australia | Secret Harbour

      My team: ACTR Brumbies
      It is a game played over the world
    39. 47401

      Australia

      Margaret Murkin | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Randwick
      It's the game played in heaven.
    40. 47399

      Australia

      Nick Poulos | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Waratahs
      It is now a trully global sport
    41. 47396

      Australia

      laura devereux | Australia | canberra

      My team: royals
      its a fantastic team sport with a great spirit!
    42. 47395

      Australia

      Ed Babington | Australia

    43. 47394

      Australia

      David Pyne | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Australia
      Rugby has been an Olympic sport and the 7's format is a great showcase all the skills of a rugby in a 14 minute format. Perfect for an Olympic Games timetable.
    44. 47393

      Australia

      David Rolph | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Wallabies
    45. 47391

      Australia

      michael oconnor | Australia | noosa

      My team: dolphins
      great spectator sport
    46. 47387

      Australia

      Troy Mallie | Australia | Townsville, QLD

      My team: ACT Brumbies
    47. 47383

      Australia

      Kelly McCoy | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Brumbies
    48. 47372

      Australia

      Lucas Robinson | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Wallabies
      The Olympics needs a sport that requires both strength and athleticism. Rugby is the answer
    49. 47367

      Australia

      Mark McDonald | Australia | Lennox Head

      My team: Lennox Head Trojans
      Universal game of skill speed and endurance.
    50. 47360

      Australia

      richard crosby | Australia | melbourne

      My team: wallabies
      cos everything else is
    51. 47355

      Australia

      Chrissy Grant | Australia | Tumut

      My team: Brumbies and Wallabies
      A sport that's been around for centuries and a good spectator sport as well.
    52. 47353

      Australia

      Sarah-Jane Fidler | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force
      Its old fashioned and out dated not to have it in!
    53. 47350

      Australia

      Michael Shaw | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: All Blacks
      It has a large world following and is exciting to watch....unlike soccer!!
    54. 47346

      Australia

      Ross Greenwood | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Brumbies
      Rugby was an Olympic sport in 1908 and is part of Olympic tradition. Rugby 7s has broad appeal, compact 3 day tournament programming and is played by men and women.
    55. 47335

      Australia

      Roni Botterill | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Royals
    56. 47334

      Australia

      Russell Bari | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Brumbies, Powerhouse Rugby
      As Sevens Rugby is played in more 100 countries around the world, the evidence is in the tournaments that is held almost every month around the world. Olympic Rugby 7s.
    57. 47327

      Australia

      Alexander Crosby | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Wallabies baby yeahhhh!
      It is a skillful and highly entertaining version of traditional rugby. From a olympic commitee's perspective no new facilities are needed as it is played on the existing rectangular pitches that are used for soccer and are all around the world.
    58. 47326

      Australia

      Mark Young | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Wallabies
      Because people want to see it
    59. 47325

      Australia

      RANALD MACKY | Australia | MELBOURNE

      My team: WALLABIES
    60. 47324

      Australia

      BILL MACKY | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: All Blacks
      Full of everything which exemplifies the true Olympic Spirit ....and more!
    61. 47321

      Australia

      Simon Strachan | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: ACT Brumbies & Wallabies
      Rugby is an international sport. The Rugby World Cup sits just behind the Olymplics and the Football World Cup as a spectical.Rugby has a fantastic culture of inclusiveness and mateship.
    62. 47318

      Australia

      Maddison Read | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force
    63. 47305

      Australia

      Sean Harris | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Auckland
      It is just such a great game to watch!
    64. 47300

      Australia

      Maryjane Crabtree | Australia | Melborne

      My team: Wallabies and Brumbys
      Because it is a sport played in such a diverse range of countries, and inspires so much passion. It is a great spectator sport, and unlike some football codes, is not accompanied by larrikin behaviour, despite the passion it inspires.
    65. 47296

      Australia

      Scott Worsfold | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: NSW Waratahs / Wallabies
      Global sport - shares similar values to the Olympics.
    66. 47295

      Australia

      Graham Limbrick | Australia

    67. 47291

      Australia

      Richard Bayliss | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Melbourne Rugby Club
      It is a massive global sport, and the ultimate team competition
    68. 47274

      Australia

      Dave Brian | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Brumbies
      Because it's the new world game which is great to watch and play
    69. 47272

      Australia

      Matthew Smith | Australia | Singapore

      My team: Wanderers
      Anyone can play rugby, any country can put a team together, the sport embodies everything that the olympics stand for. Play Hard, Play Fair and shake hands at the end of the competition. The sport is exciting for spectators and will give countries not usually strong in current olympic sports the chance to be seen and play on the world stage.
    70. 47269

      Australia

      Tim Fry | Australia

    71. 47268

      Australia

      David O'Brien | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Brumbies and Rebels
      The world in Union! This is such a great game for Males and females and is played competitively in so many countries. Make it Olympic and watch it grow!
    72. 47260

      Australia

      Malcolm Lettoof | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: All Blacks
      It is a world wide sport played in near 100 countries
    73. 47258

      Australia

      Peter Lewis | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Queensland Reds
    74. 47257

      Australia

      sinclair rob | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force
      Its a stunning game to watch and will add value to the Olympics
    75. 47256

      Australia

      Brian Friend | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Brumbies
      An exciting global game that which already attracts wide international competition
    76. 47255

      Australia

      Andrew McMillan | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Wallabies
      It's a world game
    77. 47254

      Australia

      Jenny Armstrong | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force
      It is international and has test series etc. Why is sychronised swimming an Olympic Sport. Who travels overseas and goes to that in other countries to spectate?
    78. 47250

      Australia

      Stuart Henry | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Royals
    79. 47249

      Australia

      Paul Squires | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force
      because it is exciting and an international code
    80. 47242

      Australia

      Peter O'CONNOR | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Royals
      It is fast,exciting and skilful and played allaround the world.
    81. 47241

      Australia

      Mike Henzell | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Brighton Grammar School Rugby teams & the Wallabies
      Rugby is a great and exciting game. Fast fun and good entertainment. We have a 100 boys playing at school, many of whom went to watch the rugby 7's at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
    82. 47239

      Australia

      Troy Green | Australia

    83. 47238

      Australia

      Vince toohey | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Australia, Brumbies, Waratahs, Rebels
      After Soccer, it is the next World game.
    84. 47232

      Australia

      Vickey Brown | Australia | Perth

      My team: Wallabies
    85. 47231

      Australia

      Adam Herbert | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force
      Because it is the best sport in the world
    86. 47229

      Australia

      Vince Kelly | Australia

    87. 47227

      Australia

      Guy Noakes | Australia | Perth

      My team: Joondalup Brothers
      Because it is an exciting sport
    88. 47226

      Australia

      Harry Bowman | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Royals
      Because of the number of countries that play rugby it should be included.
    89. 47224

      Australia

      Phillip Smith | Australia | Newcastle

      My team: Newcastle University
    90. 47222

      Australia

      Tyronne Mitchell | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Rebels
      Why Not
    91. 47221

      Australia

      Peter Hollis | Australia | Newcastle

      My team: Waratahs
      Because it is played in a significant number of countries, and can be expanded to more. Same field type as soccer, can be played in opposing season.
    92. 47217

      Australia

      Ken Whalley | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Easts
      It is played and loved all over the world.
    93. 47213

      Australia

      Andrew Clark | Australia

    94. 47210

      Australia

      Peter O'CONNOR | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Royals
      Fast,exciting,skilful and played all over the world.
    95. 47208

      Australia

      Andrew Rouse | Australia | Canberra

    96. 47207

      Australia

      Peter O'CONNOR | Australia | Canberra

      My team: .
    97. 47198

      Australia

      Gabby Wolfe | Australia | Darwin

      My team: South Darwin Rugby Union
      Rugby Should be included in the Olympics as its a great test of athletism, comeradierie and sportsmanship! Plus a great spectator Sport
    98. 47197

      Australia

      Rachael Stevenson | Australia

    99. 47196

      Australia

      Bree Hill | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Northern Panthers
      rugby is intresting to watch and will sell so many tickets if it is added. i will buy one for sure.
    100. 47192

      Australia

      Bill Stefaniak | Australia

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