1. 56515

      Australia

      Dean OKeefe | Australia | Perth

      My team: Allblacks
      Hugely entertaining
    2. 56437

      Australia

      Iain Goodway | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Springboks
      Much better to watch than synchronized swimming, archery, shooting, and many others!
    3. 56222

      Australia

      Benjamin Aquilina Aquilina | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Northern Suburbs
      rugby sevens is an exiting spectical...it gives nations, who don't usually have a chance, a way of winning medals...such as fiji, somoa and (caugh) new zealand
    4. 56217

      Australia

      malcolm swan | Australia | gold coast

      My team: australia
      its a great game but needs much more exposure
    5. 56213

      Australia

      john thomas | Australia

    6. 56209

      Australia

      Emily Miller | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Fiji
      Because smaller nations may actually win a gold medal at last
    7. 56165

      Australia

      Amy Fairhall | Australia | ACT

      My team: Brumbies
    8. 56164

      Australia

      Ken Andrus | Australia | Perth

      My team: Wallabies
      It is a great team sport which has a global appeal and following.
    9. 56073

      Australia

      Katharine Hudson | Australia | Newcastle

      My team: The Wallabies
      Rugby is an old sport, with great tradition that has brought first and third world countries together over the years and its culture is aligned and shares in the ethos of the Olympics
    10. 55993

      Australia

      alastair millar | Australia

    11. 55883

      Australia

      Mike Thies | Australia | Currumbin

      My team: The Queensland Reds
      It is truly an international game and is physical,fast & exciting .
    12. 55878

      Australia

      Gerry McLoughlin | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force
      Its the game they play in heaven.
    13. 55871

      Australia

      Tim Nicholas | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Wallabies
      It's about time Rugby was part of the Olympics as it's now a highly competitive sport played worldwide. Infact it should've been played in London 2012!
    14. 55859

      Australia

      phil tregaskis | Australia | I live in Shanghai

      My team: My rugbyteam: Australia
      Because it's a great game that features true sportsman and it's also a great spectator sport.
    15. 55815

      Australia

      Stuart McAllan | Australia | Gosford

      My team: Wallabies
      It's a game that incorporates all different sporting abbilities into one game and is a great promotion of team work
    16. 55800

      Australia

      BILL SCHULTE | Australia

    17. 55764

      Australia

      Nathan Kidd | Australia

    18. 55750

      Australia

      craig mcmenamin | Australia

      My team: Seaforth Raiders (Player manager)
      as universally recognised as soccer
    19. 55723

      Australia

      Phil Wykes | Australia | melbourne

      My team: Eltham
      Should be included as it is a world wide sport, and is already part of the Commonwealth games
    20. 55721

      Australia

      Alison Mew | Australia

    21. 55715

      Australia

      Kent Anderson | Australia

    22. 55705

      Australia

      Owen Mitchell | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Super 14 Sharks
      It is a dynamic and expansive game, that requires strategy and forward thinking to get past your opposition
    23. 55682

      Australia

      luke hales | Australia

    24. 55680

      Australia

      ryan janse van vuuren | Australia | sydney

      My team: springboks
      soccer is Olympic so why shouldn't another great sport become Olympic
    25. 55668

      Australia

      Jeremy Hayne | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Queensland Reds
      It's the greatest game in the world and the format of sevens would be great for the olympic format.
    26. 55665

      Australia

      Paul MacLeman | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Wallabies
    27. 55655

      Australia

      karen phillips | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Wallabies
      It's worldwide its fantastic
    28. 55648

      Australia

      john dodwell | Australia

    29. 55407

      Australia

      Keitha Craig | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force
      Fast, Exciting & played by both men & women.
    30. 55329

      Australia

      Jessica Mason | Australia

    31. 55315

      Australia

      penny heysen | Australia

    32. 55173

      Australia

      Troy Hawthorn | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Qld Reds
      Best game in the world!!!!
    33. 55079

      Australia

      Jonathan Campbell | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Queensland Reds
    34. 54982

      Australia

      drew mcnevin | Australia | gold coast

      My team: queensland reds
      cause its an exciting spectator sport
    35. 54908

      Australia

      Andrew Vater | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force
      It's the only truly world-wide sport where smaller countries like Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand, Argentina have a better than good chance of winning a medal.
    36. 54871

      Australia

      Bernard Greaves | Australia | Sydney

      My team: St.Aloysius College First XV
      Because rugby is a universal game that is exciting. Every country can play and be competitive in the sport, even in less developed rugby nations.
    37. 54855

      Australia

      henry winter | Australia

    38. 54803

      Australia

      Grant Fairlie | Australia | Sydney

      My team: South Africa
      This is one of the truly international games. National pride is essential, plus our kids need hero's in influential everyday sports experiences. Role models and sportsmanship essential in their lives.
    39. 54689

      Australia

      John Biggs | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Queensland Reds
      Its the best Sport !
    40. 54504

      Australia

      Astrid Reichelt | Australia | San Pedro

      My team: Wallabies
      It is a great sport that caters for a broad range of athletic types and it is so entertaining to watch.
    41. 54463

      Australia

      Reynor Guildford | Australia | Sunshine Coast

      My team: Maroochydore Swans
      its got everything that olympic sports already have. and will make a massive spectacle to all the countries
    42. 54118

      Australia

      Luke Crameri | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Future Melbourne super 15 side
      Because its Awesome!!!
    43. 53976

      Australia

      Andrew Spalding | Australia

    44. 53913

      Australia

      Misty Drummond | Australia | brisbane

      My team: Springboks
      beacuse its an international game that is played all over
    45. 53906

      Australia

      Murray Dunn | Australia

    46. 53837

      Australia

      Alexande Grygiel | Australia | Sydney

      My team: NSW Waratahs
    47. 53835

      Australia

      Richard Taylor | Australia

    48. 53723

      Australia

      LEMAUX Hervé | Australia | NANTES

      My team: TOULOUSE
    49. 53599

      Australia

      david morgan | Australia | sydney

      My team: gordon
      It will an olympic success adding colour and crowds
    50. 53483

      Australia

      Sam Starr | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Waratahs and the Wallabies.
      Because its a very entaining game and sevens has alot of teams that can go all the way so it would be very competitive.
    51. 53482

      Australia

      George Jacob | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Brumbies
      It's the game they play in heaven, so include rugby in the Olympics or it'll be hell ;)
    52. 53232

      Australia

      David Dufall | Australia | Bangkok

      My team: Wallabies
      Rugby is played in over 100 countries, is played to very high standards by men & women, is extremely popular as a spectator sport & is profitable.
    53. 53160

      Australia

      Jane Wright | Australia | Adelaide

      My team: Australia
      Because it epitomises all that is good in sport and is a truly worldwide game.
    54. 53091

      Australia

      peter sandrone | Australia | sydney

      My team: wallabies
      one of the greatest sports on earth, has all the elements, speed, strength, agility, power and tactics.... what more is there in a sport?
    55. 53084

      Australia

      Jacob Breedt | Australia | Perth

      My team: South Africa
      Rugby have a long and lovely history and is played by a lot of countries, and is a sport that is growing and can get more exposure.
    56. 52987

      Australia

      Graeme Ellis | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Clovelly
      Rugby should be in because its a world game, 7's fits the Olympic schedule well and is exciting to watch
    57. 52954

      Australia

      Haras Creek | Australia | Sydney

      My team: The Wallabies
    58. 52950

      Australia

      Arel Cee | Australia | Sydney

      My team: the mighty Wallabies
    59. 52949

      Australia

      Robyn Creek | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Waratahs & Wallabies
      Crouch, Touch and Pause - ENGAGE!
    60. 52928

      Australia

      Ben Stevenson | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Wallabies
      Because it's one of the best and most popular team sports in the world and deserves to get even wider recognition.
    61. 52913

      Australia

      Elliott Burton | Australia | Brisbane

      Because its a world wide game, and its more important than some sports such as lawn bowls , if tennis is in the olympics, then rugby should be as well
    62. 52899

      Australia

      Alexander Levy | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Waratahs
      Why shouldn't rugby be in the olympics? Especially the London games which is where it all began... One of the biggest team sports in the world and it isn't in there when gay shit like curling and tiddliewinks is.
    63. 52874

      Australia

      Gary Stewart | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Terrey Hills
      It is a great international games and the7's means that all countries can be in to win.
    64. 52668

      Australia

      Samuel White | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Souths Rugby Union
      Because it is played by more people around the world than many of the sports included in the Olympics
    65. 52105

      Australia

      Julie Bowers | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Wallabies
    66. 51961

      Australia

      natasha epapara | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: All Blacks
    67. 51893

      Australia

      Louie Parker | Australia | Sydney

      My team: All Blacks
      Because Jonah Lomu is hard to see at night
    68. 51879

      Australia

      Ivan Tozer | Australia

    69. 51874

      Australia

      Rik Berlemon | Australia

    70. 51698

      Australia

      Phil Heritage | Australia | Tin Can Bay

      My team: The REDS
      If Friggin' Water Ballet is... WTF NOT RUGBY...!
    71. 51687

      Australia

      Andrew Chappell | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Waratahs
      Because rugby is the game played in heaven.
    72. 51686

      Australia

      James Taylor | Australia

    73. 51650

      Australia

      Lachlan Douglass | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Wallabies
      its a team game and can be played even by the poorest of countries-all you need is a ball
    74. 51631

      Australia

      Sam Bate | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: All Blacks
      Its the best sport ever!
    75. 51628

      Australia

      Sam Taylor | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Wallabies
      Because it is a great sport and is entertaining to watch.
    76. 51618

      Australia

      Raymond Howard | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Springboks
      It is a great sport, played with passion, enjoyed by many passionate supporters around the world! Rugby has more support than many of the current sporting events in the Olympic games!
    77. 51568

      Australia

      Mike Cave | Australia | Perth

      My team: Force
      Rugby 7s is a fast paced, exciting game that gives an oportunity for many countries to compete and win.
    78. 51535

      Australia

      Ryan Wilson | Australia | Adelaide

      My team: Brighton
    79. 51481

      Australia

      Emma Ballantyne | Australia | Sydney

    80. 51474

      Australia

      Brian Shaddick | Australia | Perth

      My team: Australia
    81. 51224

      Australia

      Irene Watt | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Wallabies
      Rugby would put on a fabulous show at the Olympics!
    82. 51055

      Australia

      Thomas Mills | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Western Force
    83. 50865

      Australia

      Henry Halley | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Wallabies
    84. 50860

      Australia

      Jason Ives | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: All Blacks
      Because it's more exiting than golf!
    85. 50848

      Australia

      John Williams | Australia | Sydney

      My team: NSW Waratahs
    86. 50731

      Australia

      Al Kilna | Australia | melbourne

      My team: South Africa
      because its the best sport and if volley ball can get in this should be able to
    87. 50724

      Australia

      Greg Cunningham | Australia | Sydney

      My team: New Zealand
      Because it is a good sport, fun to watch and it is a chance for other countries to learn our sports
    88. 50672

      Australia

      Trent Carmichael | Australia | London

      My team: Queensland Reds
      Exciting, fast-paced team sport!
    89. 50647

      Australia

      Gary Gleeson | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force / University of WA
    90. 50578

      Australia

      David Campese | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Wallabies
      Rugby should be an Olympic sport.Campo
    91. 50563

      Australia

      Scott Cowie | Australia

    92. 50560

      Australia

      Garth Porter | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Allblacks
      It's only natural that the game they play in Heaven, is the greatest game on Earth.
    93. 50402

      Australia

      Adam Kelly | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Australia
      Rugby is an interesting (crowd pulling) sport ... which is world wide and can be played by both men and women! People often think rugby doesn't have much of a female following but rugby 7's competitions for women are quite big. And it's a unique sport for the olympics ... no other sport in the olympics is like it! Put it in! Rugby is Great!
    94. 50397

      Australia

      Mick Kelly | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Waratahs
      rugby sevens should be included in the Olympics because it is a sporrt the is played and loved by a large number of people across the world
    95. 50389

      Australia

      Madison Stanley | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Wallabies
      Rugby should be in the Olympics because it is a world sport that will bring big crowds to games.
    96. 50388

      Australia

      Ellen Mcphail | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Wallabies
      Rugby sevens has to be included in the olympic games as it is a world sport that is played by all types of people regardless or sex,race or culture that attracts large crowads and will enable smaller nations to achive medal results.
    97. 50385

      Australia

      Da Phunkd | Australia

    98. 50351

      Australia

      Amy McPhail | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Wallabies
      Rugby is a world game, many many countries play ... it unites and exites people and is shows off what the olympics is about; sport, team work and national competition. It could also bring it very big name players like Matt Giteau and Dan Carter ... which crowds would turn out to see.
    99. 50176

      Australia

      Stephen Hart | Australia

    100. 50174

      Australia

      Hannah McKelvie | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force
      It's a widely popular game with teams in most countries and the Olympics would greatly gain more appreciation if they included this game

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