1. 22851

      Australia

      Andy MacGillivray | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: The Sharks
      The game is played in Heaven dammit!
    2. 22813

      Australia

      Hugh Johnston | Australia | Dulong

      My team: Tanglin Rugby Club
      Lots of team work and hard work and very fun to play it.
    3. 22795

      Australia

      Elizabeth Capper | Australia

      My team: Wallabies
    4. 22778

      Australia

      Margaret Lyon | Australia | Brisbane

    5. 22761

      Australia

      Shreemen Prabhakaran | Australia

    6. 22609

      Australia

      Tom Grant | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Waratahs
      Because it shits on ping pong.
    7. 22551

      Australia

      morgan evans | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Australia
    8. 22520

      Australia

      Barry Savage | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Springboks, Natal Sharks
      Stronger following and more global than hockey. A number of poorer nations play it very successfully and it would be a great way for them to showcase their talents.
    9. 22440

      Australia

      Jason Faleafaga | Australia | sydney

      My team: the mighty All blacks
      rugby is the new world game!!!
    10. 22426

      Australia

      Darren Reed | Australia

    11. 22415

      Australia

      Allan Cantlay | Australia | Perth

      My team: Wallabies
      Bigger following than a lot of the other sports represented
    12. 22400

      Australia

      Mitchell King | Australia | Canberra

      My team: NSW warratahs
    13. 22395

      Australia

      Luke Burgess | Australia

    14. 22383

      Australia

      Michael Snelling | Australia | Geelong

      My team: Harlequins UK
      Great spectator sport
    15. 22375

      Australia

      Nico Claassen | Australia | Perth

      My team: Springboks
    16. 22342

      Australia

      Elliot Luke | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Melbourne University
      It's the best sport in the world. Hands down.
    17. 21657

      Australia

      Sean Armstrong | Australia

    18. 21529

      Australia

      Michael Carrick | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Qld Reds
    19. 21486

      Australia

      Will Downes | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Waratahs
    20. 21415

      Australia

      Karl Nixon | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Wallabies
      I'ts a game played in the true olympic spirit
    21. 21401

      Australia

      Claire Harbick | Australia

    22. 21303

      Australia

      Selwyn Becker | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: South Africa
      its the game played in heaven
    23. 20725

      Australia

      Gregory Hatten | Australia

    24. 20585

      Australia

      Stephen Burnham | Australia | Sydney

      My team: NSW Waratahs
      After football (soccer) the only true international football game. There are sports like baseball that are included but only played in the USA, Japan, Taiwan, Australia & maybe a few other smaller countries that are not truly an international sport. Get real IOC & give a truly international sport its place before a world wide audience. It was part of the Olympic community in the early 20th century lets put it back in its righful place!
    25. 20446

      Australia

      Jodi Russell | Australia

    26. 19842

      Australia

      Garry Gray | Australia

    27. 19796

      Australia

      garryn armstrong | Australia

    28. 19672

      Australia

      Delia Marais | Australia | Perth

      My team: Australia
      The olympic games need more action.
    29. 19594

      Australia

      Johan Marais | Australia | Perth

      My team: Oi Oi
      Laat almal kan sien hoe hoog 'n Wallaby kan spring!
    30. 19538

      Australia

      Jose Ricardo Fissore | Australia | Rio Cuarto - Cordoba

      My team: Uru Cure
      Because many people plays rugby.
    31. 19532

      Australia

      Evelyn McArthur | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: DeA TIGERS HK
      There's a lot of passion in the world for rugby, what better way to fuel it than the olympics?
    32. 19505

      Australia

      Leon Marais | Australia | Perth

      My team: Australia
      Can't get enough of it!
    33. 19330

      Australia

      Abhideep Dhindsa | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: JPC REDS
      Its a competitive game and also because its the madest game on earth
    34. 19189

      Australia

      Tim Kinsella | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Eastern Suburbs
      Because it's the game they play in heaven
    35. 19186

      Australia

      Tim Kinsella | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Eastern Suburbs
      Because it's the game they play in heaven
    36. 19170

      Australia

      paul breen | Australia

    37. 19020

      Australia

      Tiana Hokins | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Powerhouse
      There is no contact team sports in the olympics! It would be great viewing
    38. 18830

      Australia

      marita shoulders | Australia | Penrith

      My team: Wallaroos
      its a game for everyone, male/female, big/small
    39. 18816

      Australia

      Catherin Green | Australia

    40. 18814

      Australia

      Jason Marais | Australia

    41. 18799

      Australia

      james moore | Australia | sydney

      My team: randwick
      rugby sevens should be olympic as it is a sport that requires and challenges many aspects of an athlete.
    42. 18798

      Australia

      Kieran Walker | Australia | sydney

      My team: new zealand
      why not! come on if soccer is in the olympics than why not have rugby.
    43. 18796

      Australia

      Leon Marais | Australia | Perth

      My team: Springboks
      Rugby brings people together from all walks of life and what better place for that to happen, than at the Olympic games!!
    44. 18792

      Australia

      Jack Parfitt | Australia | The Gold Coast

      My team: The Southport School
      Because it is a great game and it is in the commonwealth games and would be excelletn in the olympic games!!!!
    45. 18776

      Australia

      John Dyason | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Gordon
    46. 18764

      Australia

      Ashley Dewar | Australia

    47. 18715

      Australia

      Ben Boyd | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Reds
    48. 18680

      Australia

      Rikki Taylor | Australia | Redcliffe

    49. 18085

      Australia

      Gareth Williams | Australia | Adelaide

      My team: Wales
      Because it embraces all the olympic ideals, there is sportsmanship, teamwork, fair play and it requires speed, stamina and skill to play it is the world's most popular team contact sport
    50. 17818

      Australia

      Joe Walker | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: Queensland Reds
      Because rugby is the game played in heaven!!!
    51. 17525

      Australia

      Samuel Inglis | Australia

    52. 17369

      Australia

      Karen Morris | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Waratahs
      Displays incredible athleticism, strength, discipline and teamwork by both men and women
    53. 17317

      Australia

      Simon Paterson | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: Queensland Reds & Wallabies
      Because no other Olympic sports crouch, touch pause - ENGAGE. Maybe a few athletes in the village after dark, but that's about it.
    54. 17248

      Australia

      Alistaire Georgeson | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Warringah Rats
    55. 17222

      Australia

      Benjamin Thwaites | Australia | Sydney

      My team: southern districts rebels
      Rugby is the perfect combination of physical, mental and social capabilities
    56. 17103

      Australia

      Jack Dixon | Australia | Launceston

      My team: Launceston Rugby Club
      simply because, its the greatest test there is .
    57. 17084

      Australia

      Colin Duvenhage | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Springboks
      It's the game played in heaven
    58. 17067

      Australia

      Nicholas Scarf | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Wallabies
      One of the few world games, it is played by the vast majority of nations in the world. Why isn't it in the Games is the real question.
    59. 17063

      Australia

      Tony Johnson | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Waratahs
      Because it is an international sport!
    60. 17059

      Australia

      Jordan Walker | Australia

    61. 17057

      Australia

      David Findlay | Australia

    62. 17052

      Australia

      Barnaby Matthews | Australia | Singapore

      My team: Australia
      Rugby is the greatest game on the planet. It should be olympic.
    63. 17042

      Australia

      Annelies Hofmeyr | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: South Africa
      Why descriminate?
    64. 17019

      Australia

      joel jurgs | Australia

    65. 16979

      Australia

      Sam Craig | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force
      This high-speed, endurance sport is truly international and is a must for the Olympics
    66. 16948

      Australia

      Jon Harris | Australia | Perth

      Its played globaly and is a real test of the competitors athletic abilities
    67. 16942

      Australia

      Mark Fraser | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: ACT Brumbies
      Because as a global sport it should be recognised at the highest level.
    68. 16921

      Australia

      john dodwell | Australia

    69. 16918

      Australia

      paul stemp | Australia | Perth

      My team: Wallabies
      because it is an internationally played and bonding sport
    70. 16906

      Australia

      Simon Ford | Australia

    71. 16904

      Australia

      Samer Eskander | Australia | Perth

      My team: Perth
    72. 16890

      Australia

      Arthur Ellis | Australia | Perth

      My team: Wesrern Force
    73. 16885

      Australia

      Andy Fuchs | Australia | Perth

      My team: Springboks
    74. 16884

      Australia

      Janet Smith | Australia | Perth

      My team: Leicester Tigers
      The Olympics is all about teams and people uniting...rugby does this perfectly
    75. 16050

      Australia

      Omar Haji | Australia | Perth

      My team: Western Force
      It encompasses all the ideals of the Olympic movement.
    76. 16049

      Australia

      Linda Kernan | Australia | Fremantle

      My team: Beijing Devils
      What????
    77. 15974

      Australia

      Phillip Pollock | Australia

      My team: Wallabies
      Embracing one of the remaining world sports not represented at the olympic stage.
    78. 15581

      Australia

      Amy Francis | Australia

    79. 15457

      Australia

      Dennis Oldfield | Australia

    80. 15453

      Australia

      Adam Callaghan | Australia | Brisbane

      My team: NSW Waratahs
      It is an international sport!
    81. 15428

      Australia

      Nigel McGivern | Australia | Perth

      My team: Wallabies
      Great game to bring the World together
    82. 15420

      Australia

      Adam Johnson | Australia

    83. 15378

      Australia

      Abraham Bent | Australia | Whangarei, NZ

      My team: All Blacks
      Oh come on the word is Rugby...need I say more??? but its sooo popular and world wide its not funny...plus its entertaining!
    84. 15375

      Australia

      William Renton | Australia | Melbourne

      My team: NSW Waratahs
    85. 15359

      Australia

      Brianna Farrell | Australia | Sydney

      My team: NSW Waratahs
      Rugby should be celebrated!
    86. 15300

      Australia

      Will Brock | Australia | Perth

      My team: Aus 7's
    87. 15294

      Australia

      Tim McGrane | Australia | Canberra

      My team: Eastern Suburbs Canberra
      Because it is a dynamic game for men and women from every continent and is played, before, during and after the game, in the unique spirit that is Rugby.
    88. 15268

      Australia

      Timothy Donelan | Australia | Sydney NSW Australia

      My team: Waratahs
      Rugby is an exciting team sport which also engenders goodwill among its competitors. Rugby 7s gives small countries such as Kenya, Portugal and the Pacific island nations a chance to shine in the sun.
    89. 14732

      Australia

      Simon Monteath | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Woollahra Colleagues
      It is one of the most skillful and entertaining sports in the world.
    90. 14510

      Australia

      Atir Patel | Australia

    91. 14506

      Australia

      Andrew Thornthwaite | Australia | Sydney

      My team: NSW Waratahs
      It is a great sport to watch and play and will enhance the Olympic movement
    92. 14498

      Australia

      loic Tostee | Australia

    93. 14484

      Australia

      Joanne Luxford | Australia | Coffs Harbour

      My team: NSW Waratahs
    94. 14479

      Australia

      Patrick Farrell | Australia

    95. 14448

      Australia

      Bernie Farrell | Australia | Gosford NSW

      My team: Waratahs
      It is played in around 100 countries, is second only to football and meets all olympic ideals
    96. 14443

      Australia

      Bernard Greaves | Australia | Sydney

      My team: St. Aloysius College 1st XV
      Rugby is a fantastic sport and being 7's, the sport would not be appealing to Countries with less developed rugby cultures, such as in Asia and America.
    97. 14429

      Australia

      alex ellis | Australia | sydney

      My team: st aloysius 1st XV
      adds to the sports profile, increases entertainment when its in the mix with other great sports
    98. 14417

      Australia

      Dino Ciarrocchi | Australia

      My team: South Africa
      Because its the best sport to ever hit this planet.
    99. 14287

      Australia

      Greg Skelly | Australia | Sydney

      My team: Australia
      it the greatest game of then all.
    100. 14285

      Australia

      Stephen Stanton | Australia

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