1. 50372

      Canada

      jordan Christensen | Canada

    2. 50370

      Canada

      Nora Chrisatensen | Canada | London

      My team: Ontario Men;s team
      It is an awesome sport deserving of the Olympic experience
    3. 50368

      Canada

      david smith | Canada | dorval,qc, Canada

    4. 50360

      Canada

      Michael Srogosz-Bolduc | Canada

    5. 50355

      Canada

      don mackay | Canada

    6. 50354

      Canada

      Natasha Toews | Canada | Vancouver

    7. 50343

      Canada

      Jan Scholz | Canada | Oakville Ontario

      My team: Canada
      its an high performance sport that requires incredible diligence & high level training
    8. 50335

      Canada

      Mike Scholz | Canada | Toronto

      My team: Canada
      best sport in the world.
    9. 50330

      Canada

      DON JENNER | Canada | LUMBY

      My team: OLD BOYS KELOWNA
      WHY NOT..... ITS A CROWD PLEASER EVERY COUNTRY HAS ORGANIZED RUGBY!!!!!!!!
    10. 50268

      Canada

      whitney Queeley | Canada | toronto

      My team: Brampton rugby club
    11. 50257

      Canada

      Terrence Bruce | Canada

    12. 50254

      Canada

      Qutaiba Al Nimer | Canada | Mississauga

      My team: Mississauga Blues
      One of the toughest most hard nosed sports there is.
    13. 50244

      Canada

      andreas hofmann | Canada

    14. 50217

      Canada

      Robert Duck | Canada | Port Carling

    15. 50199

      Canada

      Matt Halliday | Canada

    16. 50136

      Canada

      Jason Erlich | Canada | Hamilton

      My team: McMaster Varsity
      Because Soccer is.
    17. 50120

      Canada

      Connie Power | Canada | St. John's

      My team: Canada Junior
      It's an exciting sport, should be Olympic
    18. 50068

      Canada

      nicole toole | Canada | vancouver

    19. 50059

      Canada

      Depayne Athia | Canada | Toronto

      My team: Woburn Collegiate Institute
      It needs to be out there, it's an amazing sport!
    20. 50058

      Canada

      john park | Canada | Toronto

      My team: Balmy Beach
      YOYYOYOY
    21. 50055

      Canada

      Han Ching Zheng | Canada | Scarborough

      My team: Balmy Beach RFC
      What better way to show the best skills topped off with great sportsmanship
    22. 50053

      Canada

      Cameron McWilliam | Canada | vancouver

      My team: st georges school
      it's the best sport in the world and deserves to be there
    23. 50051

      Canada

      Sarah Jung | Canada | Toronto

      My team: Toronto Saracens
      It has been around longer than football. it has a rich history, and is growing ever more popular. Very entertaining spectator sport, and combines all the different skills in many sports.
    24. 50050

      Canada

      Jana Davis | Canada | Scarborough

      My team: Toronto Saracens
    25. 50044

      Canada

      kenneth leadbeater | Canada | scarborough, toronto

      My team: ceadarbrae colts
      The olympics should have rugby as a sport because players strive themselves to keep fit,win and also have fun playing the game..rugby is the number one fitness sport
    26. 50041

      Canada

      Raesha Santillana | Canada | Scarborough

      Rugby is a full contact sport that not only tests your strengths, but it also works and plays with your mentality because it is such a demanding sport!
    27. 50040

      Canada

      Tyler Walbourne | Canada | Toronto, Ontario

      My team: Balmy Beach Rugby Club
      Because to me rugby is fun to watch and play. I love rugby and I want everyone too!
    28. 50039

      Canada

      Erika Badger | Canada | Toronto

      My team: Mississauga Blues
    29. 50028

      Canada

      tommy pham | Canada | Mississauga

      My team: Mississauga Blues
      Best sport ever.
    30. 50024

      Canada

      Tim Molloy | Canada | oakville

      My team: mississauga blues rfc
      because every country can have a team and it is not too exspensive
    31. 50016

      Canada

      Ramandeep Brar | Canada

    32. 50006

      Canada

      Garret Nephew | Canada | Mississauga

      My team: Mississauga Blues
      Because its rugby
    33. 50002

      Canada

      Erik Cuzzolino | Canada

    34. 49996

      Canada

      Kevin Walbourne | Canada | Toronto

      My team: Cedarbrae
      Cuz its the best sport in the world
    35. 49994

      Canada

      Gareth Dyer | Canada

    36. 49985

      Canada

      Minki Kim | Canada

    37. 49979

      Canada

      Kerry Knee | Canada | Toronto

      My team: Balmy Beach RFC
      Great team sport
    38. 49977

      Canada

      gordon milligan | Canada | montreal

      My team: sabrfc
      Rugby is a great entertaining sport.
    39. 49966

      Canada

      Mark Denton | Canada

      greatest sport around !
    40. 49957

      Canada

      martin silverstone | Canada | ste-anne-de-bellevue

      My team: ste-anne-de-bellevue
      most amateur sport and great team sport, very international
    41. 49956

      Canada

      chris parkinson | Canada | montreal

      My team: sabrfc
    42. 49950

      Canada

      Tina Power | Canada | St. John's, Newfoundland

      My team: None
      Rugby is a tremendous world-wide sport! The players train extraordinarily hard and have earned the right to be on the olympic stage. As well, they attract large audiences and have many fans.
    43. 49937

      Canada

      Keith Wilkinson | Canada | Toronto

      My team: Mississauga Blues Rugby Club
      Good ethos, exciting, world-wide , non traditional sports powers, men and women, history
    44. 49936

      Canada

      Diane Thompson | Canada | Montreal

      My team: SABRFC
      The sport of rugby deserves to be in the olympics. We allow softball, water polo, all team sports, why not rugby?
    45. 49935

      Canada

      James Servitillo | Canada | Thornhill

      My team: St Robert Rams RFC
      Rugby requires strength, quick thinking and intelligence. Everything thats needed in a good sport
    46. 49892

      Canada

      Grant FS | Canada | Vancouver

      My team: Mustangs
      Why NOT!
    47. 49876

      Canada

      Paul Olak | Canada

    48. 49873

      Canada

      john iezzi | Canada

    49. 49870

      Canada

      Nicholas Tong | Canada

    50. 49869

      Canada

      Ben Archdekin | Canada | Vancouver

      My team: All Blacks
      Why should baseball?
    51. 49866

      Canada

      Patrick Hampson | Canada | Vancouver

    52. 49860

      Canada

      Sean White | Canada | Victoria

      My team: Canadian National Team
      It brings people from all over the world together. The very same thing the olympics do.
    53. 49858

      Canada

      John Lindsay | Canada

    54. 49856

      Canada

      David Balcom | Canada

    55. 49855

      Canada

      Conor Trainor | Canada | Vancouver

      My team: Ravens
      Huge spectator sport..action packed..short tournament
    56. 49852

      Canada

      Moe Taylor | Canada | Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue

      My team: SABRFC
      Long overdue, sport exemplifies community, and is among most celebrated globally enjoyed amateur sport. Rugby promotes participation and fun across all fitness levels and the Olympics would be a great opportunity to share the sport with the entire world and to encourage others to get active and take up the game.
    57. 49850

      Canada

      kris kovacevic | Canada

    58. 49849

      Canada

      eric jackson | Canada

    59. 49848

      Canada

      Angela Fic | Canada | Toronto

      My team: cru
      rugby rocksssssssssssssssssss
    60. 49846

      Canada

      John Pankiw | Canada | Montreal

      My team: Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Rugby Football Club
      It is one of the most popular sports played all around the world. It's only right that it be included in the Olympics.
    61. 49845

      Canada

      Sam Bishop | Canada | Mississauga

      My team: Oakville Crusaders / Team Ontario
      It is truely an amazing sport, it is the second largest sport in the world, a great competitive environment, great sportsmanship, its a better and more popular sport then plenty of olympic sports as it is, do what should have been done long ago and put this sport in the olympics!!!
    62. 49842

      Canada

      Tim Bishop | Canada | Mississauga

      2nd most popular sport (by #'s playing) in the world... need I say more?
    63. 49840

      Canada

      adrianna Davies | Canada | Montreal

      My team: St.Anne De Bellevue, Mcgill Rugby, Quebec Rugby
      One of the best sports in the world, as well as the fastest growing women's sport; must keep this trend increasing exponentially
    64. 49838

      Canada

      john antonecchia | Canada

    65. 49826

      Canada

      Eliaze Mainberger | Canada | Montreal

      My team: SABRFC
      One of the few sports that requires strength, fitness, skill and intelligence.
    66. 49818

      Canada

      Michael Thompson | Canada | Lery

      My team: Ste-Anne-de Bellevue
      Why not!
    67. 49811

      Canada

      Will McCartney | Canada

    68. 49809

      Canada

      Linda Tait | Canada

      because it is an important international competition of skills and conditioning of men and women
    69. 49806

      Canada

      Alan Cundall | Canada | Montreal

      My team: Ste Anne De Bellevue RFC
    70. 49804

      Canada

      Dale Ford | Canada | Ottawa

      My team: Barrhaven Scottish
      Has a large following. Is a true world wide sport.
    71. 49803

      Canada

      Sommer Christie | Canada | Montreal

      My team: Ste. Anne de Bellevue
    72. 49752

      Canada

      Sandi cechet | Canada

    73. 49740

      Canada

      Kerrie Redmond | Canada | Kingston

      My team: Lasalle black knights
      Rugby is one of the hardest sports to play and involves alot of skill there are many more sports like this in the olympics but rugby takes it to an all new level!!
    74. 49712

      Canada

      Shaun Callaghan | Canada

    75. 49659

      Canada

      John Desmond | Canada

    76. 49641

      Canada

      Mike Salisbury | Canada | Sarnia

      My team: Saints
      If there has ever been a sport that could test the skill of a nation, Rugby is that Sport!
    77. 49564

      Canada

      Roxanne St. Jacques | Canada | Ottawa

      My team: Ottawa Indians Rugby Club
      Why not?
    78. 49547

      Canada

      Radha Jain | Canada | Toronto

      My team: University of British Columbia
      it's so much fun to watch and play and deserves more attention.
    79. 49521

      Canada

      Peter Ehrenholz | Canada

    80. 49520

      Canada

      Danielle Rudnisky | Canada

    81. 49518

      Canada

      stanley dubiel | Canada | ladysmith

      My team: cowichan
    82. 49471

      Canada

      Lori Gregory | Canada | vancouver

    83. 49468

      Canada

      Melanie MacMurchy | Canada | Brampton

      My team: Mayfield Mavericks
      Rugby 7's should be in the olympics because it is a very difficult and physically demanding sport that should get to compete with all the other team sports
    84. 49417

      Canada

      Jesse Albiston | Canada | Enfield

      My team: Enfield RFC
      REAL MANS SPORT REAL SKILL REAL POWER
    85. 49414

      Canada

      Scott Mills | Canada | Ottawa

      My team: Ottawa Indians RFC
    86. 49413

      Canada

      Simon Johnson | Canada | Kingston

      My team: RMC
      Rugby demonstrates the skills, fitness, tactics and heart of the players, the world would love to see its nations' athletes compete.
    87. 49410

      Canada

      Tim Shanks | Canada | Ottawa

      My team: Ottawa Indians RFC
      No other sport exemplifies competition, comraderie and teamwork, on and off the pitch the way that rugby does. It is more than a sport, it is a way of life.
    88. 49294

      Canada

      Brenden Dorris | Canada | Ottawa

      My team: Ottawa Indians RFC
      It is a game of not only physical performance, but of intellectual decisions!
    89. 49281

      Canada

      Adam Gaylard | Canada | Ottawa

      My team: Ottawa Indians
      Rugby should be an olympic sport because rugby is by far the father of all sports and you would be very suprised at how many people dont believe that but if u take a look at the different sports u can see that they are all very similar to rugby
    90. 49278

      Canada

      Zackary clare | Canada | London

      My team: London saint goegres
    91. 49268

      Canada

      Kathrene AndrewsCarriere | Canada

    92. 49259

      Canada

      Chris Kleisinger | Canada | Abbotsford

      My team: ARFC
      Beautiful Sport
    93. 49256

      Canada

      Tony Hughes | Canada | Aldergrove

    94. 49233

      Canada

      Daniela Mayo | Canada | Milford

      My team: Enfield RFC
    95. 49206

      Canada

      darren ritten | Canada | Vancouver

      My team: Evergreens
      It's an international sport played by many different countries from around the world and promotes good sportsmanship and friendly competition.
    96. 49108

      Canada

      Stacey Rowe | Canada

    97. 49103

      Canada

      Brittany Bergevin | Canada | Abbotsford

      My team: Megan's Team
    98. 49080

      Canada

      JOHN TIDEY | Canada | Nanaimo B.C.

      My team: Hornets
      because we eat our dead
    99. 49077

      Canada

      Barb Ames | Canada | Oshawa

      Because it is played world wide.
    100. 49074

      Canada

      Kaila Baker | Canada | Newmarket

      My team: Crusaders Rugby
      Because it is the definition of athletic ability, skill, and tactics. I have no idea why it isn't already in the olympics.

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