1. 33323

      England

      Paul Arion | England | London

      My team: Lions
      How could rugby not be in the Olympics. Hundreds of years of tradition, a very competitive, fast paced and entertaining sport as well.
    2. 33151

      England

      sarah wilson | England | bishops stortford

    3. 33104

      England

      caroline vernon | England | watford

      My team: harlequins
    4. 33010

      England

      Katharine Hetling | England | London

      My team: England or Wales or Scotland
    5. 32929

      England

      Denisha Naidoo | England | London

      My team: South Africa
    6. 32832

      England

      Sam Brian | England | Northampton

      My team: Northampton Saints
      It will add varity to the olympics and also if football is in then so should RUGBY!!!
    7. 32787

      England

      James Kelleher | England

      It is a very exciting sport to watch (good for audience ratings) and played throughout the world already so it is completely right for the Olympic sporting family!
    8. 32779

      England

      Sebastian Dawson | England | Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

      My team: Biggleswade Rugby Union Football Club
      Because it is the world's fastest growing sport AND WE LOVE IT!! COME ON RUGBY! KICKS FOOTBALL'S ASS ANYDAY!
    9. 32629

      England

      Andrew Hall | England | Milton Keynes

      My team: Bletchley
    10. 32506

      England

      owen jackson | England | manchester

      My team: sedgley park
      embodies the olympic ideals, and is too big a sport to be left out.
    11. 32489

      England

      sharon norton | England

    12. 32471

      England

      Iain Harper | England | Thetford

      My team: Wasps
      You need skill, speed and heart!
    13. 32470

      England

      gail peters | England | tewkesbury

      My team: gloucester
      it is the only true team sport where every player is playing for the whole team not for personal glory
    14. 32333

      England

      laurence wood | England | gillingham

      My team: north dorset rugby club
      because it should, end of
    15. 32290

      England

      nicholas smith | England | norwich

      My team: norwich
      All ages watch but more importantly Play this wonderful game..
    16. 32189

      England

      Alistair Carless | England | Walsall

      My team: Burntwood
      Because rugby is way more exciting than athletics
    17. 32120

      England

      Hedley Sutton | England | Cinderford

      My team: Old Cryptians
      Because it is the best and most egalitarian of games, a true sport with corinthian ideals a gladitorial spectacle.
    18. 32101

      England

      James Seddon | England | London

      My team: Leicester Tigers
      It's the most exciting team sport.
    19. 32090

      England

      Daniel Balls | England | Portsmouth

      My team: Havant
      rugby should be there beceues fotball is there !
    20. 32087

      England

      Christopher Kerr | England | Windsor

      My team: St georges weybridge
      it gives the chance for the lesser nations of not only rugby but sport to get glory it is exciting. it already works well with the world series and it's better than the others going for it.
    21. 32075

      England

      michael perry | England | nottingham

      My team: paviors rfc
      Rugby sevens is a popular sport that fills out stadiums across the world, and gives minor olympic nations such as fiji, samoa and even new zealand and south aafrica the chance to win medals.
    22. 32066

      England

      Ian Clark | England | Bristol

      My team: Cleve rfc
      rugby demonstrates all the olympic qualities and so is more deserving than any sport to be there!
    23. 31983

      England

      Michael Stormes | England | Liverpool

      My team: Old Anselmians RFC
      Rugby should be an olympic sport because it has a belif were after each match they are friends and socilse with eachother and it should be what the olympic is about sport in union
    24. 31981

      England

      John Morris | England | Cheltenham

      My team: Bristol Rugby
      because its the best sport with a huge, global fan base
    25. 31976

      England

      Alan Bedford | England | Salisbury

      My team: Bath
      Rugby should be in the olympics because it is an exciting yet technical game played and watched by people who want to enjoy a very competitive sport.
    26. 31919

      England

      Tom Perks | England | London

      My team: Leicester Tigers
      It just should!
    27. 31891

      England

      Lou Villiers | England | Chalfont St Peter

      My team: Beaconsfield RFC
      It's an international team sport for men and women which upholds the olympic ideals
    28. 31835

      England

      Mack James | England

    29. 31818

      England

      rebecca shaw | England | manchester

      My team: marple rugby club
    30. 31808

      England

      Daniel Stephenson | England

    31. 31774

      England

      Dan Robinson | England | Maidenhead

      My team: Maidenhead RFC
    32. 31575

      England

      Katherine Stagg | England | Leighton Buzzard

      My team: Leicester Tigers
      Because rugby is great
    33. 31551

      England

      Ian Burgos | England | Sevenoaks Kent

      My team: Harlequins & England
      It's one of the most exciting sports in the world. Crowds are passionate ,very friendly and non violent (unlike football). Every year there are more and more followers and it's time it was recognized as one of the best sports in the world with it's inclusion in the Olympics. If football is Olympic why not rugby?
    34. 31522

      England

      Neil Bichard | England | Poole

      My team: Bath
    35. 31484

      England

      Peter MAughan | England | MAnchester

      My team: salford Uni
      Because its the best sport to play and watch in the world
    36. 31445

      England

      Gareth Shuttleworth | England

    37. 31432

      England

      Robin Minifie | England

    38. 31397

      England

      Helen Pollard | England

    39. 31396

      England

      Emer Beard | England | High Wycombe

      My team: London Wasps
      Because it is the most fantastic team game there is.
    40. 31383

      England

      Nicola Taal | England

    41. 31363

      England

      Laura Leslie | England

    42. 31361

      England

      James Cottam | England | Gloucester

      Worldwide exciting sport!
    43. 31352

      England

      Emily Cottam | England | Gloucester

      My team: Gloucester
      It is extremely exciting, always goes down very well at the commonwealth games and lots of countries play it!
    44. 31333

      England

      Elena Bailey | England

    45. 31207

      England

      andrew irvine | England | london

      because it's the greatest spectator sport in the world
    46. 31087

      England

      Peter Smith | England | Watford

      My team: Herts Referee
    47. 31060

      England

      Melissa Gimenez-Cassina | England | London

      My team: Saracens
    48. 31040

      England

      Janie Johnson-Crossfield | England | Leicester

      My team: Leicester Tigers
      Top sport.. more to the point, whay not?!!
    49. 31026

      England

      Brian Ward | England | Peterborough

      My team: DeepingsRUFC
    50. 31003

      England

      Sean Tydings | England | leighton buzzard

      My team: leighton buzzard
      it is the ultimate team game
    51. 30986

      England

      Kerry Gaffney | England | London

      My team: Harlequins
      It's the major sport of several countries and the second sport of many more. 7s is a fantastic and entertaining game.
    52. 30983

      England

      Will Paterson | England

    53. 30982

      England

      Imogen Hitchcock | England | London

      My team: Wimbledon RFC
    54. 30975

      England

      simon the chap | England | detmold,germany

      My team: Lippe Lions
      Stupid question -.-
    55. 30963

      England

      Richard Isaacs | England | Rossendale, Lancashire

      My team: Bath, Hampshire
      Rugby should be an olympic sport because it is one of the sports in the world that most countries participate in, unlike a number of others
    56. 30930

      England

      Mike Pohl | England | London

      My team: Barking
      Because there are no other sports more worthy of inclusion, some of those that are in dont deserve to be. Lets have 15, 13 and 7 aside included
    57. 30922

      England

      Clive Hershman | England

    58. 30905

      England

      Brian Daunter | England | Winchester

      My team: Gloucester
      Rugby has a proud tradition of sportsmanship and friendship that fits perfectly into the Olympic tradition. It is also a great team and spectator sport that can only add to the appeal of the greatest sporting festival.
    59. 30878

      England

      Hugh Burbidge | England

    60. 30801

      England

      Steven Wade | England | Plymouth

      My team: Albion
      1. It was invented in England and is one of the biggest sports in the country 2. It is one of the most widely played sports in the world next to Soccer and Cricket 3. It brings people of all shapes and sizes together 4. 7s is an exciting fast flowing game 5. 7s is a great spectator sport
    61. 30746

      England

      mark hopper | England | Scarborough

      My team: Scarborough RUFC
      Football is in the olypics along with several other sports. Rugby is becoming, if it hasnt already become, a mainstream sport, second only to football so there is no reason that a sport admired and played worldwide in many countries should be ignored in the 'worldwide' competition that is the Olympic Games
    62. 30726

      England

      ben doherty | England | northampton

      My team: northampton saints
    63. 30715

      England

      Peter Denton | England | Halifax

      My team: Wasps
      The game is fast increasing around the globe with increased support from even non rugby players
    64. 30672

      England

      Geoff Ball | England | Leicester

      My team: Tigers
      Sevens is fast and easy to understand, so everyone can enjoy it.
    65. 30659

      England

      Matthew Griffiths | England | London

      My team: Wasps
      Rugby should be in the Olympics because it is the ultimate team sport.
    66. 30656

      England

      wendy faulkner | England

      My team: Newport (shropshire)rfc
    67. 30649

      England

      Sheila Dunne | England | Horsham

      My team: Leinster
      Rugby is one of the most popular team games and should be included if football, netball, hockey, ice hockey etc are all Olympic sports despite not drawing the same spectator numbers as rugby.
    68. 30632

      England

      Ivan Scott-Lewis | England | York

      My team: Wasps and Leeds Carnegie
      Fast skillful and will fill Stadiums
    69. 30596

      England

      Alan Raines | England | Brtistol

      My team: Wasps
    70. 30576

      England

      Ross Turnbull | England | Bath

      My team: Bath
    71. 30504

      England

      David Poole | England

    72. 30472

      England

      Steve O'Reilly | England | Zürich

      My team: Wasps
      Who really wants to watch Archery?
    73. 30460

      England

      alan buzza | England | loughborough

      My team: loughborough students
      It's a game based upon athleticism which, as the IRB world 7s proves, small and developing countries can excel, growing a game with outstanding core values and culture. It wouild also add a major established spectator sport to the Olympic basket which would be fully competitive.
    74. 30459

      England

      Euan Douglas | England

    75. 30450

      England

      Marc Harris | England | Birkenhead

      My team: Birkenhead Park FC
    76. 30446

      England

      Kenneth Hacker | England | Oxted

      Best team game in the world
    77. 30445

      England

      Mark Newman | England

    78. 30444

      England

      Ricky Gillyett | England | Gainsborough

      My team: London Irish
      It is the best sport int the world and why not?
    79. 30427

      England

      John Drake | England | Dorking

      My team: Wasps
      Great game played and enjoyed by millions all over the world!
    80. 30418

      England

      Stewart Turnbull | England | London

      My team: London Wasps
    81. 30410

      England

      Si Cha | England | Detmold

      My team: Lippe Lions
      Rugby has more strategy, techniks and team then anywhere else!
    82. 30392

      England

      Angela Etheridge | England | Norwich

      My team: Norwich Medics Female Rugby Team
      cuz its a proper sport
    83. 30342

      England

      Zoe Hyde | England | London

      My team: England
      Why not?
    84. 30290

      England

      Kelly Pescod | England

    85. 30288

      England

      Graham Whittaker | England | Carlisle

      My team: Carlisle
      The spirit of rugby perfectly compliments the Olympics. The sporting nature of rugby players is second to none. Furthermore, the excitement generated by sevens rugby is unsurpassed by any other sport and has a massive world wide audience.
    86. 30281

      England

      Pippa Bailey | England | Norwich

      My team: Norwich Medics RFC (Womens)
      Because it's an internationally recognised team sport full of excitement, skill and patriotism!
    87. 30271

      England

      thomas weir | England

    88. 30251

      England

      Richard Leason | England

    89. 30244

      England

      Ian Tatton | England | London

      My team: Springboks
      It should have been years ago
    90. 30183

      England

      Adam Walker | England

    91. 30182

      England

      Gary Good | England | Windsor

      My team: Harliquinns
    92. 30178

      England

      David Goodsell | England | St Albans

      My team: Old Albanians
    93. 30070

      England

      Martin Tresidder | England

    94. 30056

      England

      Jane Cadwallader | England

      My team: Folkestone RFC
    95. 30030

      England

      tom parker | England

    96. 29935

      England

      ben robinson | England | Penzance

      My team: cornish pirates
      its a beautiful game. fast flowing and exciting
    97. 29924

      England

      Andy White | England | Bristol

      My team: Bristol/Clifton
      A unique, dynamic spectacle, rugby sevens is the perfect format for an Olympic tournament, embracing the Olympic ideals.
    98. 29914

      England

      Andy Pryor-Jones | England

    99. 29913

      England

      Dan Chadwick | England | Southampton

    100. 29874

      England

      lizzy benz | England

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