1. 7265

      England

      Stephen Appleby | England | Lytham St Annes

      My team: Fylde
      Great entertaining game, and still played at a more amateur level unlike football and tennis. 7's should be the game.
    2. 7260

      England

      Nigel Branch | England | Southend

      My team: Southend
      Rugby will provide full stadiums and 7 a side is easy to follow and can be very competetive for smaller nations
    3. 7248

      England

      Russell Gould | England | Southampton

      My team: BATH
      Because it is such a good spectator sport and has a worldwide following
    4. 7237

      England

      Lauren Elias | England

    5. 7225

      England

      James Denner | England

      My team: Stusta Rugby München
    6. 7213

      England

      Chris Joy | England | Lytham St Annes

      My team: Fylde RUFC
      It has as has much right to bet their as any other sport
    7. 7211

      England

      Simon Hird | England | Bournemouth

      My team: Bath
      Sevens is a superb athletic sport which can easily be fitted into an Olympic fortnight. Twickenham could host it in 2012 as it does the London and Middlesex Sevens.
    8. 7171

      England

      Charlotte Thorpe-Mathias | England | Oldbury

      My team: Worcester Warriors
      It's the best game to watch live, the supporters are the best!
    9. 7169

      England

      Moira Boot | England | Birmingham

      My team: moseley womens frc
    10. 7163

      England

      James Wall | England | London

      My team: Tooting Bed Old Boys
      Rugby is the greatest sport on the planet.
    11. 7142

      England

      Natalie Marshall | England | London

      My team: Leicester Tigers
    12. 7114

      England

      WARREN GREGORY | England

    13. 7100

      England

      Gary Whitling | England | Folkestone

      My team: Folkestone RFC
      Because we are good and the boys make us proud.
    14. 7063

      England

      paul nash | England | hythe

      My team: folkestone
      to promote youth rugby and encourage good disciplin within sport.
    15. 7033

      England

      Sarah Cleavely | England

    16. 6968

      England

      Mike Thorpe | England | Stourport-on-Severn

      My team: Worcester Warriors
      Soccer, Tennis, why not!
    17. 6966

      England

      Claudine Farrell | England

    18. 6947

      England

      Robert Barclay | England

    19. 6888

      England

      Jack Lawrenson | England

    20. 6883

      England

      andrew travis | England | london

      My team: leicester
    21. 6881

      England

      Dave Cato | England | London

      My team: Springboks
      Why not its a great sport just like any other Olympic event
    22. 6876

      England

      Evan Skuthorpe | England | London

      My team: Brumbies
      It's a global sport!
    23. 6874

      England

      Chris Butt | England | London

      My team: Wasps
    24. 6871

      England

      Pete Chamberlain | England | Bracknell

      My team: Braoadmoor RFC
    25. 6870

      England

      caroline lee | England | london

      My team: wasps
      football is so why not rubgy?
    26. 6865

      England

      Maggie Watts | England | Ramsgate

      My team: Thanet Wanderers
    27. 6830

      England

      Robert Dagger | England | London

      My team: Leicester
    28. 6827

      England

      Barry Kislingbury | England | Worcester

      My team: Worcester
    29. 6826

      England

      Charlie Baynes | England | London

      My team: Southend RFC
      True sporting ethos, open to all. A truly great game.
    30. 6823

      England

      James Kitchin | England | Nottingham

      My team: Leicester
      It would generate more interest in grass roots rugby as well as generating large crowds for the olympics
    31. 6812

      England

      Peter Tanner | England | Tonbridge

      My team: Eastern European Rugby Development Board
      It has everything you need in sport, pace, power, vision and guile. It is an ideal game for all shapes and sizes.
    32. 6799

      England

      maxwell royds | England

    33. 6794

      England

      Ben Balcombe | England | London

      My team: Emanuel Rugby Club
      Simply because, it is better than football.
    34. 6790

      England

      donald turner | England | Folkestone Kent

      My team: Folkestone R.F.C.
    35. 6780

      England

      David NUnn | England

      My team: Old Colfeians
    36. 6767

      England

      Nick Suckling | England | Worthing

      My team: Worthing
      Rugby is a great sport to watch and play.
    37. 6747

      England

      Nicholas Reed | England | Bristol

      My team: Old Bristolians
      Rugby is a great game that shows real team spirit
    38. 6599

      England

      donna sankey | England | BIRMINGHAM

      My team: MOSELEY
      True athletes play the game
    39. 6592

      England

      Stuart Thorpe | England

    40. 6574

      England

      Darryl Vas | England

    41. 6546

      England

      alison collins | England | Maidstone

    42. 6518

      England

      daniel sangiuseppe | England | Folkestone

      My team: Harlequins
      all other team sports are
    43. 6483

      England

      steve rainbow | England | southend on sea

      My team: SOUTHEND RFC
      It was an Olympic sport and should be returned to the schedule even if only as Seven a side
    44. 6471

      England

      bridget smith | England

    45. 6463

      England

      peter white | England

      My team: folkestone
      it's a grass roots game that should be given the platform of the olympics
    46. 6440

      England

      Gareth Howells | England | Malvern

      My team: Worcester Warriors
      Rugby should be Olympic because it is one of the best examples of the Olympic motto, "Swifter, Higher, Stronger", that you can find, showcasing an increasingly popular sport that is one of the most entertaining and enjoyable team events, for men and women of all ages, in the world.
    47. 6430

      England

      Nigel Holder | England | London

      My team: Harlequins
      More competitive than many of the existing olympic sports
    48. 6391

      England

      Clair Rihardson | England | Maidstone

      My team: Aylesford Bulls
      It is a sport that should be recognised in this arena, it will never be as big as football and there are many athletes out there who play this very challenging and intelligent game, men women and children!
    49. 6388

      England

      Stefania Pilla | England | Manchester

      My team: Benetton Rugby
      Because it's about sportsmanship, loyalty and teamwork - pure Olympic gold!
    50. 6383

      England

      edward mountain | England

      My team: leicester
      It is a competitive sport and we all dream of Olympic Gold in what ever field we train to be the best
    51. 6379

      England

      Jonathan Boyle | England | Surbiton

    52. 6372

      England

      Rebecca Allerton | England

    53. 6358

      England

      Ciaran Poulton | England | Witney

      My team: Witey RFC
      Rugby is as much important as any other sport already featured in the Olympics and Rugby is the game of the Gods...pure and simple. Entertaining and exciting, Rugby is a marvelous sport
    54. 6340

      England

      Colin Hodges | England | Folkestone

      My team: Folkestone
      Game widespread. Skilful. Good attendances guaranteed. Can be accomodatedon soccer field no special facilities needed
    55. 6337

      England

      Andrew Dobbin | England

      It is now one the very few team, ball games that is not represented!!
    56. 6331

      England

      Andy Dagger | England

    57. 6330

      England

      Jeffrey Caunt | England | Scarborough

      My team: Scarborough
    58. 6329

      England

      Christian Sangiuseppe | England | Folkestone

      My team: Folkestone RFC
      At least 10's or 7's rugby if not 15's should be played at the olympics...
    59. 6320

      England

      lorraine dagger | England | London

      My team: Halrequins/Folkestone
      Rugby should be included in the Olympics because it is a worldwide sport,increasing participation numbers has led to a highly entertaining spectator sport.increasing participation numbers has demontrated it's potential for growth and its wide appeal ans tv coverage encourages people to participate at all levels.
    60. 6318

      England

      Louisa Nolan | England | Cardiff

      My team: Moseley
      The finest, most exciting sport in the world should be included. as the Olympics is for non-professionals, it would also be a chance for the less-established rugby nations to show their talents and attract grass-roots players.
    61. 6317

      England

      Nelson Iley | England | Newcastle upon Tyne

      My team: Newcastle Ravens RFC
      It is a global sport that has shown it can break down barriers between any kind of divide which is essentially what the olympics is all about.
    62. 6308

      England

      Alex Ruddock | England | Folkestone

      My team: Folkestone RFC
      Rugby involves all shapes and sizes, more people are playing and enjoying the game than ever before and in more countries every week. The playing and the social side of Rugby is keeping the world's youth off the streets and developing their social and community strengths.
    63. 6302

      England

      Robert Whitehead | England | Ramsgate

      My team: Thanet Wanderers
      It is a spectacle. If anyone had seen the Twickenham round of the World 7's they would have been impressed.
    64. 6299

      England

      Melissa Stanford | England | London

      My team: South Africa
    65. 6292

      England

      sarah robinson | England | birmingham

      My team: moseley
      Its one of the most entertaing games to watch
    66. 6287

      England

      Andrew Moody | England | Kingston upon thames

      My team: Old emanuel
      It's the best game in the world
    67. 6276

      England

      Colin Brown | England | Cheadle Manchester

      My team: Grasshoppers Rugby Section
    68. 6260

      England

      sam mccarthy | England

      My team: richmond rfc
      it includes everyone and is a sport all can play
    69. 6246

      England

      ernest kwateng | England | london

      My team: old emmanuels
      excellent team sport, fast and entertaining. displaying corinthian spirit
    70. 6225

      England

      James Legg | England

    71. 6174

      England

      RICHARD HODGE | England | LONDON

      My team: OLD EMANUEL RFC
    72. 6165

      England

      Anis El-Mariesh | England | Woking

      My team: Wasps
      great entertaining team sport - inspirational and competitive. Everything the olympics strives for.
    73. 6142

      England

      Andrew Dennis | England | London

    74. 6140

      England

      Darren Andrews | England | Birmingham

      My team: Moseley Rugby
      Why Not!!!
    75. 6137

      England

      Robert Rea | England | Reading

      My team: Redingensians
      Rugby should be in the olympics because it is the opitami of team sport, discipline, morale and inclusive
    76. 6057

      England

      Damian Bugeja | England | London

      My team: Ealing Trailfinders RFC
      It is a fantastic game for all
    77. 6049

      England

      sean coyne | England

    78. 6047

      England

      Helen Seal | England

      It's a classic sport that brings people together around the globe and pits teams against each other in physical prowess and mental sharpness. What's more olympic than that?
    79. 6029

      England

      Ted Underwood-Webb | England | Worcester

      My team: Worcester Warriors
      Quite simply the best game in the world!
    80. 6011

      England

      MO EVERILL | England

    81. 6008

      England

      Georgina Royds | England | Huddersfield

      My team: Leeds Carnige
      make olympics better and win england more medals!!
    82. 6007

      England

      Wayne Scott | England | Birmingham

      My team: Birmingham Civil service
      It is the ultiamte team sport played the best competitors in the world
    83. 6006

      England

      MO EVERILL | England | BIRMINGHAM

      My team: MOSELEY RFC
      IT'S THE ONLY TRUE TEAM GAME
    84. 5996

      England

      andrew o'flaherty | England | London

      My team: London Irish
      I think it would be an ideal opportunity to provide the chance for amateurs to play representative rugby on an international stage which can only be a boost for grass roots club rugby
    85. 5992

      England

      Braden Ridgway | England | London

      My team: St. John's Leatherhead School
      Hand Ball is an Olympic Sport! How is Rugby not an Olympic sport?
    86. 5978

      England

      Ian Eliasson | England

    87. 5976

      England

      Richard Parry | England

    88. 5974

      England

      Robin Johnson | England | London

      My team: England
    89. 5943

      England

      Adam Shakespeare | England

    90. 5920

      England

      James Gill | England | London

      My team: Old Priorians / Transformers 7s
      Fast moving, entertaining and 63,000 people at the London IRB leg cant be wrong!
    91. 5910

      England

      alan black | England | marlow

      My team: wasps
      worldwide game for all walks of life , all shapes & sizes.
    92. 5881

      England

      adrienne fall | England | birmingham

      My team: moseley
      rugby is the best team, fan supported game. Get rugby to the Olympics and see the crowds!
    93. 5865

      England

      jon seal | England | barrow

      My team: na
      fantastic spectator glaiatorial sport that captures the Olympic spirit of competition and sportsmanship that is very worldwide now
    94. 5814

      England

      emma parley | England | London

      My team: Bath and England
      The 7s game is perfectly suited to an Olympic Games. It worked wonderfully at the Common Wealth Games, it has the pace, excitement and support to work brilliantly
    95. 5803

      England

      Phil Millard | England

    96. 5797

      England

      Gavin Jones | England

    97. 5790

      England

      james pickles | England | London

      My team: Harlequins
      It typifies all of the qualities to be admired in sport - dedication, practice, tactics, team work, strength and skill, and it has a position to suit every shape and size of person so is the most inclusive of team sports.
    98. 5771

      England

      Mike Barton | England | Bristol

      My team: Saracens
    99. 5764

      England

      Hugh Waters | England | Gloucester

      My team: Gloucester
      Highly skilled game, great to watch, international appeal, big amateur following, good balance of athletic, aesthetic skill.
    100. 5760

      England

      Martin Parley | England | London

      My team: Bath
      Rugby has become a global sport and its popularity demands olympic recognition. The faster and shorter version of the game is perfect for a wide-reaching event lile the Games.

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