1. 46567

      England

      Dan Kirby | England

    2. 46564

      England

      Steve Passman | England | Yarm

      My team: Yarm
      It is a sport that can be played by everyone no matter what age, sex, size or shape, it can be mixed and matched and at a local level is still a true amateur sport
    3. 46561

      England

      gillian baldry | England | peterborough

      My team: peterborough
      why should it NOT !!!!
    4. 46540

      England

      Peter litchfield | England | Sherborne

      My team: Sherborne Rugby Club
      I am an U7 Coach and it would help provide more inspiration to youngsters worldwide
    5. 46523

      England

      John Slope | England

    6. 46519

      England

      andrew peter burrows | England

    7. 46515

      England

      alycia jane burrows | England

      My team: hk kln lion
      because rugby is a very popular sport in the world
    8. 46494

      England

      Jack Welch | England

      coz it da best sport ever and 7s is a fast game
    9. 46478

      England

      Katie Wilson | England | Carlisle

      My team: Carlisle RUFC
      Great sport, great fan base, a sport of olympic ethos
    10. 46472

      England

      Kay Lanes | England | Leicester

      My team: Leicester Tigers
      Sportsmanship, team play, skill, excitement, fair play
    11. 46457

      England

      AJ Bown | England | Brighton

      My team: Bristol
      Because it is an amazing spectacle to watch for both rugby enthusiasts but also people with little or no experience of rugby. It is also played to a high standard by many different countries.
    12. 46450

      England

      PAUL O'CARROLL | England | Aylesbury

      My team: London Irish/Munster
    13. 46449

      England

      William Cooper | England | London

      My team: Blackheath
    14. 46447

      England

      david spring | England | Basingstoke

      My team: Leicester Tigers
    15. 46420

      England

      Henry Pinto | England | London

      My team: London Irish
      It is increasingly becoming a global sport which provides a high entertainment value as well as good ethics and sportsmanship.
    16. 46392

      England

      Mike Furness | England

      My team: Wensleydale
    17. 46376

      England

      Kris Jones | England | South Shields

      My team: Westoe
      Because I said so!
    18. 46375

      England

      Daniel Graney | England

    19. 46365

      England

      Mike Jeffreys | England | Leeds

      My team: England
      Its awesome
    20. 46351

      England

      Jonathan Cooper | England

    21. 46348

      England

      jonathan weastell | England | Middlesbrough

      My team: Guisborough
      Top team sport, great spectacle and worthy of an olympic medal.
    22. 46346

      England

      james gregson | England

    23. 46345

      England

      Honor McAdams | England

    24. 46338

      England

      Mat McAdams | England

    25. 46321

      England

      Barry Yates | England | Manchester

      My team: Leigh RUFC
      Rugby 7's should be in the olympics as it is a fast paced team sport, ideal for the Olympics
    26. 46315

      England

      Jonathan Harris | England | Canterbury

      My team: Canterbury
      Rugby 7´s made an appearance at the last Commonwealth Games and was a resounding success. Its fast and exciting and easy for non-rugby playing folk to understand. Making the game an Olympic Sport would bring it to an even wider audience.
    27. 46313

      England

      joe lythe | England

    28. 46312

      England

      Mark Fletcher | England

    29. 46305

      England

      David Longstaffe | England | Sheffield

      My team: Dinnington Rugby Club
    30. 46299

      England

      Debbie Maddison | England

    31. 46292

      England

      matthew evans | England | gloucester

      My team: gloucester
    32. 46283

      England

      Benjamin Gilkes | England

    33. 46269

      England

      mark bennett | England

    34. 46262

      England

      thomas kemp | England | billingham

      My team: billingham rufc
      it is a world class sport
    35. 46261

      England

      dave brown | England | hartlepool

      My team: england
    36. 46253

      England

      kenny Braham | England | Hartlepool

      My team: Seaton Carew
    37. 46251

      England

      Graham Clark | England | London

      My team: Harlequins
      it deserves to be included
    38. 46235

      England

      SIMON KEMP | England

    39. 46232

      England

      KENDRA CORNEY | England | DARLINGTON

      My team: BLACKWELL DARLINGTON
      IT IS A FAR MORE INTERESTING SPORT AND ENCOURAGES YOUNGSTERS TO JOIN LOCAL TEAMS.
    40. 46229

      England

      DAN IRISH | England

    41. 46227

      England

      Chris Leeson | England | Leicester

      My team: Leicester Tigers
      It's a active game full of strength and certainly is a greater sport than Golf!
    42. 46211

      England

      John Hardy | England | Canterbury

      My team: Canterbury RFC
      1. It was included up until 1924 and discontinued for no valid reason. 2. It is a most fulfilling, demanding, exciting and world-wide sport that has a special appeal to players and spectators (including never-played). 3. Giving the game such a high profile will encourage its spread as a healthy,character-forming activity of basic integrity.
    43. 46209

      England

      Peter Tennet | England | Leeds

      My team: Westoe RFC
      Rugby is the greatest Team game on the planet combining physicality and athleticism with the greatest of respect and sportsmanship towards your opposition!
    44. 46205

      England

      Gordon Whitehouse | England | Birmingham

      My team: Moseley
    45. 46194

      England

      David Boltwood | England | portsmouth

      My team: EnglandBecauseits a great sport
    46. 46184

      England

      brendan reilly | England

    47. 46114

      England

      andrew mirza | England | luton

      My team: saracens
      rugby is a great game,that has always brought all pepole toghether
    48. 46098

      England

      Natali Spasovski | England

      It's a sport for Olympians
    49. 46084

      England

      Oliver Redman | England | London

      My team: Old Actonians
      Fantastic quick skillful play by real athletes. No reason it shouldn't be there.
    50. 46075

      England

      Anthony Watson | England | Sunderland

      My team: Westoe
      Because it is an International sport
    51. 46073

      England

      ryan brown | England

    52. 46070

      England

      Molly Taylor | England | Bedford

      My team: Bedford
      Rugby is a sport - WHY not!
    53. 46069

      England

      David Sinclair | England | Sutton

      My team: Harlequins
      Too many reasons to list.
    54. 46066

      England

      Jill Heatherington | England

    55. 46049

      England

      Sophie Andersson | England

    56. 46045

      England

      Holly Carter Mouse | England

    57. 46043

      England

      Graeme Smith | England

    58. 46037

      England

      Paul Bushell | England | Canterbury

      My team: Canterbury RFC
    59. 46032

      England

      Mark Fowle | England | London

      It is a fantastic ambassador for team sport, respect for authority and how a crowd should behave. Furthermroe is is slowly but surely becoming a true sport for all ages and both sexes
    60. 46025

      England

      Carl Anderson | England | Newcastle

      My team: Consett Rugby Club
      Rugby should be an olympic sport because it is a well loved sport and players across the world should beable to represent there country in the olympic games.
    61. 46023

      England

      SUSAN LARTER | England | Hartlepool

      My team: WEST HARTLEPOOL RFC
      There are millions of reasons why Rugby should be an Olympic sport.
    62. 46022

      England

      stepen larter | England | hartleopool

      My team: West Hartlepool RFC
      There are millions of reasons why Rugby should be an Olympic sport.
    63. 46002

      England

      stephen kingdon | England

    64. 46000

      England

      Dean Wood | England | London

      My team: Sittingbourne
      It is one our finest national sports
    65. 45992

      England

      stuart sheffield | England | sheffield

      My team: London wasps
      It is the most intence team sport in the world
    66. 45981

      England

      Steven Clark | England | Durham

      My team: Consett
    67. 45980

      England

      Samntha Gower | England | Sherborne

      My team: Sherborne RFC
    68. 45977

      England

      andrew heppell | England | consett

      My team: consett rfc
    69. 45971

      England

      david mclean | England

    70. 45960

      England

      Scott Bancroft | England

    71. 45952

      England

      Barry Ross | England

    72. 45944

      England

      graham clarke | England | Wetherby

      My team: Kirk Deighton RFC
      Rugby encompasses a host of physical and mental attributes such as speed, strength, agility, balance, timing, tactics and strategy - absolutely fitting the Olympic Games stage.
    73. 45942

      England

      KEITH ARMSTRONG | England | DURHAM

      My team: CONSETT
      HOCKEY AND TENNIS ARE OLYMPIC SPORTS SO WHY NOT...?
    74. 45940

      England

      kevin rudd | England | Middlesbdough

      My team: newcastle Falcons
      Sevens will give opportunity for Emerging rugby nations to perform on a once in a lifetime chance
    75. 45936

      England

      rita westhorp | England | Newcastle

      My team: Newcastle falcons
      there are less deserving sports there why shouldn't rugby at the olympics
    76. 45933

      England

      Craig Macfarlane | England | Newcastle upon Tyne

      My team: Winlaton Vulcans RFC
      A fantastic sport which teaches self discipline and control and respect for the laws and the officials who run the sport of Rugby Union
    77. 45917

      England

      Chris Raven | England | Folkestone

      My team: Harlequins
      Rugby is a great team game and can be played by males and females.
    78. 45910

      England

      Stuart Wythe | England | Kent

      My team: Canterbury RFC
      It is the untimate team sport, involving people of different physical capabilities, with a superb sporting ethos
    79. 45899

      England

      STEWART BROWN | England | SOUTH SHIELDS

      My team: ENGLAND RUGBY TEAM
    80. 45890

      England

      tom younghusband | England

    81. 45888

      England

      GORDON TINDLE | England | sunderland

      My team: newcastle falcons
      it is an ancient sort so why not.
    82. 45883

      England

      Daniel Evans | England | Bristol

      My team: Tavistock
      Because it's the best team sport
    83. 45881

      England

      dave barnes | England | south shields

      My team: Westoe
      Greatest spectator sport ever.... Speed, skill, tactics and above all....Big hard hits!!!
    84. 45868

      England

      Andrew Wilko Wilkinson | England | Newcastle

      My team: Consett Rugby Football Club
      It's one of the biggest sports in the world... and means a few more golds headed GBs way in 2012 : )
    85. 45858

      England

      James Jackson | England | London

      My team: Leeds Tykes
    86. 45855

      England

      Mark Heatherington | England

    87. 45854

      England

      christopher barr | England | Southamton

      My team: Bath
      Best team game in the world
    88. 45853

      England

      kay fry | England

    89. 45850

      England

      Jim Ellis | England | Newcastle upon Tyne

      My team: Newcastle Falcons
      It's a kick in the grass.
    90. 45848

      England

      D. H. Oates | England

    91. 45845

      England

      Kevin Savage | England | Newcastle

      My team: Newcastle Falcons
    92. 45840

      England

      Danny Catherall | England | London

      My team: Saracens
    93. 45836

      England

      Peter Shaw | England | Darlington

      My team: Newcastle
      Its the best game in the world
    94. 45829

      England

      Bernard Lewis | England | Peterlee

      My team: HORDEN RFC
    95. 45828

      England

      Daniel Dobson | England | Newcastle

      My team: Stockton
      Because its fast, physical and entertaining. Plus Baseball is long and boring.
    96. 45826

      England

      Chris Hogan | England | Durham

      My team: Belgrave RFC
    97. 45825

      England

      Michael Harty | England | Newcastle

      My team: Munster
    98. 45824

      England

      andrew dixon | England | stockton on tees

      My team: billingham rfu
      cos its a sport played by gentlemen
    99. 45816

      England

      John Burridge | England | Middlesbrough

      My team: Middlesbrough
      Because it is a sport played all over the world and is played in the true Olympian spirit
    100. 45815

      England

      tony leach | England | middlesbrough

      My team: middlesbrough

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