1. 48346

      England

      Alison Carnt | England | Maidstone

      My team: Aylesford
      It is a disciplined, respected team sport. It would suit the Olympics as there is an enormous amount of healthy competeiveness but ultimately respect between nations.
    2. 48342

      England

      Anna Leach | England | London

      My team: Saracens
      Because it's an awesome display of speed, agility and quick-thinking
    3. 48339

      England

      megan whitley | England | OXFORD

      My team: SPRINGBOKS
      It is the best game in the world
    4. 48337

      England

      Ian Pascoe | England

    5. 48319

      England

      Clare Bowen | England | London

      My team: Rosslyn Park
      It's the best sport around - with the best fans!
    6. 48282

      England

      Chris Phillips | England

      My team: Fiji
    7. 48278

      England

      Talia Gershon | England

    8. 48276

      England

      Edward Dickson | England | Winchester

      My team: Sale Sharks
      it just should
    9. 48274

      England

      Jo Harris | England

      My team: Leicester Tigers
    10. 48260

      England

      Skylar Neil | England | Cambridge

      My team: CUWRFC
      Rugby is the best sport in the world. Period.
    11. 48239

      England

      Julie Cameron | England | Lancashire

      My team: Fleetwood RUFC
      Because it is a great competitive sport enjoyed by the whole world
    12. 48218

      England

      teresa stanley | England

    13. 48213

      England

      Janie pursell | England | Mexborough

      My team: leicester tigers
      T
    14. 48210

      England

      Michael Corcoran | England | Manchester

      My team: Bowdon
      Football's in.....and that poo!
    15. 48207

      England

      Garry Pursell | England | Doncaster

      My team: Doncaster/Leicester
      Rugby has all the qualities that fit the Olympic ideal, cameraderie, sportsmanship and above all...FUN!
    16. 48201

      England

      anne-marie harriman | England

    17. 48192

      England

      Giles Hewson | England | Poole

      My team: Wimborne
      Sport for all shapes,sizes involving everyone.
    18. 48184

      England

      jacob cunningham | England | Exmouth

      My team: exmouth cockles
    19. 48120

      England

      Doug Clare | England | Guildford

      My team: Esher
    20. 48101

      England

      Andrew Smith | England | Dorchester

      My team: Bath
    21. 48097

      England

      Clive Dibben | England

    22. 48090

      England

      Les Fry | England

      My team: Bath
    23. 48088

      England

      Ben Wilson | England

    24. 48065

      England

      david fife | England | london

      My team: leicester
    25. 48044

      England

      David Joby | England | Sherborne

      My team: Sherborne
      A great team game
    26. 48042

      England

      Oliver Smith | England | New York

      My team: Village Lions
    27. 48037

      England

      Lucie Bartlett | England | London

      My team: Wales / Gloucester
    28. 48033

      England

      Lee Richardson | England | Middlesbrough

      My team: Darlington RFC
      Best and most exciting sport in the World
    29. 48000

      England

      Simon Cloke | England

    30. 47999

      England

      Simon Cloke | England

    31. 47984

      England

      Mike Fryatt | England | Portsmouth

      My team: England
      Why should Rugby be Olympic- because it is the sport of nations a true competition of might
    32. 47979

      England

      Alan geal | England | Gillingham

      My team: Engalnd
      Because it is a great entertainment, with passionate fans and a global sport
    33. 47961

      England

      jemma whyman | England

      My team: aylesford bulls
    34. 47951

      England

      Ramaanthan Mathavan | England | London

      My team: England
      Its a gentleman game
    35. 47928

      England

      Michael Sykes | England

    36. 47927

      England

      MARLENE HOUGHTON | England | LONDON

      My team: HARLEQUINS
      It is such an exciting sport to watch and popular in many countries
    37. 47925

      England

      Mike Wycherley | England

    38. 47913

      England

      Kim Dove | England | London

    39. 47715

      England

      Tom Flaherty | England | Glossop

      My team: Glossop RUFC
    40. 47706

      England

      alex Sands | England | Bournemouth

      My team: Wimborne
      Because it is the best team sport in the world
    41. 47705

      England

      amber Sands | England | Bournemouth

      My team: Wimborne
      Because it is the best team sport in the world
    42. 47703

      England

      claire Sands | England | Bournemouth

      My team: Wimborne
      Because it is the best team sport in the world
    43. 47701

      England

      Richard Sands | England | Bournemouth

      My team: Wimborne
      Because it is the best team sport in the world
    44. 47681

      England

      Teresa Williams | England | Reading

      My team: Wales/London Irish
      Rgby should be in the Olympics because players have to display so many skills on the field. Speed, strength, dexterity. It is also rare in the era of big-many, pressurised, professional team sports where each team homours the other when they come of the field. Win or lose, hard battle or not animosity is forgiven when the whistle blows. This sport and its magnificent players demonstrate the Olympic ideals game and game not just every 4 years.
    45. 47675

      England

      Katie Allen | England | Canterbury

      My team: Canterbury
      Rugby should be in the Olympics because it is the best sport in the world
    46. 47648

      England

      James Davies | England | London

      My team: Old Alleynians
      More countries play some level of international rugby than many other team sports already in the Olympics! Plus it's a sport the Americans are not going to win gold in!!!
    47. 47639

      England

      Adam Donald | England | Birmingham

      My team: Leicester Tigers
      because its better than football and that's an olympic sport
    48. 47632

      England

      F J Selleck | England

    49. 47628

      England

      Philip Lovely | England

    50. 47622

      England

      F J Selleck | England | Colchester

      My team: Wasps
      It is still one of the true sports and is played world wide.
    51. 47619

      England

      Jimmy Lonergan | England | Maidstone

      My team: Maidstone Rugby Club
      Rugby is perfect for the Olympics. It is fast and hard and brings people together. There is so much to the game which links perfectly to the the Olympic spirit. There couldn't be a better sport to go olympic!
    52. 47615

      England

      Matt Gillick | England

    53. 47614

      England

      Kane Limbrick | England

    54. 47567

      England

      Will Barnard | England | London

      My team: Old Alleynians
      Because its epic!
    55. 47543

      England

      Adam Williams | England | London

      My team: London Irish
      Rugby should be an Olympic Sport because it requires excellent athletiicism, skill, fitness and teamwork.
    56. 47526

      England

      Chris Sawyer | England

    57. 47524

      England

      Nick Gittins | England

    58. 47519

      England

      Tony Sebastian | England | London

      My team: Guys Hospital
      It is a sport- its hugely represented on the global scale, is all encompassing.
    59. 47515

      England

      Gemma Baggott | England | London

      My team: Leicester Tigers
    60. 47513

      England

      Gareth Unwin | England

    61. 47500

      England

      Jane Smith | England | London

      My team: Newcastle Falcons & London Irish
      Best sport in the world!
    62. 47479

      England

      Matthew Knight | England | London

      My team: Blackheath
      Rugby Union and by extension the IRB Sevens is growing all the time in the modern era due to things like advertising, and of course the internet. People are always finding rugby and falling in love with it. It harbours what no other sport holds... pure team ethic.
    63. 47429

      England

      Laura Woolley | England | Liverpool

      My team: Liverpool collegiates
      Rugby is a game for everyone, tall, short, strong, fast, kickers, throwers and those who are quick witted. Its a game everyone can play and everyone can watch with passion. It shows how well sportsmen and women can work as a team and is unpredictable, you'll never see the same game twice. Rugby 7s should definately be in the olympics because its played by countries all over the world and unites them just as the Olympic Games does!
    64. 47423

      England

      Laura Parkes | England | Manchester

      My team: Liverpool Collegiate
      It is a very exciting spectator sport
    65. 47417

      England

      David Waddington | England

    66. 47414

      England

      Paul Martin | England | London

      My team: Wasps
      Best sport in the world!!!
    67. 47392

      England

      Sarah Jones | England | Liverpool

    68. 47381

      England

      Sam Hubbard | England | Northampton

      My team: Northampton Sainits
      Encourage further development of the sport. It is undeniably a sport that is fit for the Olympics.
    69. 47364

      England

      mark montefiore | England

    70. 47297

      England

      david gearing | England | london

      My team: harlequins
      This is a sport just like any other and an old one too, if football is part of it rugby should too.
    71. 47214

      England

      David Akinluyi | England | London

    72. 47141

      England

      Paul Fulton | England

    73. 47095

      England

      Timm Wellens | England | London

      My team: London Harlequins
      it is the best sport, good for all and for all to love.
    74. 47069

      England

      Bridget Fulton | England | Reading

      My team: Ireland (ex)
      because its a fantastic team sport and 7's its a great spectator sport!
    75. 47047

      England

      Anna Newton | England | Cheshire

      My team: Liverpool Collegiate
      Cos it's the best sporting event in the world, and involves everyone whatever shape, size and skills
    76. 47028

      England

      Mark Pollock | England | Yeovil

      My team: Gloucester
    77. 47013

      England

      john newton | England | middlesbrough

      My team: darlington
      its a great sport on and off the pitch and will create a exellent atmos
    78. 47010

      England

      ben moss | England | Derby

      Its a classic sport played by loads of people, more than who compete in athletics
    79. 47007

      England

      Steven Wilson | England | South Shields

      My team: Westoe rfc
      rugby is a not only a physical game but a social game which brings people from all over the world together as one
    80. 46997

      England

      beth urwin | England

    81. 46989

      England

      Paul Manders | England

      It is a true global sport played by men & women.
    82. 46981

      England

      Tony Gordon | England

    83. 46976

      England

      Karen Woodcock | England | Sittingbourne

      My team: Canterbury Kent
      Because it is a fantastic sport for all ages and it is a real team game.
    84. 46966

      England

      keith pearcy | England | Colchester

      Because it's a great team sport and already represented over a large part of the globe.
    85. 46930

      England

      Antony MacRae | England | London

      My team: Golden Lions
      Best supporters of any sport.
    86. 46874

      England

      Jonathan Walls | England | Consett

      My team: Consett/Newcastle Falcons
    87. 46864

      England

      David McAdams | England

    88. 46862

      England

      Eddie Morris | England | Bristol

      My team: Cirencester
    89. 46838

      England

      Stewart Dodds | England | Sheffield

      My team: Dinnington RUFC
      Rugby sevens is an exciting game played by many countries in the world. It is an expression of pace power and skill in the form of a team game. Tournaments take 2 days to complete and with the peceived underdogs always having a big chance to cause an upset, and getting lots of neutral support because of it, there is excitement for the whole period
    90. 46835

      England

      Phill Jukes | England

    91. 46834

      England

      simon marshall | England | worthing

      My team: england
    92. 46776

      England

      Matthew Weaver | England

    93. 46775

      England

      craig olugbode | England | South Shields

      My team: Westoe
      rugby is one of the fastest growing sports worldwide, with ever increasing numbers taking it up at all levels. with it being quite specialised, it suffers from not having a globl stage to promote itself, and the fantastic attributes it has, and the feelings it develops. the olympic stage would be the ideal stage to promote and further develop this sport.
    94. 46768

      England

      David Craven | England | Manchester

      My team: Sale Sharks
      Not only is it one of the most exciting sports around, especially in its shortened form, but it also breeds a culture that is similar to that of the Olympic movement, friendship, togetherness, unity, fun, etc. Include it!!!!
    95. 46766

      England

      Roy Stephens | England | Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

      My team: Cuffley RFC
      Rugby is one of the best team sports on the planet. At the top level of sevens you will see some of the most skillfull athletes at their peak.
    96. 46761

      England

      Seb Varey | England

      It is a great sport that is physically & mentally challnging
    97. 46755

      England

      nigel palmer | England | London

      My team: Saracens
      a brilliant team game
    98. 46745

      England

      Mark Almond | England

      My team: Sale Sharks
    99. 46736

      England

      Nigel Allchurch-Barwood | England

    100. 46716

      England

      Keith Francis | England | Northampton

      My team: saints

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