1. 57029

      Ireland

      Cavin O' Connor | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Rugby Ecosse
      It's a no brainer! Skill ,speed, excitement, huge enthusiastic following. It's a must have!
    2. 57021

      Ireland

      david walsh | Ireland

    3. 56926

      Ireland

      Darragh Cox | Ireland | Limerick

      My team: Munster
      It's a highly entertaining, competitive and fun sport to watch.
    4. 56908

      Ireland

      gerard o connell | Ireland | cork

      My team: munster
    5. 56905

      Ireland

      Bevin McCartan | Ireland

    6. 56902

      Ireland

      David Foley | Ireland

    7. 56892

      Ireland

      will levingston | Ireland

      My team: leinster
    8. 56884

      Ireland

      Ciara Hession | Ireland

    9. 56626

      Ireland

      Brian Furey | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Newbridge
      Great sport with a strong fan base
    10. 56606

      Ireland

      Dave Hainsworth | Ireland | Portarlington

      My team: Portarlington / Leinster / Ireland
      We're there .. YEEESSSSSSS - anybody for a tour to Rio in 2016
    11. 56040

      Ireland

      johanna copeland | Ireland | ballymoney

      My team: ballymoney rugby club
    12. 55972

      Ireland

      Bryan Reidy | Ireland | Cork

      My team: Munster/Ireland
    13. 55962

      Ireland

      Rachael Cusack | Ireland | Cork

      My team: Munster
    14. 55941

      Ireland

      Michael Shannon | Ireland

    15. 55592

      Ireland

      hazel cochrane | Ireland | belfast

      My team: ulster
    16. 55559

      Ireland

      Rob McMahon | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Leinster
      why the hell shouldbt it be?? football is
    17. 55554

      Ireland

      tim delany | Ireland | dublin

    18. 55463

      Ireland

      Peter Brooke brooketp@tcd.ie | Ireland

    19. 55331

      Ireland

      Ian Halligan | Ireland | Glasgow

      My team: London Irish
    20. 55206

      Ireland

      Joan Gallagher | Ireland | Limerick

      My team: Munster
    21. 55201

      Ireland

      Frank Ryan | Ireland | Limerick

      My team: Munster
    22. 55184

      Ireland

      Daniel Blom | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Springboks
      Its one of the best spectator sports displaying athletic ability.
    23. 55046

      Ireland

      niall austin | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Leinster
      Best sport on the planet!
    24. 54863

      Ireland

      Maeve Hackett | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Ireland and Leinster
      Eh the Luge Olympics??? Need I say more???
    25. 54522

      Ireland

      Shane O'Donohoe | Ireland

    26. 54486

      Ireland

      bryan humphreys | Ireland | sunderland

      My team: munster
      cos its awesome
    27. 54458

      Ireland

      Mark Coveney | Ireland | Cork

      My team: Munster
    28. 54386

      Ireland

      John Barry | Ireland | Waterford

      My team: Munster
      Spectacular spectator sport. Huge and rapidly growing world audience. Great TV game. A sponsors dream.
    29. 54330

      Ireland

      Gareth Henry | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Old Eborians
      Its the business!!!
    30. 54319

      Ireland

      Jamie Meaney | Ireland

      My team: Munster
      Its a game for everyone
    31. 53626

      Ireland

      julio estella | Ireland | killaerney

      My team: killarney rugby club
    32. 53614

      Ireland

      simon lynch | Ireland | sligo

      My team: sligo rfc
    33. 53464

      Ireland

      richard fitzgerald | Ireland | limerick

      My team: munster
      rugby is probably the best sport on the planet to watch, i think it should be along the lines of soccer in olympics, under 21 with a handful of over age players, with would be a great to the olympics and a fablous tournament for our next generation of players
    34. 53461

      Ireland

      ciaran mitchell | Ireland

    35. 53152

      Ireland

      marty corbett | Ireland

    36. 53103

      Ireland

      Brendan Mohr | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Leinster
      It is a great sport that deserves worldwide appreciation. Placing it in the olympics would raise its profile in the countries in which it is developing. And the structure of 7s rugby lends itself very well to a time-constrained tournament such as the olympic games
    37. 52944

      Ireland

      patrick boyle | Ireland | ballina

      My team: munster
    38. 52630

      Ireland

      Hiram Woos | Ireland

    39. 52488

      Ireland

      Lee Travers | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: St. Marys
      It is one of the fastest growing sports in the world... it pits warrior against warrior... a truely competitive sport
    40. 52430

      Ireland

      Dara O Shea | Ireland

    41. 51995

      Ireland

      mary joyce | Ireland

    42. 51775

      Ireland

      Proinsias O'Tuama | Ireland | cork

      My team: munster
    43. 51774

      Ireland

      denis conway | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Leinster
      why not!!!!!!!
    44. 51695

      Ireland

      David Downey | Ireland

    45. 51633

      Ireland

      Finbar O'Mahony | Ireland | Cork

      My team: Munster
      Because its fantastic
    46. 51607

      Ireland

      Tom Cranley | Ireland | Donegal

      My team: Donegal Town RFC
      Just!
    47. 51335

      Ireland

      Martin O'Meara | Ireland | London

      My team: London Irish
      Rugby deserves to be in the Olympics because it will raise the global profile of the game and create more interest in the Games.
    48. 51215

      Ireland

      Paul Galvin | Ireland | Southampton (UK)

      My team: Munster
      Its an all inclusive game that has the best supporters out of most sports. There is a great rivealry between all countrys but most of all a love for the game, after whitch we all mingal without the rubish that geos on with football.
    49. 51194

      Ireland

      Alan Walsh | Ireland | Naas

      My team: Leinster
      Good sport, great well behaved fans, player have true respect for each other, something whick is lacking in a lot of other mainstream sports
    50. 51170

      Ireland

      Ciara Enright | Ireland | Limerick

      My team: Munster
    51. 51160

      Ireland

      Jonny Cosgrove | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Leinster
      Why not?
    52. 51130

      Ireland

      Paddy Ryan | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Munster
      As a sport, it is one of the few requires the most agile athlete to compete
    53. 51119

      Ireland

      gary hunt | Ireland | limrick

      My team: munster
      it is the fastest growing sport in the world
    54. 50869

      Ireland

      Paul McCarthy | Ireland | Ennis

      My team: Shannon RFC
      Because its just like Hienken!!! the best game in the world!!!
    55. 50791

      Ireland

      Ciara Lynch | Ireland | Kinsale Cork

      My team: Munster
      Rugby is the best sport in the world and the 7's format could not be any more perfect for the games and it'll encourage the growth of the sport all over the world! Ours boys deserve a shot at olympic glory!
    56. 50686

      Ireland

      gary nicholas | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Newport Gwent Dragon's
      because it should!! It would raise the profile of the game worldwide, thus increasing it's support and development.
    57. 50677

      Ireland

      alan marrey | Ireland | dublin

      My team: skerries rfc
      the game of rugby is fast and exciting players need to be olympic standard to compete at the top of their game.
    58. 50624

      Ireland

      Jacinta O'Rourke | Ireland

    59. 50596

      Ireland

      Joe Keane | Ireland | london

      My team: Skerries RFC
      Its a great and exciting to watch team sport
    60. 50473

      Ireland

      Cian O' Sullivan | Ireland | Limerick

      My team: Ireland
      Why not? It's a worldwide sport with millions of fans and wanna - be players. The Olypmics is the perfect place to promote and intensify the sport!
    61. 50410

      Ireland

      Gareth Downes | Ireland

    62. 50110

      Ireland

      Gerard Sheehan | Ireland | Limerick

      My team: Munster
      Rugby is a fast exciting team field sport, Employing skill passion and pride all noble attributes for an Olympic sport
    63. 50098

      Ireland

      Ciaran Scallon | Ireland | London

      My team: Bec Old Boys RFC
      Just do it, Yeah!
    64. 50094

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      Gerry Carron | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Leinster
      growing mass participation entertaining sport.
    65. 50090

      Ireland

      John Daly | Ireland | Ennis

      My team: Munster
    66. 50083

      Ireland

      Pascal Byrne | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Skerries
      Rugby is the epitomy of team spirit.
    67. 50031

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      Tim Molloy | Ireland | dublin

      My team: stillorgan rfc
      best sport ever and all my mates would watch
    68. 50026

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      Jack Hanratty | Ireland

    69. 50024

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      David McCarthy | Ireland | Cork

      My team: Munster
      It is played by more people than most olympic sports end of story
    70. 50010

      Ireland

      john Healy | Ireland | Dublin

      My team: Skerries
      Its a fast, skillfull, exciting, tough game enjoyed by many countries. Perfect for the games.

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