1. 13009

      Scotland

      Jamie Allen | Scotland | Edinburgh

      My team: Edinburgh Gunners
      Cause Its A Sport! DUH!
    2. 13000

      Scotland

      Nicholas Janse van Rensburg | Scotland | Edinburgh

      My team: Blue Bulls
      To show the world the true beutiful game. To help spread the popularity of rugby as a sport and to show the world the competitive and honourable nature of rugby and its players.
    3. 12994

      Scotland

      Ken Muir | Scotland

    4. 12975

      Scotland

      Andy Rudge | Scotland | Edinburgh

      My team: Edinburgh
    5. 12944

      Scotland

      Kate Underhill | Scotland | Edinburgh

    6. 12898

      Scotland

      Chris Allan | Scotland | Aberdeen

      My team: Aberdeen Grammar Rugby
      Its about time!
    7. 12889

      Scotland

      Rob Graham | Scotland

    8. 12808

      Scotland

      Sarah Leslie | Scotland

    9. 12791

      Scotland

      eric doyle | Scotland | aberdeen

      My team: scotland / glasgow warriors
      Rigby players are athletes who play like warriors. They are skillful, strategic and thier inclusion to the games will bring thrills and exitment beyond dreams!
    10. 12784

      Scotland

      Huw Bell | Scotland

    11. 12760

      Scotland

      Andrew Crichton | Scotland | Aberdeen

      My team: Aberdeen Grammar Rugby
      It is a team game, it is a quick game full of skill and excitement that involves all shapes and sizes. It epitomises the Olympic ideals of taking part and this is evidenced in the world sevens series and the countries that have become involved.
    12. 12720

      Scotland

      Robert Thomson | Scotland | Edinburgh

      My team: Edinburgh Rugby
    13. 12661

      Scotland

      shona williams | Scotland

    14. 12560

      Scotland

      Andrew Hood | Scotland

    15. 12492

      Scotland

      John Skelly | Scotland

    16. 12298

      Scotland

      Christopher Campbell | Scotland

      My team: Stornoway
    17. 12281

      Scotland

      Colin Bell | Scotland | Aberdeen

      My team: Aberdeenshire
      There would be none of this nonsense regarding a British team for rugb unlike the FOOTBALLERS
    18. 12262

      Scotland

      Billy Edment | Scotland | Edinburgh

      My team: Linlithgow
    19. 12253

      Scotland

      archie troughton | Scotland | Brechin

      My team: SCOTLAND
      cos im archie fucking troughton
    20. 12219

      Scotland

      Mike Aiken | Scotland | Glasgow

      My team: Glasgow Warriors
      Its a great spectator sport with fantastic fans, and would be a huge event for the smaller rugby nations
    21. 12207

      Scotland

      David Burgess | Scotland

    22. 12072

      Scotland

      Grant Gardner | Scotland | Falkirk

      My team: Linlithgow
      Its exciting and engaging to watch unlike some of the sports currently in the olympics that are just boring and unneccesary
    23. 12055

      Scotland

      Gordon Anderson | Scotland

    24. 12001

      Scotland

      alex crosbee | Scotland

    25. 11868

      Scotland

      Katie Barnett | Scotland

    26. 11800

      Scotland

      Edward Whitson | Scotland | Edinburgh

      My team: Edinburgh
      It is good fun. Good to watch and it is becoming more and more global by each day.
    27. 11593

      Scotland

      Elaine Cooper | Scotland | Glasgow

      My team: Glasgow Warriors / Scotland National Team
      The Olympics is a sporting event and rugby is a sport so why shouldn't it be included. Similar team sports have been included in the list and rugby should be too!
    28. 11540

      Scotland

      Steve Taylor | Scotland | farnborough

      My team: London Irish
    29. 11156

      Scotland

      Alistair Hunter | Scotland

    30. 10953

      Scotland

      Andy Milne | Scotland

    31. 10703

      Scotland

      Ian Butler | Scotland | Edinburgh

      My team: Harlequins
      Simply a wonderful sport in which there remains a great ethos of comradeship and inclusiveness.
    32. 10587

      Scotland

      Ross Phillips | Scotland | Edinburgh

      My team: George Heriots Rugby
      because it is an extremely exciting sport requiring a huge amount of skill and streght.
    33. 10554

      Scotland

      Anthony Phillips | Scotland | Callander

      My team: Glasgow Warriors
      Because it is a fantastic game which will catch the imagination of the public world wide and prove a HUGE success. Come on the 7s
    34. 10272

      Scotland

      Finlay Kerr | Scotland

    35. 10265

      Scotland

      Anita Leslie | Scotland | Edinburgh

      My team: Edinburgh
    36. 10250

      Scotland

      stuart Jamieson | Scotland

    37. 10115

      Scotland

      Michael Doneghan | Scotland | West Lothian

      My team: Stew Mel.
      well football is, and rugby is better! its exciting! at least get 7's in to the olympics!
    38. 10101

      Scotland

      Scott Jess | Scotland

    39. 9638

      Scotland

      alan hendry | Scotland | cupar

      My team: howe of fife
      the ethics of hard work & discipline, not cheating as football, should go to a much wider audience
    40. 9615

      Scotland

      Duncan Macdonald | Scotland

    41. 9555

      Scotland

      Ian bain | Scotland | Dundee

      My team: Morgan Rugby Club
    42. 9503

      Scotland

      SAndy Crombie | Scotland | Edinburgh

      My team: Edinburgh
    43. 9487

      Scotland

      ed rider | Scotland | glasgow

      My team: hillhead/jordanhill
      awesomeness
    44. 9411

      Scotland

      Dave McDonald | Scotland | Aberdeen Scotland

      My team: Aberdeen Strollers
    45. 9393

      Scotland

      Jim Cleland | Scotland

    46. 9382

      Scotland

      Ryan Graham | Scotland

    47. 9313

      Scotland

      Josh Ward | Scotland

    48. 9209

      Scotland

      Charlie Paterson | Scotland | Aberdeen

      My team: Edinburgh
    49. 9146

      Scotland

      Rod Hutchison | Scotland

    50. 9143

      Scotland

      Matt Parks | Scotland | Edinburgh

      My team: Ireland and Ulster
      It is the best sport ever invented!
    51. 9107

      Scotland

      Ross Macdonald | Scotland | Perth

      My team: Glasgow
      Cos its quick, exciting to watch and better than football.
    52. 9079

      Scotland

      alan rickett | Scotland

    53. 9035

      Scotland

      Craig Chalmers | Scotland

      My team: Glasgow Warriors
    54. 8985

      Scotland

      Stuart Spence | Scotland

    55. 8947

      Scotland

      Fergus McCoss | Scotland

    56. 8933

      Scotland

      KEVIN MILLAR | Scotland | GLASGOW

      My team: GLASGOW WARRIORS
      Best team sport in the world!
    57. 8911

      Scotland

      Robbie Fleming | Scotland | Anstruther

      My team: Edinburgh
      Rugby should be at the Olympics because is provides smaller rugby playing nations a chance to make a name for themselves, futhering the sport back home
    58. 8797

      Scotland

      Alan Patterson | Scotland | Glasgow

      My team: Glasgow Warriors
      The game is now being played worldwide and copes for all shapes and sizes of people. It's great to watch and brings people together from all round the world.
    59. 8688

      Scotland

      Stuart Kinnear | Scotland | Melrose

      My team: Melrose
      Rugby 7s is a perfect sport for the Olympics, it encompasses all of the ideals of Baron de Coubertin
    60. 8591

      Scotland

      Steven Kelly | Scotland | Glasgow

      My team: Glasgow Warriors
      Because it's a game of skill and determination and certainly more of a sport than half of the 'events' currently being contested.
    61. 8580

      Scotland

      Murray McAlpine | Scotland | Glasgow

      My team: Glasgow Warriors
      Its action packed, Fast and exciting. Excatly what the Olympics needs!
    62. 8489

      Scotland

      Calum Daniel | Scotland

    63. 8462

      Scotland

      David James | Scotland

    64. 8414

      Scotland

      Euan Murray | Scotland

    65. 8321

      Scotland

      Colin Leslie | Scotland | London

      My team: Scotland (Edinburgh Gunners)
      Because its awesome!
    66. 8155

      Scotland

      Colin Anderson | Scotland

    67. 8048

      Scotland

      Fraser Boyd | Scotland

    68. 7934

      Scotland

      william reynolds | Scotland

    69. 7124

      Scotland

      Ken Richards | Scotland | Edinburgh

      Rugby is a great team game.
    70. 6873

      Scotland

      Peter Harvey | Scotland | Haddington

      My team: Haddington
      It is a good, clean, exciting sport for both players and spectators.
    71. 6526

      Scotland

      Luke Earle-wright | Scotland | banchory

      My team: Deeside
      Because its the best sport and if football is it should deffinily be as well.
    72. 6328

      Scotland

      stuart hagen | Scotland

    73. 6237

      Scotland

      Jayne Christie | Scotland | Aberdeen

      My team: Deeside RU
      Why not - football is!
    74. 6223

      Scotland

      George Pearse | Scotland | Aberdeen

    75. 5741

      Scotland

      John Smith | Scotland | Edinburgh

    76. 5680

      Scotland

      Ian Davidson | Scotland | Canterbury

    77. 5662

      Scotland

      Craig Kelly | Scotland

    78. 5650

      Scotland

      Robert Lambert | Scotland | Aberdeen

      My team: Gordonians
      I helped establish rugby in Oman, Egypy, Indonesia and, most recently, in Azerbaijan. Growth of the sport in these new playing countries is highly dependent on local government support which will be more accessible and available if rugby is an Olympic sport.
    79. 5583

      Scotland

      Adam Marcus | Scotland | Glasgow

      My team: Glasgow Warriors
      7s
    80. 5349

      Scotland

      Angus Wallace | Scotland | Aberdeen

      My team: Deeside RFC
      because it is is engaged in the olypic spirit
    81. 5336

      Scotland

      Joe Birdsey | Scotland | Banchory

      My team: Deeside
      because it is a brilliant fun sport thats good to watch aswell as play
    82. 5286

      Scotland

      Thomas Christie | Scotland | Banchory

      My team: Deeside rugby club
      it's one of the best sports in the world it should be played!!! if football gets to do it then we should aswell
    83. 5196

      Scotland

      David Ryan | Scotland

    84. 5126

      Scotland

      simon duff | Scotland

    85. 4938

      Scotland

      Morgan Martin | Scotland | Glasgow

      My team: Hillhead Jordanhill RFC
      Its the greatest team game of all, is played the world over and is great entertainment.
    86. 4636

      Scotland

      Ray MacSweeney | Scotland | Edinburgh

      My team: Thebans
      Because rugby is a great sport
    87. 4585

      Scotland

      Roderick Bisset | Scotland | Dundee

      My team: strathmore
      The Olympics would benefit from Rugby as it joins all nations in a common goal.
    88. 4480

      Scotland

      Ian Wilson | Scotland | Gloucester

      My team: Gloucester
    89. 4443

      Scotland

      Joshua Williams | Scotland

    90. 2975

      Scotland

      Samuel Ramage | Scotland | Kirkcaldy

      My team: Kirkcaldy
      Why should it not be is a better question
    91. 2847

      Scotland

      arran ruck | Scotland

    92. 2633

      Scotland

      Kathryn Sutherland | Scotland

    93. 2539

      Scotland

      Paul Montgomery | Scotland

    94. 1959

      Scotland

      mark kane | Scotland | Edinburgh

      My team: Boroughmuir
      It is a true gladitorial sport
    95. 1639

      Scotland

      Andrew DOWIE | Scotland

      My team: Harlequins
    96. 1460

      Scotland

      Alistair Philpott | Scotland

    97. 1357

      Scotland

      James Martin | Scotland

    98. 1345

      Scotland

      Ewan Muir | Scotland

    99. 1266

      Scotland

      Gary Leith | Scotland | Aberdeen, Scotland

      My team: Aberdeenshire RFC
      Rugby is the best sport in the World and should be on the biggest stage instead of some of these random minority sports!
    100. 636

      Scotland

      Paul Deacon | Scotland | Inverurie

      My team: Aberdeenshire
      It is fast Dynamic and add flair and skill to the games

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