1. 47949

      South Africa

      Johann Adendorff | South Africa | Cape Town

      My team: Sharks
      Rugby is one of the most popular sports and is long overdue to be an Olympic Sport.
    2. 47945

      South Africa

      Wally Adendorff | South Africa | Stellenbosch

      My team: Springboks
      It's a sport that attracts huge crowds and very exciting to watch.
    3. 47942

      South Africa

      Jonathan Thomas | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: Sharks
      Rugby is a team sport that promotes cameraderie, friendship and respect between players and opponents. This is also what the olympic movement aspires to.
    4. 47921

      South Africa

      Konrad Schlechter | South Africa | Benoni

      My team: South Africa
    5. 47919

      South Africa

      Mornay Viljoen | South Africa | Vereeniging

      My team: Gauteng Lions and Springboks
      Will be a nice sport to watch at the olympics and will grow the game quicker thoughout the world
    6. 47918

      South Africa

      Kosie Pienaar | South Africa | Moerlandspan

      My team: Griekwas
      I would likes much to see overseas losing and souf afrika be the best
    7. 47912

      South Africa

      Hein Swanepoel | South Africa | Louis Trichardt

      My team: Blou Bulls
      Rugby generates pasion, convidance, in one self
    8. 47900

      South Africa

      Casper Badenhorst | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: South Africa
      Because rugby players are some of the toughtest athletes around and deserve to earn recognition at he world's greatest sport event.
    9. 47584

      South Africa

      George Bennie | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: Bulls
      Because its the only real physical sport
    10. 47551

      South Africa

      Ryan Hamilton-Miller | South Africa | London

      My team: Springboks
      Rugby needs more world support to strengthen it's following
    11. 47503

      South Africa

      Elize Fourie | South Africa | Johannesburg

      My team: Springboks
      It's the most entertaining game ever. They deserve to be there.
    12. 47472

      South Africa

      Stefan Gericke | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: Blue Bulls/Springboks
      Representative Sport. Passion, pride and a great spectacle to follow. Please give us Rugby 7's @ the Olympics!
    13. 47388

      South Africa

      Truan Haskell | South Africa | Gauteng

      My team: Springboks
    14. 47203

      South Africa

      Jaco Burger | South Africa | Johannesburg

      My team: Springboks
    15. 47139

      South Africa

      Nadine Bradley | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: SPRINGBOKS
      Because it is the epitome of a great sport that can bring people together, showcase true talent and athleticism, and still be entertaining to boot!
    16. 46924

      South Africa

      ryan rennison | South Africa | Cape Town

      My team: Bokke
      Best spectator sport in the world and making it an olympic sport will increase global support
    17. 46923

      South Africa

      Jason de Villiers | South Africa | Cape Town

      My team: SACS u13 A
      It is the most awesome game that combines Fitness, Strength, Mental Strength, Perseverance, Tactics and many more.
    18. 46817

      South Africa

      Brett Birkenstock | South Africa | Somerset West

      My team: Bokke
      It is the third biggest sport in the world....hello!!!
    19. 46773

      South Africa

      Luqman Hamid | South Africa | Cape Town

      My team: Stormers South Africa Western Province
      Rugby is one of the last phyically and mentally intensive sports left. Also technology is unlikely to change the sport as it has changed so many others. I have played and watched rugby since I was a young child and nothing has given me greater pleasure than making a great tackle or watching my team score a try. It is very social and interactive sport that makes the audience and fans feel apart of the experience. It also has a great sense of teamwork because no one person can win a match for any team. So please add 7's rugby as an Olympic sport.
    20. 46740

      South Africa

      Berdine Neethling | South Africa | Cape Town

      My team: Springboks
      Why not? It's an amazingly engaging sport in which many countries participate in and has a proud following. I would definitely watch more of the Olympics if rugby was included
    21. 46735

      South Africa

      Anton Rupert | South Africa | Cape Town

      My team: Springboks
      Rugby should be an Olympic sport as it entertaining, with an amazing history, and appeals to a unique supporter base. The game also highlights many of the qualities that the Olympics wish to put forward.
    22. 46720

      South Africa

      John Hope | South Africa

    23. 46531

      South Africa

      Brandon Bain | South Africa

      My team: Boks
    24. 46508

      South Africa

      fernando pequenino | South Africa

    25. 46506

      South Africa

      lyle begbie | South Africa

    26. 46484

      South Africa

      Jaco Ras | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: Springboks
      Great game watched by millions!!
    27. 46458

      South Africa

      Michael Adendorff | South Africa | Johannesburg

      My team: Springboks
      A game that requires fitness, strength & skill
    28. 46391

      South Africa

      David Flack | South Africa

    29. 46384

      South Africa

      Ryan Sherman | South Africa

      because it is the best sport in the world
    30. 46352

      South Africa

      Chris Crawford | South Africa

    31. 46309

      South Africa

      James Daniels | South Africa | Johannesburg

      My team: The Springboks
      Because then South Africa might win a gold medal.
    32. 46296

      South Africa

      Glenn Curtis | South Africa | Joburg

      My team: Springboks and Sharks
      7's rugby - because more nations can compete and the more nations that come together makes a better world to live in. It's also a great athletic sport combining teamwork and individual skill. It would be awesome to see the smaller countries competing for a gold medal.
    33. 46267

      South Africa

      Bradley Palmer | South Africa

    34. 46249

      South Africa

      Liam Olding | South Africa | Johannesburg

      My team: Springboks
      Rugby has a place for everyone. It has a place for the bigger guys, and a spot for the smaller buggers who can run rings around the big boys. But it also is the most amazing test of one's body. You need to have the fitness to run for 80 minutes but also the strength to move men. And then you need the intelligence to outwit your opponents tactically. It is the perfect game. It is the closest sport gets to being a true test of body and mind.
    35. 46152

      South Africa

      Pete Stuttaford | South Africa

    36. 45957

      South Africa

      Natasha Millar | South Africa | Durban

      My team: Springboks
      Because it's a great sport to watch and takes a very specific individual to compete.
    37. 45950

      South Africa

      mark miller | South Africa | London

      My team: Sharks ( South Africa)
      Rugby is fast and highly entertaining.Adding rugby to the olympics would also introduce the game to a part of the world where it could inspire young people to play.
    38. 45814

      South Africa

      Marc Nelson | South Africa | singapore

      My team: bucks
      becuase it is an amazing sport that should get more publisity
    39. 45698

      South Africa

      Lefras Coetzee | South Africa | London

      My team: Spring Boks
      Best game ever.
    40. 45691

      South Africa

      Tony McKeever | South Africa | Cape Town

      My team: The Southern Spears
    41. 45661

      South Africa

      Tonie Ehlers | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: Springboks
      This is a true game of passion
    42. 45594

      South Africa

      Michael Ludeke | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: Springboks
      It is a game played in sportmanship, a battle between nations of pride and glory!
    43. 45402

      South Africa

      David Tannahill | South Africa | Johannesburg

      My team: South Africa
      7s is a short sharp sport enabling all nations, big and small, to reasonably compete on a world stage
    44. 45375

      South Africa

      Andrie Stroebel | South Africa | Bloemfontein

      My team: Springboks
    45. 45277

      South Africa

      Jas Rademeyer | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: South African Boks
    46. 45240

      South Africa

      Richard Milbank | South Africa | Pietermaritzburg

      My team: Springboks
      Rugby Rugby is a sport played by fifteen men, Each man gives his weight by ten, Gladiators of the modern age, Gladiators on a modern stage, Each one raging like a lion caged, Some are young and some have aged, To play this sport they need a ball, Easy to grip and not too small, The supporting player hears the call and then, he passes the rugby ball! by Richard Milbank Rugby should be included in the olympics because it is an exciting game to watch and it brings people together like no other sport. The Values associated with the game of rugby can be attributed to every day life and the more young people who play rugby, especially talented but disadvantaged youngsters, can find a way to express themselves and their talent in a positive way if they subsequently start to play after watching the sport! Rugby for the olympics, would make the Olympics worth the millions dished out to hold the olympics. I guarantee that the game will touch the soul of people who may have never seen the sport before and encourage more young people to start looking for their nearest club or start a new one in their town. Rugby colinization is very important and it needs to continued. The olympics would be a fantastic platform for this.
    47. 45200

      South Africa

      jim pakawaga | South Africa

    48. 45028

      South Africa

      Jaco Mostert | South Africa | Robertson

      My team: South Africa
      Its the best sport in the world!!!
    49. 45021

      South Africa

      Tertius Olivier | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: Blue bulls / Springboks
      The joy and discipline that the game brings to people, and the change that every person undergoes through playing rugby or watching their heroes play, can't be described.... The only way to see what effect rugby has in people's life's is to actually attend an international game between 2 national teams & actually experience the love for the game, the camaraderie between "enemies" and afterwards the beer or 2 just to say.... "The best team won, now we are brothers"!!! Please bring it to the Olympics...
    50. 44892

      South Africa

      Sean Kritzinger | South Africa

    51. 44841

      South Africa

      Jacques Nortier | South Africa | cape Town

      My team: WP
      It is the best of them all
    52. 44683

      South Africa

      Wayne Jepson | South Africa | Por Elizabeth

      My team: Springbok
      We need to profile team sports that are played around the world. If soccor is included, so should rugby.
    53. 44604

      South Africa

      Basil van Rooyen | South Africa | Durban

      My team: Springboks
      they are great athlets
    54. 44488

      South Africa

      Daniel Berman | South Africa

    55. 44458

      South Africa

      Elroy McKay | South Africa | Cape Town

      My team: All Blacks
      The sevens series is successful all over the world and the format is suitable for the olympics. The 15-man game is also expanding, even in Japan, and could be useful for team-building in-between World Cups.
    56. 44403

      South Africa

      marlin sylvester | South Africa | cape town

      My team: western province
      it is one of the best sports to play
    57. 44390

      South Africa

      Leroy Smith | South Africa | Ningbo, China

      My team: University of Nottingham Touch Rugby
      The easiest method of making international friends. Transends language and cultural barriers. Embodies the Olympic Spirit for sure!
    58. 44314

      South Africa

      Brett Hickman | South Africa | Johannesburg

      My team: Sharks/Springboks
      Because its the game played in heaven!!
    59. 44307

      South Africa

      Calvin Hayward | South Africa

    60. 44212

      South Africa

      marcel maritz | South Africa | las vegas

      My team: springboks
    61. 43697

      South Africa

      werner CLOETE | South Africa | pretoria

      My team: springboks
      its the best port in the world
    62. 43695

      South Africa

      Henk Sweers | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: Springboks
      Its truly international and a great combination of physical and cerebral fitness!
    63. 43668

      South Africa

      Geo Magic | South Africa | Durban

      My team: Springboks
    64. 43649

      South Africa

      Robert Randall | South Africa | Benoni

      My team: Springboks
    65. 43616

      South Africa

      Willie Gresse | South Africa

    66. 43566

      South Africa

      Ignatius Gouws | South Africa | Durban

      My team: Springboks
    67. 43555

      South Africa

      Grant Du Toit | South Africa

    68. 43540

      South Africa

      zeenat abrahams | South Africa | cape town

      My team: springboks
    69. 43539

      South Africa

      Robert Norrie | South Africa | Johannesburg

      My team: Lions
      Rugby rocks and SA can get a gold medal!!!
    70. 43512

      South Africa

      Tony Healy | South Africa | Cape Town

      My team: Springboks
      It has become a truly global sport and fits perfectly with the idealogies of the Olympics
    71. 43496

      South Africa

      Andre Visser | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: Springboks
      Its played with passion.
    72. 43481

      South Africa

      John Pretorius | South Africa

    73. 43465

      South Africa

      Dawie (snr) van der Ryst | South Africa | Knysna

      My team: Springbokke
      It is a game of skill, athletism, strenght and it is a team game.
    74. 43464

      South Africa

      Dawie vd Ryst | South Africa

    75. 43460

      South Africa

      Adri Van Niekerk | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: Springboks
      Rugby is a port that crosses boundaries between nationalities, races and gender. And we love it because we are good at it!
    76. 43456

      South Africa

      Diedmar van der Ryst | South Africa | Denver

      My team: Springboks
    77. 43366

      South Africa

      Eric De Villiers | South Africa | Johannesburg

      My team: Golden Lions / South Africa
      It is a very good puller of crowds and an exciting game to watch.
    78. 43364

      South Africa

      Clinton James | South Africa | Johannesburg

      My team: Springboks
    79. 43214

      South Africa

      Ian Smith | South Africa | Cape Town

      My team: Stormers/Western Province
      Because it's worth it.
    80. 43197

      South Africa

      Justine Tangney | South Africa | Johannesburg

      My team: South Africa
      Because it is one of the most exciting most entertaining sports out there, that the fans and crowd can get excited and interested in too. Its interactive and fun.
    81. 43187

      South Africa

      Rina Wasserman | South Africa | Nelspruit

      My team: Springboks
    82. 43164

      South Africa

      Nico Stolz | South Africa

      My team: South Africa
      It's a game watched by gentlemen!!
    83. 43163

      South Africa

      Larita van Heerden | South Africa | Centurion

      My team: Springboks
      It is one of the most entertaining sports in the world with a HUGE fan base.
    84. 42919

      South Africa

      Eugene Ellis | South Africa | Ladysmith

      My team: Springboks
      Rugby is an international sport from numerous countries and should be part of the olimpics.
    85. 42866

      South Africa

      Morne du Toit | South Africa | Cape Town

      My team: Springboks
      It is the best game in the world and unites people from all over. It is high bladdie time!
    86. 42771

      South Africa

      Naude Dreyer | South Africa

      My team: Springboks
    87. 42768

      South Africa

      Stuart Campbell | South Africa | Durban

      My team: Sprinboks
    88. 42759

      South Africa

      Joe Sokolic | South Africa | Cape Town

      My team: The Springboks
      Rugby epitomises the ideal of pitting your strength and wits against an opponent. To me it is the ultimate sport. to not include it as an Olympic sport, is to denigrate Olympians.
    89. 42685

      South Africa

      Jacques Pienaar | South Africa

    90. 42681

      South Africa

      Marie Joseph | South Africa

    91. 42567

      South Africa

      Wayne van Niekerk | South Africa | Johannesburg

      My team: Springboks
      It is the greatest game in the world!!
    92. 42493

      South Africa

      Johan Jacobs | South Africa

    93. 42422

      South Africa

      Michael Hubbard | South Africa | Cape town

      My team: Springboks
      I am a proud supporter of the Springboks, Rugby World Champions, and think Rugby is a beautiful sport which offers great entertainment and is very dynamic.
    94. 42063

      South Africa

      clinton buitendag | South Africa | johannesburg

      My team: lions
      why not???
    95. 42040

      South Africa

      Michael Levin | South Africa

    96. 42014

      South Africa

      Pieter Erasmus | South Africa | Mossel Bay

      My team: South Africa
    97. 42011

      South Africa

      Dennis Taylor | South Africa

    98. 42010

      South Africa

      Bruce Smail | South Africa | Johannesburg

      My team: Springboks
      Great Spectator sport with a lot of excitement
    99. 41978

      South Africa

      Emile van Blommestein | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: Bulls
      Great sport that has been around for ages. I attracts a great crowed. Sevens is fast and entertaining.
    100. 41902

      South Africa

      Linda Rabe | South Africa | Pretoria

      My team: Springboks
      It is a sport watched by millions

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