We want Rugby at the Olympic Games:

It's more fun to watch than badminton, let's be serious.

that would be great!

It should be a sport in the Olympics already!

Rugby embodies the Olympic spirit more than most current Olympic sports and is truly a global game in which both men and women compete. Rugby 7's is a perfect fit for the Olympics and would be an excellent addition.

Rugby is amazing, will really spice up the olympic games.

Rugby is an international sport that is not an expensive sport to support.

Rugby is a global sport, its fast and exciting. The athleticism the game offers is far superior to other sports in the Olympics. Non rugby fans will get into the game quickly.

Rugby is such a growing sport it makes no sense that it should not be included in the Olympics just as baseball, basketball, and hockey are.

Rugby is one of the most internationaly known and played sports. It still has countries to reach but if it were part of the olympics, maybe it would help other countries see what it is all about. Rugby is a fantastic sport and i have never been part of something that felt like such a close knit family that was spread all around the world. There are places all around the world that you can walk into a bar and have a friend because you have rugby in common. it is an awesome thing to be a part of and it should be shared with the rest of the world. Get Rugby in the Olympics!

Rugby is everything! It is a lifestyle! I am so happy I found this sport while I was in high school!! It is the funnest yet hardest, sophisticated yet at times complex, sport ever!! Never have I once been on the rugby field and not given my all for 80 minutes, and at the end of the game, win or lose, I can look at the other 14 players that were on the pitch with me and know that they gave their all too. That is the lifestyle... that is why we play.

because its awesome!

Its a global sport with some of the best athletes in the world.

Its a competitive team sport, has a world following, a world cup, and deserves to be on the olympic stage.

Action, Action, Action

Rugby is played in more countries around the world than some other sports in the Olympics and the Rugby World Cup is the third most watched sporting event in the world behind the Olympics and Soccer World Cup. Since my country, USA, is the reigning Olympic Champion from 1924 as well as 1920 I would love to see the sport return to the Olympic Games.

Beacause it needs more exposer and it been around forever!

It is one of the most demanding sports and shows true athleticism. These athletes have to be multifunctional not just specialist.

Hell, man, more countries play rugby thatn baseball and basketball put together. isnt the olympics supposed to be about recognizing sport and not just advertising? that IS rugby!!!!

you have basketball, soccer, and water polo. why not rugby?

It is the purest sport there is - the total combination of strength, speed, skill, endurance, toughness, physical contact, and teamwork, and is played world-wide.

What once was, let it be again.

This is a sport played on six continents with hundreds of millions of fans, why not?

Rugby is one of the few sports with the same rules for women and men and, in the case of sevens, near-equal participation and prestige.

its been a sport that has grown in population and has started amny other teams and has changed the life of many ruggers

is that even a question? really?

Greatest sport in the world

It is a huge sport across the world and has much more international interest than many of the obscure traditional sports already included in the olympics. It would bring a large population of people interested in full contact sports as well as help broaden the popularity of a great sport in countries where it takes a backseat to other sports such as baseball, basketball, and football in the US, and soccer and cricket in non-US countries.

Its a sport played world-wide and if its big enough to have a petition going around, then it means a lot to people.

Because it would have more participation than any other Olympic sport and would attract many fans

it a sport played around the world like soccer. we also have a world cup and it is a very intense sport.

Its one of the largest, and most competitive sports in the world, and should therefore be in the olympics

its one of the most tactical and physically challenging sports ever!

Rugby used to be an Olympic sport (1900, 1908, 1920, 1924). It is a sport of extreme skill and athleticism and is played by both men and women internationally in over 120 countries! If badminton and curling can make it as Olympic sports, then Rugby should be at the top of the list!!

Because itone the toughest sports on the planet.

Rugby is a team sport equal to voleyball, basketball or hockey - all of which are included in the modern Olympic Games, and so should rugby. It is a sport played by both men and women worldwide and would be a great asset to the Games.

Third most popular international sporting event is the Rugby World Cup. Economics alone - rugby is popular!

Because its really the only real sport left in the world

Rugby should be in the Olympics because it is a sport that is played internationally. Personally living in the USA I believe that rugby is starting to pick up more and more. Rugby is a great sport that brings people together, why not bring it to a larger scale????

Rugby is the ultimate of all team sports and portrays the olympic spirit of togetherness more than any other sport.

Rugby is life, family, committment, dedication, heart, love, intensity, future...