1. 569

      USA

      Rachel Henderson | USA

      It's more fun to watch than badminton, let's be serious.
    2. 545

      USA

      Lisa Risch | USA | Detroit

      My team: Detroit Rugby Football Club
    3. 541

      USA

      Christa Banks | USA | Grove City

      My team: Grove City
      that would be great!
    4. 535

      USA

      Rugga Gurl | USA | Savannah

      My team: Shamrocks
      It should be a sport in the Olympics already!
    5. 526

      USA

      Kurt Drager | USA | Denver, CO

      My team: Colorado Senior Old Boys
    6. 519

      USA

      Ted Hardy | USA | Akron, OH

      My team: Akron RFC
      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.
    7. 517

      USA

      David Christensen | USA

    8. 507

      USA

      Ashley Cetnar | USA

    9. 500

      USA

      Matthew Williams | USA

    10. 487

      USA

      Michael Gilkenson | USA | Alpharetta

      My team: Georgia Tech
      Rugby is amazing, will really spice up the olympic games.
    11. 481

      USA

      Whitney Paronish | USA

      My team: Slippery Rock University
    12. 477

      USA

      Daniel Marvel | USA | Gainesville

      My team: University of Florida & Gainesville Hogs
      Rugby is an international sport that is not an expensive sport to support.
    13. 467

      USA

      Jenn Null | USA | Baltimore, MD

      My team: Keystone Women's RFC
      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.
    14. 465

      USA

      Robert DeBernard | USA | Atlanta, GA

      My team: Georgia Tech RFC
      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.
    15. 241

      USA

      Angela Mallick | USA

    16. 237

      USA

      Bryanna Ford | USA

    17. 235

      USA

      Annie O'Neill | USA | Minneapolis

    18. 234

      USA

      Nancy Seats | USA | St. Louis

    19. 232

      USA

      Megan Holly | USA | St. Louis, MO

      My team: Mizzou Womens Rugby
      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!
    20. 231

      USA

      Brittany Rose | USA | West Chester

      My team: USA U20 Women
      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.
    21. 230

      USA

      Marjorie Loresch | USA | Cleveland

    22. 226

      USA

      Brittany Fairley | USA | Baltimore

      My team: Maryland
      because its awesome!
    23. 223

      USA

      Erick Miller | USA

    24. 219

      USA

      Melissa Gustafson | USA

    25. 216

      USA

      Denise Cabrera | USA | Austin, TX

    26. 214

      USA

      Matt Bittner | USA

    27. 212

      USA

      Michael DeLalio | USA

    28. 211

      USA

      Chris Carter | USA

      My team: Maryland Exiles
      Its a global sport with some of the best athletes in the world.
    29. 209

      USA

      Rebecca Prasher | USA

    30. 206

      USA

      Ruari O'Shea | USA | Pleasantville

      My team: BCRFC
      Its a competitive team sport, has a world following, a world cup, and deserves to be on the olympic stage.
    31. 204

      USA

      Keith Kemery | USA | New York City

      My team: Gotham KNights
      Action, Action, Action
    32. 203

      USA

      Paul Ganey | USA | El Segundo

      My team: Los Angeles RFC
      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.
    33. 202

      USA

      Jamie Kovach | USA

    34. 201

      USA

      Brandon wiggins | USA | Kansas City

      My team: KCRFC
      Beacause it needs more exposer and it been around forever!
    35. 200

      USA

      Lauren Sharp | USA | College Station

      My team: Texas A&M University
      It is one of the most demanding sports and shows true athleticism. These athletes have to be multifunctional not just specialist.
    36. 196

      USA

      Benjamin Rupp | USA | Louisville

      My team: anyone...
      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!!!!
    37. 190

      USA

      Patrick Belton | USA | Atlanta

      My team: Georgia Tech RFC
    38. 186

      USA

      Jeremy Ward | USA | Rogers Arkansas

      My team: Benton County Blues
      you have basketball, soccer, and water polo. why not rugby?
    39. 184

      USA

      Natalie Gerhart | USA | Columbia

    40. 183

      USA

      Simon Skates | USA

    41. 177

      USA

      Andrew Trott | USA | Cape Town

      My team: Springboks
    42. 172

      USA

      Kate Halbruner | USA | Bel Air

    43. 170

      USA

      Ele Forbes | USA

      My team: St. Louis Sabres
    44. 163

      USA

      Larry Doong | USA | Atlanta

      My team: Atlanta Renegades
      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.
    45. 161

      USA

      Carlos Ayala | USA

    46. 158

      USA

      Robert Everett | USA | Lawndale

      My team: Lawndale Cardinals
      What once was, let it be again.
    47. 155

      USA

      Benjamin Calder | USA | Austin, Texas

      My team: University of Texas Rugby
      This is a sport played on six continents with hundreds of millions of fans, why not?
    48. 150

      USA

      Anne Paschke | USA | Washington, DC

      My team: DC Furies
      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.
    49. 146

      USA

      Beverly Sell | USA

    50. 145

      USA

      Briana Sell | USA

    51. 144

      USA

      Chelsea Sell | USA

    52. 143

      USA

      Viplav Sinho | USA | Atlanta

      My team: Georgia Tech
    53. 140

      USA

      Jordan Belmarez | USA

    54. 139

      USA

      Timothy Fleming | USA

    55. 135

      USA

      Amy Parker | USA | kansas city

      My team: dragons
      its been a sport that has grown in population and has started amny other teams and has changed the life of many ruggers
    56. 134

      USA

      Luis Ramos | USA | New York City

      My team: Gotham Knights
    57. 133

      USA

      Tiffany Sanchez | USA

    58. 132

      USA

      John Auffenberg | USA | Columbia, MO

      My team: Mizzou Tigers
    59. 131

      USA

      Samantha Heck | USA

    60. 130

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      Iain McPherson | USA

    61. 129

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      Sam Rickles | USA

    62. 128

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      Emily Sabato | USA | Philadelphia

      My team: Pennsylvania
    63. 127

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      diane roman | USA

    64. 126

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      jan stokes | USA | st.louis

      My team: st. louis sabres
    65. 125

      USA

      tony roman | USA

    66. 124

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      sharon roman | USA

    67. 123

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      Pete Redmond | USA

    68. 122

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      Vaughn Mitchell | USA

    69. 121

      USA

      Christopher Lee | USA

    70. 120

      USA

      Amanda Crawford | USA | Brookings

      My team: SDSU
      is that even a question? really?
    71. 117

      USA

      Tommy Tuccio | USA

    72. 111

      USA

      Janette Hays | USA

    73. 108

      USA

      Ashley Belline | USA | Randolph, NJ

      My team: Morris County Rugby
      Greatest sport in the world
    74. 104

      USA

      Andy Hall | USA | Atlanta

      My team: Georgia Tech
      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.
    75. 96

      USA

      Jared Dietz | USA | Selinsgrove, PA

      My team: Susquehanna University
      Its a sport played world-wide and if its big enough to have a petition going around, then it means a lot to people.
    76. 94

      USA

      Lindsey Haggerty | USA | Laramie

      My team: Univ of Wyoming women
      Because it would have more participation than any other Olympic sport and would attract many fans
    77. 92

      USA

      Matthew Perry | USA

    78. 89

      USA

      gabriel arronte | USA | atlanta

      My team: georgia tech rugby
      it a sport played around the world like soccer. we also have a world cup and it is a very intense sport.
    79. 87

      USA

      Lumbee Durway | USA | Raleigh

      My team: NC STATE UNIVERSITY
      Its one of the largest, and most competitive sports in the world, and should therefore be in the olympics
    80. 84

      USA

      Britney Curtis | USA

    81. 83

      USA

      kristen westerbeck | USA | West Chester

      My team: West Chester East Girls Rugby Team
      its one of the most tactical and physically challenging sports ever!
    82. 79

      USA

      Jeff Kapas | USA

    83. 77

      USA

      Nick Longendyke | USA

    84. 75

      USA

      Nicole Brown | USA | New Orleans

      My team: Half Moons
      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!!
    85. 73

      USA

      Trav John | USA

    86. 72

      USA

      Michael Anderson | USA | Glen Burnie

      My team: Severn River Rugby,Severna Park Maryland
      Because itone the toughest sports on the planet.
    87. 70

      USA

      adeolu adebayo | USA

    88. 67

      USA

      Jaycie Cody | USA | Atlanta

    89. 66

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      Audrick Segur | USA

    90. 65

      USA

      Ryan Carmichael | USA

    91. 50

      USA

      Valerie Poulter | USA | Houston TX

      My team: Meraloma
      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.
    92. 46

      USA

      K. Jenkins | USA | NYC

      My team: NYRC
      Third most popular international sporting event is the Rugby World Cup. Economics alone - rugby is popular!
    93. 44

      USA

      Adam Rogge | USA | Lovington, NM

    94. 39

      USA

      Jennifer Burroughs | USA

      Because its really the only real sport left in the world
    95. 35

      USA

      Annie Zeigler | USA

    96. 33

      USA

      Tiffany Gjestvang | USA | Duluth

      My team: University of Minnesota, Duluth
      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????
    97. 27

      USA

      Jillian Hocking | USA | Manhattan,KS

      My team: Kansas State University
      Rugby is the ultimate of all team sports and portrays the olympic spirit of togetherness more than any other sport.
    98. 24

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      Brianne Renz | USA | St. Louis

      My team: Memphis and Pittsburgh
    99. 23

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      Scrumhalf Connection | USA

    100. 20

      USA

      Wendy Young | USA | Austin

      My team: Austin Valkyries
      Rugby is life, family, committment, dedication, heart, love, intensity, future...

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