1. 2736

      USA

      Shane Wilson | USA | Milwaukee

      My team: Nicolet RFC
    2. 2730

      USA

      Taylor McQuillin | USA | Milwaukee, WI

      My team: Milwaukee Rugby Football Club
      It would become the most popular Olympic sport
    3. 2729

      USA

      Dennis Hawk | USA | Atlanta

      My team: Life Rugby
      It's World Class
    4. 2718

      USA

      Rebecca Dale | USA | Saint Louis

      My team: The Bullets
      It is a sport filled with incredibly talented athletes that deserve the Olympic title as much as any football player or ski jumper. It takes discipline and endurance and would surely be an honor to claim Olympic medal status in such a wonderful long-lived sport
    5. 2717

      USA

      Aaron Redlich | USA | Milwaukee

      My team: Nicolet
      Its a great sport
    6. 2713

      USA

      Karen Fuerstenau-Zigman | USA

    7. 2710

      USA

      Nuno Santos | USA | Brooklyn

      My team: Gotham Knights
      Why is the world's most physical, athletic, thrilling sport not an Olympic game?
    8. 2705

      USA

      Alicia Fondal | USA | Topeka

      My team: KSU Women's Rugby
      Ping pong and racquetball are olympics sports? Why not get a real sport in there.
    9. 2699

      USA

      Alisa Liggett | USA

    10. 2696

      USA

      danny meehan | USA | milwuakee

    11. 2674

      USA

      Margaret Robbins | USA | Grove City, PA

      My team: Grove City Women's Rugby Team
      Rugby is an amazing sport that requires so much skill and is so exciting to watch. It is extremely popular sport worldwide so what reason is there for not making it an Olympic sport when hundreds of countries have national rugby teams already??
    12. 2672

      USA

      seth thompson | USA

    13. 2659

      USA

      Ryan Zigman | USA | Madison

      My team: UW-Madison Badgers
      One of the most popular sports in the world.
    14. 2658

      USA

      Nick Vigder | USA

    15. 2655

      USA

      Eileen Harter | USA | Corona, CA

      My team: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA
      Rugby is an international sport that has good athletes that can complete at the highest level possible.
    16. 2607

      USA

      Abigail Keifman | USA | Saxton

      My team: Grove City College Women's Rugby
      Rugby is as much as a world sport as every other sport. Maybe even more so than basketball and baseball which have both been dominated by a few key teams. If gymnastic dancing is considered to be athletic enough for the Olympics, then rugby should be more than qualified. People all over the world would watch it, and it would be great for the sport and the Olympics overall in many different ways.
    17. 2602

      USA

      Andrew Jackman | USA | concord, CA

    18. 2597

      USA

      scott herbert herbert | USA

    19. 2590

      USA

      Craig Harter | USA

    20. 2557

      USA

      Ernest Carrasco | USA | Dallas

      My team: Reds
      Rugby is more popular & international than many sports played in Olympics
    21. 2554

      USA

      Justin Stoll | USA

    22. 2546

      USA

      Noel Keller | USA

      My team: Carnegie Mellon Rugby
      It is truely a world sport
    23. 2522

      USA

      Joseph Broderick | USA

    24. 2521

      USA

      Pascal Delrieu | USA

      My team: Stade Toulousain - France
    25. 2505

      USA

      Francesca Swartz | USA | Detroit, Mi

      My team: NorthShore Womens Rugby Team
    26. 2497

      USA

      Katie Valli | USA

    27. 2472

      USA

      Jina Hall | USA | Baltimore

      My team: All Blacks
      The question is why isn't it? Rugby players exemplify the true gladiators of today!
    28. 2424

      USA

      Samuel Pearson-Moore | USA | Rockville

      My team: USA
      It is a skillful and challenging game that should be in the Olympics to recognize those who have mastered and dedicated themselves to the sport.
    29. 2375

      USA

      Matthew Verga | USA

    30. 2365

      USA

      Bill Coughlin | USA

    31. 2243

      USA

      Ashlee Watson | USA | Reno

      My team: University of Nevada, Reno Women's Rugby Club
    32. 2228

      USA

      Ryder Ross | USA

    33. 2225

      USA

      Bruce Serby | USA

    34. 2217

      USA

      Steve Nabors | USA | Washington, DC

      My team: Washington RFC
      It's an international sport in every sense of the term. If an even like Curling can be in the Olympics, why not a sport that has a rich and storied history of building relationships and relations between nations?
    35. 2215

      USA

      Kathleen Selz | USA

    36. 2203

      USA

      Rachel Liscinsky | USA

    37. 2202

      USA

      julian mack | USA | kansas city

      My team: titans
      it would actually make the olympics entertaining.
    38. 2196

      USA

      kyle shute | USA | millis

      My team: babson college
      the toughest, roughest game on earth has to be an olympic sport.
    39. 2194

      USA

      jim merlo | USA

    40. 2193

      USA

      Cari Squires | USA | Kirksville

      My team: Bullets Women's Rugby
      It is a great world sport!
    41. 2191

      USA

      Rob Monk | USA | Sugar Land, Texas

      My team: NZ All Blacks
      It is a fast paced game that requires strength, endurance, and athletic ability but doesn't require a dominant physical speciman - the average person can play and enjoy watching it. The games are short but very action packed. Please seriously consider adding rugby back into the Olympics.
    42. 2188

      USA

      Luct McIntyre | USA | Columbia

      My team: Mizzou
      Because it's amazing!!!
    43. 2187

      USA

      Maddie Pollard | USA | Kansas City

      My team: Truman State
      It is a huge world wide sport! Why not?
    44. 2182

      USA

      Casey Arnett | USA | Mission Viejo

    45. 2180

      USA

      Jill Ballard | USA

    46. 2179

      USA

      Michelle Blaser | USA | Kirksville, MO

      My team: TSU Bullets Rugby
    47. 2174

      USA

      Jon Guthrie | USA | edgewood

      My team: all blacks
    48. 2173

      USA

      DENICE MERLO | USA

    49. 2170

      USA

      Nick Hillman | USA

    50. 2168

      USA

      Julie Therkelsen | USA | Charlotte, NC

    51. 2162

      USA

      Nick Greer | USA

    52. 2161

      USA

      Guillermo Munoz | USA

    53. 2160

      USA

      Jeff Guthrie | USA

    54. 2159

      USA

      Meagan Carter | USA | Reno

      My team: UNR Women's Rugby
      If Curling can do it, so can Rugby.
    55. 2156

      USA

      Rick Herbert | USA

    56. 2154

      USA

      John Murphy | USA | Kenosha, WI

      My team: UW Parkside & Kenosha Vultures HS Rugby
      Rugby is the most popular amateur team sport in the world.
    57. 2152

      USA

      John-Kevin Delegas | USA

    58. 2151

      USA

      Boris Lipovetsky | USA

      My team: Babson United Rugby Club
    59. 2150

      USA

      Cyndi Sauvage | USA

    60. 2144

      USA

      Michelle La Fata | USA | Columbia, Missouri

      My team: Mizzou Women's Rugby
      Many people I love, including myself and my partner, are extremely passionate about the sport. It is definitely one of the most important aspects of our lives. We wouldn't be the incredible women we are today without rugby. Please include this beautiful sport in the Olympics.
    61. 2143

      USA

      eileen heywood | USA | sparks

      My team: all blacks
      because its more of a sport tan curling, and its amazing
    62. 2141

      USA

      Arthur Chiu | USA | oakland, ca

      My team: SF Fp
    63. 2113

      USA

      Brielle Rose | USA | West Chester, Pa

      It is an amazing game, and ad amazing group of people play it. Seriously, I have met the most interesting people through rugby.
    64. 2109

      USA

      Mark Madonna | USA

    65. 2100

      USA

      Christine Rose | USA | West Chester

      My team: Eagles
      Why is it not in the Olympics is the true question! It is the greatest ame in the world, and all the best teams rely on true TEAMWORK to win!
    66. 2088

      USA

      Brad Kilpatrick | USA

    67. 2074

      USA

      Ed Steidl | USA | Seattle

      My team: UVIC Vikings
      Beach volleyball is an Olympic sport? Need I say more.
    68. 2059

      USA

      Virginia Entwistle | USA | New Port Richey

    69. 2053

      USA

      Mike Piquette | USA | Gainesville,GA

      My team: Clemson Old Boys
    70. 2046

      USA

      Brett Jones | USA

    71. 2044

      USA

      Richard Herbert | USA | San Luis Obispo

      My team: Cal Poly
      Because rugby is the most physically and mentally challenging sport and it is the true test of an athletes abilities and characters.
    72. 2028

      USA

      Rory Hejtmanek | USA | san francisco

      My team: sf fog
      it's a complicated, awesome sport that is fun to play and watch
    73. 2023

      USA

      BONNIE FAIRLEY | USA | BALTIMORE, MD

    74. 2019

      USA

      Eilleen MacLean | USA

    75. 1996

      USA

      LEANNE GOFF | USA

    76. 1982

      USA

      Don Swinson | USA | San Antonio

      My team: Athens Spartans RFC
    77. 1977

      USA

      Mike Hammer | USA | Redondo Beach, CA

      My team: Los Angeles Rugby Club
    78. 1969

      USA

      Valerie Hays | USA | Champaign

      It is a great game. much more interesting than track events or biking.
    79. 1954

      USA

      Alex Herbert | USA

    80. 1938

      USA

      Jerry Jerry | USA

    81. 1926

      USA

      Sheila Burke | USA

    82. 1923

      USA

      Scott Hanify | USA | Washington

      My team: Eureka
      HOW MANY MORE SIGNATURES DO WE NEED?...this is my third time signing up cuz i have 2 e-mail accounts and 1 school account...HOW MANY MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    83. 1901

      USA

      Deborah Heairlston | USA

    84. 1900

      USA

      Karen Herbert | USA | Montara

      My team: USA
      Because it is one of the few remaining sports where the teams really represent the characteristics of the country, the 14 min program is ideal and it represents some of our most talented athletes. Strength, speed, endurance, agility and it requires truly working as a team. It is also a very engaging sport. Anyone who has been to the games in San Diego would agree!
    85. 1861

      USA

      Travis Broughton | USA

    86. 1856

      USA

      Caleb Frey | USA

    87. 1814

      USA

      Alan Adams | USA

    88. 1810

      USA

      Chinyere Isaac-Heslop | USA | Aurora

      My team: Colorado School of Mines Womens Club Rugby
      Seeingas Rugby is a sport, it deserves the same opportunities as other sports! If we can compete in beach volleyball, we should damn well be able to showcase our talents!
    89. 1807

      USA

      Andrea Alcala | USA | Reno, Nevada

      My team: UNR Women's Rugby Club
      It's an amazing sport, that is as difficult as any other one. There are great athletes involved in this sport, and i believe they deserve recognition individually as well as part of a team.
    90. 1799

      USA

      Katrina Pascual | USA | Reno, NV

      My team: UNR Women's Rugby
      If trampoline is a "sport" played in the Olympics, I don't understand why Rugby, a true sport, cannot be held in contention.
    91. 1797

      USA

      tim maher | USA

    92. 1788

      USA

      Dr. Ed Bender | USA | Punta Gorda, FL USA

      My team: Running Eagles
      It is truly an athletic sport
    93. 1784

      USA

      Garrett Thompson | USA

    94. 1770

      USA

      JC Bautista | USA | Santa Rosa

      My team: Olympic Club
      Just cause.
    95. 1748

      USA

      Ryan Bolling | USA | Houston

      My team: HARC
      It's one of the most pure team sports on the planet.
    96. 1734

      USA

      Greg Pellechi | USA

    97. 1729

      USA

      Sam Garakani | USA | Southern California

      My team: The Eagle Rock Rugby Football Club
      Why should Rugby be Olympic? How could it not be? The Olympic Spirit of sportsmanship and camaraderie is on display before, during and after rugby matches across the globe from amateurs and pros alike. Never mind that the game itself is the greatest test of teamwork, determination and raw athletic skill around.
    98. 1724

      USA

      Maria Haga | USA

    99. 1721

      USA

      Adam Parsons | USA | Houston

      My team: Bay Area Rugby Club
      Best team sport in the world
    100. 1709

      USA

      Telfryn John | USA | Houston

      My team: Wales

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