We want Rugby at the Olympic Games:

You are adding sports left and right. why not one that already has national teams and competitions

It's a great sport that more people should know about and learn

Its an international sport played on every level from highschool to professional level. We are training some of the best athletes in the world and need the opportunity to show off their stuff!

Because it is an intensely athletic game and has a HUGE global presence!

Why SHOULDN'T Rugby be Olympic???

Its an amazing spectacle, easy for people to get behind and fall in love with the game.

Exciting play, exposure for countries without showing in other Olympic sports.

Rugby should be played in the Olympics because it is an international game. There are competitions within countries and internationally every year.

I love rugby, and the world loves rugby!

it's a great sport

Rugby is a sport that emphasized camaraderie and pure athletic skill.

This is a sport for athletes and gentlemen. As our coach loves to say, no other sport will offer the same level of hospitality, respect, and fraternity both on the field and off, world-wide. I'd say only soccer has more universal recognition and peak competition, but rugby players also have to hit as hard as they run. Reinstatement in the Olympics is far past due, would even be an homage to IOC founder Baron de Coubertin, so vote YES for Rugby 7's 2016!

global sport

Rugby is the best sport ever! It's fun to play and fun to watch. Why isn't it in the Olympics already? Rugby fans are crazy, everyone will want to watch it!

Rugby is a sport enjoyed all over the world! It is one of the most beautiful of the team sports because it highlights the collective aspect of sport and has a minimal amount of individual stardom, something I think has lessened my interest in some other individual athletes and their sports.

It is truly a world sport and as teh game is Rugby Union it is truly a unifying sport and in the ideal of the Olympics

Cause it is very entertaining, high speed, I feel like it will be a highly attented and watched game.

Worldwide interest in an exciting sport that encourages teamwork, passion, and physical fitness.

First of all, it is a sport that not only demonstrates talented athletes but also the spirit of international athleticism that the Olympics is so proud to be a part of.

Not only is rugby a historically important sport, but it is also extremely accessible to people from all socioeconomic backgrounds as it requires a minimal amount of equipment to play. In the interest of creating cosmopolitan unity, which is the inherent purpose of the Olympics it only makes sense to incorporate an internationally popular sport that demands the utmost of talent.

It's the closest thing there is to a true team sport: one where you're nothing without the others.

It is a great sport!

Huge international sport with lots of players and fans! More viewers for the summer olympics.

it is a awesome sport.

This is the 3rd most popular team sport in the world and 7's would be the most exciting team sport

Rugby is an international game of friendship and camaraderie

It is an excellent sport with amazingly tough and agile athletes. Very entertaining to watch, would definetly work in the Olympics

It's a global sport with a growing fan base and it is a fast-paced sport that fans and potential fans can appreciate much more than many of the slow-paced sports.

I would like to see Rugby in the Olympics for US exposure and to help create more high school and local clubs.

Great sport , great team play. Gentlemen's game.

Rugby embodies the athleticism and spirit brought to mind by the olympics.

It's fast, entertaining, and global.

Rugby should be in the olympics because if it was more people will know about rugby and me personly as a girl some of my friends and family members thought i was crazy for playing rugby.They didnt think i could play rugby but i proved them wrong. I've had my inguries in rugby but who has not? so if rugby becomes part of the olympics more people will know about it and more people will start playin and there will be more teams and it will hopefully become the new football.(:

Rugby is a terrific sport, and Rugby 7's would be a great asset to the Olympic games.

Its fast paced and fun to watch. Perfect for the Olympics.

it is one of the few sports that has an international flavor to it. It is played all over the world

It may very well be the most significant amateur sport that has been left out of the Olympics in contemporary times.

Rugby Sevens is a perfect fit for the olympics because the short matches provide a perfect tournament format that can be completed in only two days.

Its the most popular sport across the world

The number of people that play the sport along with the money it would bring in.

Rugby should be an Olympic sport because this sport has been played forever, and every other sport is played in the olympics besides rugby, and thats why i think rugby should be an olympic sport! :]

The best example is what Rugby did for Mandela in South Africa. It brought a nation together! Rugby is a great sport that you should recognize!

Because it is a legit sport just as all the other sports that are in the olypics. And we should be able to play what we have be playing our entire life as the wrestlers and basketball players all do

international game, previous Olympic sport, colorful history, great game.

Rugby is the BEST sport ever!!!

it is truly an international sport being played competitively by 87 nations

Great sport with international following

Why not?

It is a truly global sport.

Because it brings people together and is entertaining for any spectator

Because it is the best sport in the world. No sport represents the total athlete like Rugby does.

Loved by millions of people and hundreds of nations

Because unlike soccer or football it is a sport that takes allot of effort and team work.

Best sport in the world

Because all the other popular sports are in it, why not rugby? They have baseball and basketball, but not rugby?

Beacause it is the most amazing team sport.

it is a world wide team sport. with grat drama

It is truely the only sport which pits country vs country in a great competivite venue of sportsmanship, commoradory and gamesmanship. True gladiators of the sports world.

Rugby is a world wide sport that can be played by men and women. Always exciting to watch. Can be played in all weather. Today is a rugby day!