We need you to click on the link in this posting and cast your vote in support of Rugby being included in the Olympics.

We want to be the site with the maximum number of voters so we need all our faithful readers to cast their vote just click here olympic-rugby.org and add your signature.

Rugby is competing with several other sports, like Karate, Golf, Squash and who knows, Tug of War might try to get re-included. Unfortunately in 2005 the International Rugby Board failed to get rugby included in the Olympic Games 2012 in London. The olympic-rugby.org petition aims to swing the vote this time and generate as much publicity and momentum for the cause as possible, before the decision gets made in October and tackle the other contenders into touch.

The International Olympic Committee is meeting in June 2009 to discuss potential new sports to be included, in October a decision on the Olympic Sports Program for 2016 will be made at a meeting in Copenhagen – there are two vacant slots! The National Olympic Committees (NOC) will send their representatives to decide at the conference. Anyone is free to contact their country’s committee member(s) and make a case for rugby’s inclusion.

Olympic-rugby.org is simplifying that process and provides a one stop platform to channel the combined forces of the rugby world towards the IOC by sending the petition signatures and motivations per country to each IOC member and the National Olympic Committees. Or, as it says on the website: “The olympic-rugby.org Forwards maul perfectly off the lineout, strong pick and go and they are over the line, delivering several million signatures on the final whistle to win the game!”

If you love rugby, big hits, tries and want to see the game grow on an international scale, giving more players the chance to compete at the highest level, this petition is for you. Olympic rugby will open up additional funding channels to grow the game, it will also draw new fans and sponsors. Many low profile rugby nations have sophisticated Olympic programs that would kick into action and take rugby to the next level. Sevens Rugby is spectacular, high scoring, fast paced, exciting and an easy to understand game, that will be a gateway for all forms of Rugby to enjoy growth and large international support. No doubt, Sevens and the fan culture will add a lot of character and colour to the Games.

Now you have a chance to make Olympic history! Engage! Go to Click here olympic-rugby.org and add your signature.