blashey
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Post by blashey on Aug 26, 2008 15:22:27 GMT 1
:-/Theres probably a sensible answer to this but ive asked a few people in the office and they dont know?
in the olympics you had footie,hockey,basketball etc
why no rugby
anyone know why?
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Post by Panda on Aug 26, 2008 15:36:03 GMT 1
It used to be until 1924 but was dropped due to a lack of teams taking part.
I would guess the fact the traditional Olympic superpowers like the USA, Russia, Germany etc are rubbish at it have prevented it being reintroduced more recently, along with the fact that the Olympics are too short to be able to have a decent 15-a-side tournament. Plus with rugby already having its own World Cup, any Olympic tournament would be second in terms of prestige.
However, there are movements to try and have rugby sevens included for 2016.
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Post by Robin on Aug 26, 2008 16:05:38 GMT 1
What about Cricket?
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Si.
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Post by Si. on Aug 26, 2008 17:42:47 GMT 1
Rugby would be a logistical nightmare. The world cup takes 5 weeks. It might get in with sevens
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