It's looking good (bad) for Rugby (missing the word union everywhere) 7's to join the olympics in 2016.

But should league teams be allowed to enter so that 2 teams rep a country

Like in some winter sports you have

GB1 and GB2

So why not have

GB1 - Union
GB2 - League

You can keep it as union 7's

No doubt the league teams would win but I doubt they get a look in at joining.

Given that the Olympics are usually held in the late summer/early autumn, I can't see too many SL coaches being prepared to let key players disappear off for three weeks to go play in a sevens competition.

www.olympic.org/en/content/The-I ... t-Session/ Not heard the word "union" said once.

www.olympic.org/en/content/The-I ... t-Session/ Not heard the word "union" said once.

They should have it as tag and have everyone involved.

SL coaches would not have these problems. The Olympics are for amatuers.

It would appear then that 'Rugby Sevens' is a completely different sport than 'Rugby Union' - I don't think it's much for us to worry about. Can you really see the kids in Rio giving up football to play this over any other sport?

Im sure I read somewhere that League players could be selected. Think it was one of the coaches when they were talking about it last a few months back. Think he said something about he'd have no prejudices if League players stuck their hand up for selection

Are they? Someone should point that out to Roger Federer and Lionel Messi...

If the NRL put forward a team to the Australian Olympic Committee.....I wonder what would happen.....

Out of interest do you think that would happen and what do you think the outcome would be if it did?

and Tiger Woods

It'd be refused entry at border control for being a bunch of crims.

Not since the advent of open professionalism in athletics, the admission of tennis, association football, basketball, etc etc etc

Even some Barla teams would hammer some of these so called rugby teams.

I think if the BOC try to stop league players being selected then their should be some serious protests and questions raised both in parliement as to why they should keep their funding and at the IOC as to why certain sportsmen were being discriminated against.

And I would hope any SL coach would be happy to see his players represent their country, especially in the greatest, most prestigious sporting event in the world.

And given the publicity it would give RL to see how dominant our players would be (given past displays) I would thought the RFL would be pretty keen on it too.

It will be interesting to see which people get the team/coaching jobs for the GB Olympic teams too.