Total Rugby Radio show 234, from 11:00 UK time on Thursday 10 September ...
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Four weeks ago in Berlin the International Olympic Committee's Executive Board recommended Rugby Sevens, along with Golf, for inclusion in the 2016 Games.
The IOC Members will vote on this recommendation with the Rugby Community eagerly awaiting the announcement on 9 October in Copenhagen.
In a return to our debate-style shows on Total Rugby Radio, we discuss what this recommendation means for Rugby and the expected explosion of Sevens around the world with Olympic status.
The participants:
- Mike Miller, IRB Chief Executive
- Ben Ryan, England Sevens coach
- Al Caravelli, USA Sevens coach
- Duncan McKay - Inside the Games
- Helen Buteme, Uganda Women's Sevens captain
- Ollie Phillips, England's IRB Sevens Player of the Year 2009
The key topics:
- What the recommendation means
- The competitiveness of Sevens
- Success of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009
- The importance of the historic women's event to Olympic bid
- Attracting the best players to Sevens
- Is Rugby ready for the explosion of Sevens with Olympic recognition?
- The next steps for Rugby Sevens
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