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Post by tigertattie Thu 05 Jul 2012, 4:56 pm

Gentlemen & Ladies (and Mrs Mantooth - uncalled for? perhaps!)

Does anyone have any news on the 7's at the Olympics? Have squads been announced? Have fixtures been announced?

I've not heard a peep so far!
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Post by Thomond Thu 05 Jul 2012, 5:02 pm

Would be a bit early to announce squads for an Olympics 4 years away!

7s isn't in the Olympics until 2016 in Rio. Same as golf.

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Post by doctor_grey Thu 05 Jul 2012, 5:56 pm

And what a man sausage-up that is, eh boys and girls?

Should have been in London. Would have been a great event:
Minimal effort to execute, two or three days of a filled stadium, people from all over the world (even Bath). Exactly what the Olympics are all about.

Shame. Instead we get synchronized swimming.
Politics.

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Post by IanBru Thu 05 Jul 2012, 6:38 pm

Politics, we love it so.

I was searching through the Hansard database (as you do...) for any mention of the reasoning for the decision to omit sevens from London 2012, but couldn't find anything conclusive. I suspect it was a decision made by the IOC, rather than LOCOG or the Labour or coalition governments.

However, I did find this little pearl, which warmed my heart immensely:
http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/2658
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Post by Barney McGrew did it Thu 05 Jul 2012, 6:55 pm

Synchronized swimming my arris, that's so girlie it's g ay. Altho' if it had been a toss up between female beach volleyball or 7s, then ... where are my speedos?
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Post by tigertattie Fri 06 Jul 2012, 9:01 am

I thought they were bringing 7's in for London

I feel cheated!!!

Oh well. looks like no rugby till the domestic season starts up then!
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Post by Effervescing Elephant Fri 06 Jul 2012, 9:34 am

Maybe we should organise an annual 606 7s comp. Select teams on a draft basis meet up somewhere and get absolutey lashed (and play rugby).
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Post by tigertattie Fri 06 Jul 2012, 9:37 am

did we not do that on the old 606?

Would be a laugh! We should petition to play it in the olympic stadium
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Post by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Fri 06 Jul 2012, 9:49 am

doctor_grey wrote:And what a man sausage-up that is, eh boys and girls?

Should have been in London. Would have been a great event:
Minimal effort to execute, two or three days of a filled stadium, people from all over the world (even Bath). Exactly what the Olympics are all about.

Shame. Instead we get synchronized swimming.
Politics.
Dr_G, you go too far - everyone knows that Barf is on another planet OK

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