Be assured that our Springbok Sevens team will be geared when the day comes in 2016 in Rio when they too will have the opportunity to push for Olympic gold.” Paul Treu, whose Springbok Sevens team won the International Rugby Board’s World Sevens Series for 2008/09, was very excited by the news of Olympic inclusion. "This is a wonderful occasion for Rugby and its future across the globe. Just think, in a few years’ time our top rugby players will share the same stage as world-class athletes like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Yelena Isinbaeva" said Treu. “This would also mean greater support for rugby unions from their governments and national Olympic organisations, which will see the game grow even more. Full Article at SARugby.com