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Scotland to lose IRB Sevens host role to France
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<blockquote data-quote="Kunming Tiger" data-source="post: 718741" data-attributes="member: 70567"><p>Let me get this straight, rugby sevens is an Olympic sport, fully professional and government supported . There is a full time circuit of nine events that draws over 500,000 spectators, broadcast to over 177 countries including events in Asia and North American that gives the sport its profile in those countries. Furthermore there are regional trournaments that enable promotion/relegation to ensure that access to the elite level is based on merit. Not to mention sponsorship revenues etc. The Rio games will enable the sport to enter the mainstream via a global broadcast platform and be taken seriously as well as ensuring its biggest payday to date.</p><p></p><p> On the other hand there is Rugby 15s that is played in a handful of countries at the pro level and access to elite tournaments is by invitation only. A RWC that features the same old sides every four years. </p><p></p><p> Olympic Sevens is no sideshow , there is no bigger sporting event on the planet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kunming Tiger, post: 718741, member: 70567"] Let me get this straight, rugby sevens is an Olympic sport, fully professional and government supported . There is a full time circuit of nine events that draws over 500,000 spectators, broadcast to over 177 countries including events in Asia and North American that gives the sport its profile in those countries. Furthermore there are regional trournaments that enable promotion/relegation to ensure that access to the elite level is based on merit. Not to mention sponsorship revenues etc. The Rio games will enable the sport to enter the mainstream via a global broadcast platform and be taken seriously as well as ensuring its biggest payday to date. On the other hand there is Rugby 15s that is played in a handful of countries at the pro level and access to elite tournaments is by invitation only. A RWC that features the same old sides every four years. Olympic Sevens is no sideshow , there is no bigger sporting event on the planet. [/QUOTE]
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