RFU behind GB Sevens team
With the decision of whether Sevens will be included in the 2016 Olympics looming large, the Rugby Football Union have backed the idea of men's and women's Great Britain teams.
On Friday, October 9 in Copenhagen, the International Olympic Committee will decide whether the sport will join the 2016 programme.
The IRB Sevens World Series has continued to flourish year on year, having celebrated its tenth anniversary last season by crowning a new champion in South Africa.
In all, ten sides reached the Cup semi-final stage, including Samoa, Argentina and - for the first time - Kenya and USA.
The Series now visits eight countries, attracting hundreds of players and tens of thousands of fans with Hong Kong a three-day, 120,000 sell-out; a record 62,000 watching the London Sevens at Twickenham and the Wellington leg regularly selling out within minutes.
Players from England, Scotland and RWC Sevens winners Wales came together recently under the banner of Help for Heroes at the hugely popular Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham, with the national coaches working in tandem and showcasing the unified desire to form a united GB team to hopefully bid for Olympic gold in 2016.
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