Sevens eyes Olympics

International Rugby Board chief executive Mike Miller is confident sevens will be played at the 2012 Olympic Games.

"Rugby was in the Olympics until 1924 and we think we're a pretty good fit with the Olympics; we share a lot of the characteristics and the ethos of the Olympic movement," he said.

"We have the Olympic spirit. A lot of people like rugby around the world, the major corporations also like to sponsor rugby, the major television networks also like to show rugby and audiences tend to be upmarket as well, so we could help the Olympics to stay healthy and strong."

A decision on whether rugby will be readmitted to the Games will be taken in July when the International Olympic Committee meets in Singapore to decide the venue for the 2012 Games, with rugby strongholds Paris and London among the favourites to be named hosts.