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Olympic dreams

By Will Carling

Published: March 10 2010 16:14 | Last updated: March 10 2010 16:14

I had many memorable experiences in an England jersey. But competing in an Olympic Games was not one of them. Yet for the next generation of international rugby players, that dream is about to become a reality.

The significance of the inclusion of sevens rugby in the Olympics from 2016 in Rio de Janeiro cannot be overemphasised – it is huge.

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