Interestingly, Spracklen is a British national but has now regarded himself as a Canadian and would just love to see the team from his second home to outperform those from his original home country.

The 73-year old coach has been vocal about his disappointment in Britain’s prestigious rowing program, having been ousted from British Rowing at the 2000 Sydney Games after his team only went home with a silver medal.

Spracklen revealed that there had been times when he thinks whether he should coach a team to battle against his own countrymen in the sport but he had set aside these feelings now that he and his wife are all set to apply for Canadian citizenship.

Wales and England, world rugby champions, have reportedly welcomed the official decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday to include the sport at the 2016 Olympic Games, in which Rio de Janeiro will be hosting.
The last time rugby was played at the Olympics was in 1924 when Paris hosted the Games.

The IOC officials voted for the addition of rugby sevens and golf during a gathering in Copenhagen last week.

Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) Head of Performance and Development Joe Lydon said that the decision is a big boost for the sport. He added that more people will become interested in the sport which would mean more revenues and sponsors for the sport.

Wales clinched the men’s title at the Rugby Sevens World Championship in March this year. The event was hosted by Dubai. The women’s title was won by Australia.

This time, Wales will compete with players from Scotland and England for a spot for the British Team in the 2016 Games.