International Olympic Committee president and rugby lover Jacques Rogge can promise no special favors to sevens when it comes to deciding whether it will make the 2016 Olympics programme.

He also had bad news for those who would like to see the 15-a-side game at an Olympics, saying there were plenty of factors against it.

Rogge is visiting New Zealand to attend the Oceania National Olympic Committee general assembly this week in Queenstown, where presentations will be made by the International Rugby Federation and other sporting bodies hoping to win selection for the 2016 Games.

The seven sports vying for two places available in 2016 are softball, baseball, golf, rugby sevens, roller sports, squash and karate.

The 2012 Games in London will have 26 sports, but this will be expanded to the maximum cap of 28 four years later.