Test players going to Rio is "insult" to England sevens squad Chris Ashton, Alex Goode and Ben Foden are among those members of Stuart Lancaster's squad who have expressed an interest in making themselves available for Team GB when sevens makes its debut as an Olympic sport in Brazil in 2016. Ben Ryan, England sevens head coach and favourite to be appointed Team GB coach, however expects the Olympic squad to be made up almost entirely of seven-a-side specialists given the physical demands of each version of the game. "From the England point of view, it is great to hear of people in the senior side say "I am quite interested in sevens," said Ryan, whose squad arrived in Australia today ahead of the start of their World Series campaign in the Gold Coast on Oct 13. "But my suggestion to them would be, "Well, get involved then because you can't just think you are suddenly going to poke your toe in six months out." "I find it insulting to the players we have got, like Mat Turner or Tom Mitchell, for someone to say, "We will slip in." These guys, given an opportunity, would do some damage in the Premiership. If you picked a sevens team from the current England XV, this lot would beat them because of their grounding, training and because they are a team. That takes time. Time is a commodity that will not be in abundance for whoever is appointed as Team GB coach. The International Rugby Board has confirmed that qualification for Rio will be based on world rankings at the end of the 2014/15 season. Team GB will automatically qualify if England, Scotland or Wales finish in the top four, or else they must take part in a European qualifying tournament - leaving less than a year to prepare for the Games. Ryan believes the tight time frame will make it almost impossible for players who have not already had a significant Sevens background to make the transition from the 15-a-side game.