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The IRB expanded the sevens rugby competition to become a Series Of 11 Tournaments around the world. The losses the FRU incurred from the 2000 sevens series were horrific. At the end of December 2000, the FRU was burdened with accumulated losses of F$933,306. Fiji appealed to the IRB for funding arguing that the sevens tournament was built around Fiji and they would not be able to participate without such funding. From that appeal flowed participation funds that enabled the islands teams to play in the World Sevens Series fully funded. Also, the IRB reduced the number of events in the series; today, there are only eight events in most years, and seven in years when the Sevens World Cup is held. By the end of November 2001, the FRU was sitting on a surplus of F$560,311 compared with the previous year's net loss of F$675,609. SEE ALSO
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