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HOW IT WORKS Sevens Rugby League works by having four teams in each pool, with the winners of each pool going into the quarter finals. Until 2004, the Second placed team in each pool would play the second placers from all other pools, and the third placed teams would play each other. In 2004, when the competition was known as the Cougar Bourban World Sevens, this changed, when only the top placed teams played for the major prize and the tackle limit was reduced from 6 to 4. WHY IT STOPPED The leadup to the 2004 Tournament was disrupted by many NRL clubs withdrawing many of their top players. ARL Chairman Colin Love threatened to change the rules to make it compulsary for all clubs to have their top players participate, but the fact that the 2004 tournament drew 15,000 less fans than the previous year led to the tournament being axed. The World Sevens were always played at Sydney's Aussie Stadium . THE FUTURE Currently there is no intention to bring the tournament back, although Australian actor Russel Crowe hosts the Orara Valley Axemen Sevens Tournament at Coffs Harbour on the New South Wales North Coast. This tournament is participated in by teams representing countries of the world, local clubs and a few clubs from Brisbane. In 2005 the Souths-Logan Magpies from the Queensland Wizard Cup) and the Gold Coast Titans , who are entering the NRL in 2007, were two well known clubs that participated. WINNERS
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