The International Rugby Board stands to make far less than the NZ$300m ($228m) profit it cleared in 2007, when France hosted.

国际英式橄榄球协会认为本届赛事利润将比2007年法国主办时的3亿新西兰元（22800万美金）少很多。

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The tournament was first proposed to the International Rugby Board by the Scottish Rugby Union and the inaugural event was hosted at Murrayfield in 1993.

苏格兰橄榄球联合会首次向国际橄榄球理事会提议，设立此项赛事。1993年七人制世界杯于Murrayfield举办。

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The IRB RWC Sevens tournament, which was inaugurated in 1993 and is governed by the International Rugby Board (IRB), is one of the world's largest sporting events.

七人制橄榄球赛是成立于1993年，是由国际橄榄球理事会(橄榄球)组织的也是世界上最大的体育赛事之一。

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