Brisbane's hosting rights for 2001 were withdrawn by the IRB because of the Australian Federal Government's sporting boycott of Fiji, imposed after the 2000 Fijian coup d'état. After sanctions were lifted later in 2001, the remaining two tournaments of Brisbane's four-year hosting agreement were played and won by Australia and England in 2002 and 2003 respectively. Australia was not awarded a World Sevens tournament for the next three years.
Brisbane's hosting rights for 2001 were withdrawn by the IRB due to Australia's sporting boycott of Fiji after the 2000 coup d'état. Following sanctions being lifted in late 2001, Brisbane hosted and won two more tournaments against Australia and England in 2002 and 2003 respectively. For three years afterward, Australia did not receive a World Sevens tournament.