▁not ▁spread ▁outside ▁Scotland ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁That ▁said , ▁the ▁larger ▁part ▁of ▁Scotland ' s ▁rugby ▁league ▁players ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁B orders ▁background s . ▁ ▁The ▁record ▁rugby ▁league ▁se vens ▁attend ance ▁remains ▁the ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁that ▁attended ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁match ▁between ▁Australia ▁and ▁England ▁at ▁Round h ay ▁Park ▁in ▁Le eds . ▁This ▁match ▁was ▁also ▁attended ▁by ▁English ▁royal ty . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁rugby ▁league ▁se vens ▁tournament ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁tournament ▁was ▁the ▁World ▁Se vens ▁played ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Rugby ▁League ▁season ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Australia . ▁That ▁tournament ▁has ▁been ▁susp ended ▁but ▁se vens ▁is ▁played ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁at ▁different ▁levels ▁from ▁junior ▁teams ▁to ▁international ▁ones . ▁Se vens ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁good ▁tool ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁skills ▁of ▁players ▁and ▁to ▁help ▁emer ging ▁rugby ▁league ▁nations . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁area ▁Se vens ▁is ▁played ▁on ▁a ▁standard ▁rugby ▁league ▁playing ▁field ▁as ▁defined ▁in ▁Section ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁La ws ▁of ▁the ▁Game . ▁ ▁Teams ▁Teams ▁are ▁composed ▁of ▁three ▁for wards , ▁one ▁half ▁and ▁three ▁back s . ▁ ▁R ules ▁Se vens ▁follows ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁ 1 3 - a - side ▁rugby ▁league ▁with ▁exceptions . ▁Each ▁rugby ▁league ▁nation ▁is ▁at ▁liberty ▁to ▁adopt