I found this article:
http://maitland.yourguide.com.au/de... league&story_id=552178&category=Rugby League
All-star sevens event
The All-Star Pest Control Sevens are back for a third year and while team numbers are down on past years, organisers expect a high-quality field to compensate when the event kicks off on February 17.
Event major sponsor and organiser Glenn Heness confirmed the team count and prizemoney was less than last year, after they were forced to move the event back a week from the initial starting date of February 10.
Heness said he put the event on hold while waiting to hear of Maitland's 2007 rugby league fate. As a result, he said other clubs, which had participated in the past, could not wait and went ahead and made other pre-season playing commitments.
But the show will roll on and Heness was confident the event would uphold its reputation for fast and furious football at its best with high-class teams to vie for $7000 in prizemoney.
Last year's event handed out $8000 to eventual winners Lakes United. This year's winners would be given $5000, $1000 awarded to second place and $500 each to third and fourth places.
Newcastle Rugby League clubs Kurri Kurri Bulldogs, Macquarie, Lakes United, Nelson Bay and South Newcastle are all confirmed to front up, while Greta Branxton Colts, Mindaribba and Umina also return for another crack at the title, with the North Sydney Bears, The Entrance Tigers, Terrigal Sharks and Berowra the other confirmed starters.
Heness said the event would run either as a 12 or 14-team competition as compared to last year's 16-team competition, but was still waiting to hear from the Sydney Bulls yesterday to make a final decision on the competition's format.
He said the addition of North Sydney, who are the Premier League feeder club for South Sydney and Jim Beam Cup team The Entrance would add some "muscle" and stiffen up the competition on the day.
