| Group A | Pts | P | w | d | l | B/O | B/D | P+ | P- | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Japan | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 62 | 53 |
| 2. | Ireland | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 8 | 101 |
| 3. | Scotland | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 95 |
| 4. | Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 34 | -25 |
| Group B | Pts | P | w | d | l | B/O | B/D | P+ | P- | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | New Zealand | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 22 | 135 |
| 2. | South Africa | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 13 | 159 |
| 3. | Italy | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 29 | 66 |
| 4. | Namibia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group C | Pts | P | w | d | l | B/O | B/D | P+ | P- | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | England | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 20 | 99 |
| 2. | France | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 51 | 28 |
| 3. | Argentina | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 29 | 46 |
| 4. | Tonga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | USA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 31 | -12 |
| Group D | Pts | P | w | d | l | B/O | B/D | P+ | P- | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Australia | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 136 | 68 | 68 |
| 2. | Wales | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 44 | 63 |
| 3. | Georgia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 52 | -9 |
| 4. | Fiji | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 30 | -3 |
| 5. | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |