Statistics
Participating teams
12
Total points
1730
Matches played
32
Points/match
54,06
Best attack (points scored)
327
New Zealand
Best defense (points conceded)
50
Canada
First Round
Group A
South Africa - Australia : 27 - 18
Canada - Romania : 34 - 3
South Africa - Romania : 21 - 8
Australia - Canada : 27 - 11
Australia - Romania : 42 - 3
South Africa - Canada : 20 - 0
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | PS | PC | GD | OB | DB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. South Africa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 26 | +42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Australia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 41 | +46 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Canada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 50 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 97 | -83 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
Italy - Samoa : 18 - 42
Argentina - England : 18 - 24
Argentina - Samoa : 26 - 32
England - Italy : 27 - 20
Argentina - Italy : 25 - 31
England - Samoa : 44 - 22
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | PS | PC | GD | OB | DB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. England | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 60 | +35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Samoa | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 88 | +8 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Italy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 94 | -25 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 87 | -18 | 0 | 0 |
Group C
Japan - Wales : 10 - 57
Ireland - New Zealand : 19 - 43
Ireland - Japan : 50 - 28
New Zealand - Wales : 34 - 9
Japan - New Zealand : 17 - 145
Ireland - Wales : 24 - 23
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | PS | PC | GD | OB | DB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. New Zealand | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 45 | +177 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Ireland | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 94 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Wales | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 68 | +21 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 252 | -197 | 0 | 0 |
Group D
Ivory Coast - Scotland : 0 - 89
France - Tonga : 38 - 10
France - Ivory Coast : 54 - 18
Scotland - Tonga : 41 - 5
Ivory Coast - Tonga : 11 - 29
France - Scotland : 22 - 19
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | PS | PC | GD | OB | DB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. France | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 47 | +67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Scotland | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 27 | +122 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Tonga | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 90 | -46 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 172 | -143 | 0 | 0 |
Quarter-finals
France - Ireland : 36 - 12
South Africa - Samoa : 42 - 14
England - Australia : 25 - 22
New Zealand - Scotland : 48 - 30
Semi-finals
South Africa - France : 19 - 15
New Zealand - England : 45 - 29
Third place
France - England : 19 - 9
Final
South Africa - New Zealand : 15 - 12