| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | TP | Pts | Form |
|---|
| 1. | France | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 210:32 | 18 | |
| 2. | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 253:47 | 15 | |
| 3. | Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 114:181 | 10 | |
| 4. | Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65:164 | 5 | |
| 5. | Namibia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37:255 | 0 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | TP | Pts | Form |
|---|
| 1. | Ireland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 190:46 | 19 | |
| 2. | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 151:34 | 15 | |
| 3. | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 146:71 | 10 | |
| 4. | Tonga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 96:177 | 5 | |
| 5. | Romania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32:287 | 0 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | TP | Pts | Form |
|---|
| 1. | Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 143:59 | 19 | |
| 2. | Fiji | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 88:83 | 11 | |
| 3. | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90:91 | 11 | |
| 4. | Portugal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64:103 | 6 | |
| 5. | Georgia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 64:113 | 3 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | TP | Pts | Form |
|---|
| 1. | England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 150:39 | 18 | |
| 2. | Argentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 127:69 | 14 | |
| 3. | Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 109:107 | 9 | |
| 4. | Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92:75 | 7 | |
| 5. | Chile | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27:215 | 0 | |
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- Spain: (Disqualified from the tournament)