Pool Stages
Pools:
| POOL A | |||||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 93 | 19 |
| England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 20 | 14 |
| Tonga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 89 | -7 | 9 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 69 | -74 | 5 |
| USA Eagles |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | -32 | 1 |
| POOL B | |||||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 143 | 20 |
| Fiji | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 67 | 15 |
| Wales |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 76 | -26 | 12 |
| Japan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 64 | -146 | 3 |
| Canada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 45 | -38 | 2 |
| POOL C | |||||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 274 | 20 |
| Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 48 | 14 |
| Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 69 | -30 | 9 |
| Romania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | -121 | 5 |
| Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | -171 | 1 |
| POOL D | |||||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PD | Pts |
| Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 95 | 18 |
| France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 94 | 15 |
| Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 49 | -3 | 9 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | -4 | 5 |
| Namibia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | -182 | 0 |
Pld = Games Played
PF = Match Points For
PD = Point Difference
Win = 4 Pts
Draw = 2 Pts
Loss = 0 Pts
*Bonus Points are awarded to any team which scores 4 or more tries in a game, or if the losing team loses with a margin less than 7, if both cases are true, the losing team can achieve 2 points.
