|  Finals |  | Game | date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | Final | 20.06 |   | Auckland | New Zealand | 29-9 | France |   |  | 3-4 | 18.06 |   | Rotorua | Wales | 22-21 | Australia |   |  | 1/2 | 13.06 |   | Sydney | Australia | 24-30 | France |   |  | 1/2 | 14.06 |   | Brizbane | New Zealand | 49-6 | Wales |   |  | 1/4 | 06.06 |   | Christchurch | New Zealand | 30-3 | Scotland |   |  | 1/4 | 07.06 |   | Sydney | Australia | 33-15 | Ireland |   |  | 1/4 | 07.06 |   | Auckland | Fiji | 16-31 | France |   |  | 1/4 | 08.06 |   | Brisbane | Wales | 16-3 | England |   |   
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. New Zealand | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 298: | 52 |  | 2. France | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 215: | 113 |  | 3. Wales | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 126: | 104 |  | 4. Australia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 186: | 97 |  | 5. Scotland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 138: | 90 |  | 6. England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 103: | 48 |  | 7. Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 99: | 74 |  | 8. Fiji | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72: | 132 |  |  eliminated in Groups Round |  | 9. Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65: | 90 |  | 10.Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49: | 90 |  | 11.United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39: | 99 |  | 12.Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61: | 130 |  | 13.Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40: | 110 |  | 14.Tonga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29: | 98 |  | 15.Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37: | 123 |  | 16.Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44: | 151 |   
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Australia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108: | 30 |  | 2. England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100: | 32 |  | 3. United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39: | 99 |  | 4. Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37: | 123 |   
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| Team | Aust | Engl | Unit | Japa |  | Australia | ---- | 19:6 | 47:12 | 42:12 |  | England |   | ---- | 34:6 | 60:7 |  | United States |   |   | ---- | 21:18 |  | Japan |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 23.05 |   | Sydney | Australia | 19-6 | England |   |  | 24.05 |   | Brisbane | United States | 21-18 | Japan |   |  | 30.05 |   | Sydney | England | 60-7 | Japan |   |  | 31.05 |   | Brisbane | Australia | 47-12 | United States |   |  | 03.06 |   | Sydney | Australia | 42-23 | Japan |   |  | 03.06 |   | Sydney | England | 34-6 | United States |   |   
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Wales | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82: | 31 |  | 2. Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84: | 41 |  | 3. Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65: | 90 |  | 4. Tonga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29: | 98 |   
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| Team | Wale | Irel | Cana | Tong |  | Wales | ---- | 13:6 | 40:9 | 29:16 |  | Ireland |   | ---- | 46:19 | 32:9 |  | Canada |   |   | ---- | 37:4 |  | Tonga |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 24.05 |   | Napier | Canada | 37-4 | Tonga |   |  | 25.05 |   | Wellington | Wales | 13-6 | Ireland |   |  | 29.05 |   | Palmerston North | Wales | 29-16 | Tonga |   |  | 30.05 |   | Dunedin | Ireland | 46-19 | Canada |   |  | 03.06 |   | Brisbane (AUS) | Ireland | 32-9 | Tonga |   |  | 03.06 |   | Invercargill | Wales | 40-9 | Canada |   |   
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 190: | 34 |  | 2. Fiji | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56: | 101 |  | 3. Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40: | 110 |  | 4. Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49: | 90 |   
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| Team | New | Fiji | Ital | Arge |  | New Zealand | ---- | 74:13 | 70:6 | 46:15 |  | Fiji |   | ---- |   | 28:9 |  | Italy |   | 18:15 | ---- |   |  | Argentina |   |   | 25:16 | ---- |   
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 22.05 |   | Auckland | New Zealand | 70-6 | Italy |   |  | 24.05 |   | Hamilton | Fiji | 28-9 | Argentina |   |  | 27.05 |   | Christchurch | New Zealand | 74-13 | Fiji |   |  | 28.05 |   | Christchurch | Argentina | 25-16 | Italy |   |  | 31.05 |   | Dunedin | Italy | 18-15 | Fiji |   |  | 01.06 |   | Wellington | New Zealand | 46-15 | Argentina |   |   
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 145: | 44 |  | 2. Scotland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135: | 60 |  | 3. Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61: | 130 |  | 4. Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44: | 151 |   
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| Team | Fran | Scot | Roma | Zimb |  | France | ---- | 20:20 | 55:12 | 70:12 |  | Scotland |   | ---- | 55:28 | 60:12 |  | Romania |   |   | ---- | 21:20 |  | Zimbabwe |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 23.05 |   | Auckland | Romania | 21-20 | Zimbabwe |   |  | 23.05 |   | Christchurch | France | 20-20 | Scotland |   |  | 28.05 |   | Wellington | France | 55-12 | Romania |   |  | 30.05 |   | Wellington | Scotland | 60-21 | Zimbabwe |   |  | 02.06 |   | Dunedin | Scotland | 55-28 | Romania |   |  | 02.06 |   | Auckland | France | 70-12 | Zimbabwe |   |   
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