| Finals | | Game | date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Final | 24.06 | | | South Africa | 15-12 | New Zealand | | | 3-4 | 22.06 | | | France | 19-6 | England | | | 1/2 | 17.06 | | | South Africa | 19-15 | France | | | 1/2 | 18.06 | | | New Zealand | 45-29 | England | | | 1/4 | 10.06 | | | South Africa | 42-14 | Western Samoa | | | 1/4 | 10.06 | | | France | 36-12 | Ireland | | | 1/4 | 10.06 | | | England | 25-22 | Australia | | | 1/4 | 11.06 | | | New Zealand | 48-30 | Scotland | |
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. South Africa | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 144: | 67 | | 2. New Zealand | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 327: | 119 | | 3. France | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 184: | 84 | | 4. England | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 155: | 146 | | 5. Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 179: | 75 | | 6. Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 109: | 66 | | 7. Western Samoa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 110: | 130 | | 8. Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 105: | 130 | | eliminated in Groups Round | | 9. Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89: | 68 | | 10.Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45: | 50 | | 11.Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69: | 94 | | 12.Tonga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44: | 90 | | 13.Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69: | 87 | | 14.Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14: | 97 | | 15.Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29: | 172 | | 16.Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55: | 252 |
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. South Africa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68: | 26 | | 2. Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87: | 41 | | 3. Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45: | 50 | | 4. Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14: | 97 |
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| Team | Sout | Aust | Cana | Roma | | South Africa | ---- | 27:18 | 20:0 | 21:8 | | Australia | | ---- | 27:11 | 42:3 | | Canada | | | ---- | 34:3 | | Romania | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 25.05 | | | South Africa | 27-18 | Australia | | | 26.05 | | | Canada | 34-3 | Romania | | | 30.05 | | | South Africa | 21-8 | Romania | | | 31.05 | | | Australia | 27-11 | Canada | | | 03.06 | | | South Africa | 20-0 | Canada | | | 03.06 | | | Australia | 42-3 | Romania | |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. England | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95: | 60 | | 2. Western Samoa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96: | 88 | | 3. Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69: | 94 | | 4. Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69: | 87 |
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| Team | Engl | West | Ital | Arge | | England | ---- | 44:22 | 27:20 | 24:18 | | Western Samoa | | ---- | 42:18 | 32:26 | | Italy | | | ---- | 31:25 | | Argentina | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 27.05 | | | England | 24-18 | Argentina | | | 27.05 | | | Western Samoa | 42-18 | Italy | | | 30.05 | | | Western Samoa | 32-26 | Argentina | | | 31.05 | | | England | 27-20 | Italy | | | 04.06 | | | England | 44-22 | Western Samoa | | | 04.06 | | | Italy | 31-25 | Argentina | |
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 222: | 45 | | 2. Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93: | 94 | | 3. Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89: | 68 | | 4. Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55: | 252 |
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| Team | New | Irel | Wale | Japa | | New Zealand | ----- | 43:19 | 34:9 | 145:17 | | Ireland | | ----- | 24:23 | 50:28 | | Wales | | | ----- | 57:10 | | Japan | | | | ----- |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 27.05 | | | New Zealand | 43-19 | Ireland | | | 27.05 | | | Wales | 57-10 | Japan | | | 31.05 | | | New Zealand | 34-9 | Wales | | | 31.05 | | | Ireland | 50-28 | Japan | | | 04.06 | | | New Zealand | 145-17 | Japan | | | 04.06 | | | Ireland | 24-23 | Wales | |
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. France | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114: | 47 | | 2. Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 149: | 27 | | 3. Tonga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44: | 90 | | 4. Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29: | 172 |
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| Team | Fran | Scot | Tong | Ivor | | France | ---- | 22:19 | 38:10 | 54:18 | | Scotland | | ---- | 41:5 | 89:0 | | Tonga | | | ---- | 29:11 | | Ivory Coast | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 26.05 | | | France | 38-10 | Tonga | | | 26.05 | | | Scotland | 89-0 | Ivory Coast | | | 30.05 | | | France | 54-18 | Ivory Coast | | | 30.05 | | | Scotland | 41-5 | Tonga | | | 03.06 | | | France | 22-19 | Scotland | | | 03.06 | | | Tonga | 29-11 | Ivory Coast | |
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