The three regular participants in the event — the senior national sides of the United States and Canada, and England's "A" (second-level) national side, the England Saxons, were joined by second year participants Russia and two first-time competitors: Italy A and Tonga. England Saxons fielded a very young, promising team. At the same time, Italy A picked a very experienced side, with many of the regulars for the main national team.
The teams played in a round-robin format between two pools to decide the elimination matches. All six teams participate on the finals day: the two pool winners will compete in the Cup Final, the two runners-up will play in a Plate Final, and the two bottom-placed teams will meet in the Bowl Final.
Fixtures and results
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Place
|
Nation
|
Games
|
Points
|
Bonus points
|
Table points
|
Played
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
For
|
Against
|
Difference
|
1 |
England Saxons |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
128 |
22 |
+106 |
2 |
10
|
2 |
Tonga |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
58 |
54 |
+4 |
1 |
5
|
3 |
United States |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
21 |
131 |
−110 |
0 |
0
|
[1]
Touch judges:
Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Andrew Watson
Television match official:
David Matthews
Touch judges:
Luke Pearce
Stuart Terheege
Television match official:
Geoff Warren
Place
|
Nation
|
Games
|
Points
|
Bonus points
|
Table points
|
Played
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
For
|
Against
|
Difference
|
1 |
Canada |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
30 |
+30 |
1 |
9
|
2 |
Italy A |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
36 |
45 |
−9 |
0 |
4
|
3 |
Russia |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
37 |
58 |
−21 |
1 |
1
|
[1]
Touch judges:
Andrew Small
Ian Tempest
Television match official:
David Matthews
Touch judges:
David Rose
Roy Maybank
Television match official:
Geoff Warren