The pool was composed of 2003 World Cup winners England, as well as Samoa, South Africa, Tonga and United States.
Pool A threw up few surprises, with both South Africa and England qualifying for the quarter-finals, as expected.
Third place went to Tonga, who beat the USA and South Pacific neighbours, Samoa, to secure a place in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Tonga also gave the eventual champions a close run, losing by less than a try.
All times local (UTC+2) Man of the Match: Olly Barkley (England) Touch judges: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand) Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) Television match official: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) Fourth official: Bruno Gaudefrin (France) Fifth official: Eric Molier (France) Man of the Match: Percy Montgomery (South Africa) Touch judges: Chris White (England) Lyndon Bray (New Zealand) Television match official: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) Fourth official: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) Fifth official: Eric Gauzins (France) Man of the Match: Mike MacDonald (United States) Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Christophe Berdos (France) Television match official: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) Fourth official: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) Fifth official: Jean-Christophe Gastou (France) Man of the Match: Fourie du Preez (South Africa) Touch judges: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) Carlo Damasco (Italy) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland) Fourth official: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) Fifth official: Eric Gauzins (France) Notes Man of the Match: Finau Maka (Tonga) Touch judges: Alan Lewis (Ireland) Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) Television match official: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand) Fourth official: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) Fifth official: Jean-Christophe Gastou (France) Man of the Match: Finau Maka (Tonga) Touch judges: Federico Cuesta (Argentina) Paul Marks (Australia) Television match official: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland) Fourth official: Tony Spreadbury (England) Fifth official: Bruno Gaudefrin (France) Notes Man of the Match: Loki Crichton (Samoa) Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland) Lyndon Bray (New Zealand) Television match official: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) Fourth official: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) Fifth official: Eric Gauzins (France) Man of the Match: Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu (Samoa) Touch judges: Hugh Watkins (Wales) Mark Lawrence (South Africa) Television match official: Dave Pearson (England) Fourth official: Nigel Owens (Wales) Fifth official: Cyril Lafon (France) Man of the Match: Paul Sackey (England) Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Christophe Berdos (France) Television match official: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) Fourth official: Tony Spreadbury (England) Fifth official: Eric Molier (France) Man of the Match: Schalk Burger (South Africa) Touch judges: Federico Cuesta (Argentina) Paul Marks (Australia) Television match official: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland) Fourth official: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) Fifth official: Romain Poite (France) Notes