Six teams took part - the fifth and sixth ranked teams from the Six Nations, based on 2012 and 2013 results, Italy and Scotland; the finalist from the 2012 European Championship, Spain (the winner, England, being already qualified); the two finalists from 2012 European Group B, Sweden and the Netherlands; and Oceania's entrant Samoa, who were disputing a qualification place from one of the European teams.

The trophy was won by Spain, with Samoa in second place.

These two teams qualified for the World Cup the following year in France.

The Spanish won their qualification on the final day by beating Italy, who had been leading the provisional rankings, by a score of 38–7.

The tournament rankings were determined based on the number of points accumulated from each match.