South Africa won the Cup final, defeating Scotland by 15–5 to clinch the overall series title for the season with an unassailable lead over the defending champions Fiji.

[1] New Zealand finished third in the Paris tournament, and Argentina won the Challenge trophy for ninth place.

The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup quarter finals.

The bottom two teams from each group advanced to the Challenge Trophy quarter finals.

The sixteen participating teams for the tournament were: Source: World Rugby (archived)