The competition was won by England, who completed a Grand Slam by winning all their five matches.

[1] As well as the standard four points for a win and two for a draw, a team scoring four tries in a match received an additional league table point, as did a team losing by seven or fewer points.

[1] Additionally, to ensure that a team winning all of its five matches (a Grand Slam) would also win the Championship, three bonus points were awarded for this achievement.

[1][2] [3][4][5][6] * England were awarded an extra 3 table points for achieving the Grand Slam.

[8] [10] [11] [12] Some of the matches are broadcast on television by France 4 and Sky Sports.