This tournament was generally regarded as having been played in three distinct "stages", even though there was no noticeable order or grouping to the fixtures themselves.
Tournament Champions - Australia
- Location
- France, England, Australia, New Zealand, Wales
- Attendance
- 204,476
- Top tryscorer
- 7 - Ian Schubert, Keith Fielding
- Top pointscorer
- 76 - Michael Cronin
Table
| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | PD | FPG | APG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Australia | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 198 | 69 | 13 | +129 | 24.75 | 8.63 |
| 2. | England | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 84 | 12 | +83 | 20.88 | 10.50 |
| 3. | New Zealand | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 121 | 149 | 6 | -28 | 15.13 | 18.63 |
| Wales | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 110 | 130 | 6 | -20 | 13.75 | 16.25 | |
| 5. | France | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 204 | 3 | -164 | 5.00 | 25.50 |