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WORLD CUP STANDINGS
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| Pool B |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| France |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
204 |
70 |
20 |
| Scotland |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
102 |
97 |
14 |
| Fiji |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
98 |
114 |
10 |
| USA |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
86 |
125 |
6 |
| Japan |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
79 |
163 |
0 |
Teams are awarded:
Four points for a win.
Two points for a draw.
A bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a game.
A bonus point for losing by seven points or fewer.
The top two teams from each Pool qualify for the quarter-finals.
If at the completion of the Pool phase two or more teams are level on points, the following criteria shall be used IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER until one of the teams can be determined as the higher ranked:
1. The winner of the match in which the two tied teams have played each other shall be the higher ranked.
2. The team which has the best points difference in all matches shall be the higher ranked.
3. The team which has the best difference between tries scored and tries conceded in all matches shall be the higher ranked.
4. The team which has scored most points in all its matches shall be the higher ranked.
5. The team which has scored most tries in all its matches shall be the higher ranked;
6. Should the tie still be unresolved, it shall be settled by the toss of a coin.
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