World Rugby Rankings

The official World Rugby men’s rankings — updated after every international window. Rankings are calculated using a points exchange system based on match results.

Rank Move Team Points
1
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🇿🇦 South Africa
92.15
2
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🇮🇪 Ireland
90.03
3
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🇳🇿 New Zealand
88.80
4
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🇫🇷 France
87.61
5
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
85.42
6
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland
83.71
7
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🇦🇷 Argentina
82.55
8
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🇦🇺 Australia
81.20
9
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🇮🇹 Italy
80.98
10
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🇫🇯 Fiji
78.44
11
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁧󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales
77.30
12
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🇯🇵 Japan
76.88
13
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🇬🇪 Georgia
74.15
14
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🇼🇸 Samoa
73.20
15
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🇹🇴 Tonga
71.85
16
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🇵🇹 Portugal
71.42
17
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🇺🇾 Uruguay
69.90
18
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🇪🇸 Spain
68.55
19
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🇷🇴 Romania
67.20
20
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🇺🇸 United States
66.80

How World Rugby Rankings Work

World Rugby rankings are calculated using a points exchange system. When two teams play each other, points are exchanged based on the result, the margin of victory, and the relative ranking of the two teams. A win against a higher-ranked team yields more points than a win against a lower-ranked team.

Rankings are updated after every international match. Home advantage is factored in — the home team is treated as if they are three places higher in the rankings for the purposes of the points calculation. Rankings only apply to full international matches between World Rugby member unions.

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