IRB World Rankings – 19 August 2013

The latest IRB rankings have been released. There is only 4 changes in the rankings and they are all in the top 20. Australia has dropped to 4th with England taking over 3rd spot. Canada took over 14th spot from Japan who dropped to 15th.

The Rugby Championship will have an impact on the rankings in weeks to come, but only in so far as Australia and Argentina I s concerned unless they uposet the Springboks and All Blacks.

Position (last week) Member Union Rating Point

1(1) NEW ZEALAND 91.55
2(2) SOUTH AFRICA 87.03
3(4) ENGLAND 85.76
4(3) AUSTRALIA 85.41
5(5) FRANCE 81.59
6(6) WALES 81.36
7(7) SAMOA 80.42
8(8) IRELAND 79.58
9(9) SCOTLAND 76.95
10(10) ARGENTINA 76.67
11(11) TONGA 74.77
12(12) ITALY 74.17
13(13) FIJI 73.56
14(15) CANADA 72.68
15(14) JAPAN 71.98
16(16) GEORGIA 67.66
17(17) ROMANIA 66.18
18(18) USA 64.91
19(19) RUSSIA 61.99
20(20) SPAIN 60.44
21(21) URUGUAY 59.87
22(22) PORTUGAL 58.82
23(23) NAMIBIA 58.70
24(24) KOREA 58.10
25(25) BELGIUM 57.52
26(26) CHILE 56.85
27(27) GERMANY 55.96
28(28) POLAND 54.95
29(29) HONG KONG 54.56
30(30) MOLDOVA 53.77
31(31) KENYA 52.78
32(32) ZIMBABWE 52.63
33(33) SWEDEN 52.56
34(34) BRAZIL 51.86
35(35) NETHERLANDS 51.53
36(36) UKRAINE 50.97
37(37) MOROCCO 50.88
38(38) PARAGUAY 50.06
39(39) SRI LANKA 49.88
40(40) IVORY COAST 49.13
41(41) SWITZERLAND 48.80
42(42) TUNISIA 48.25
43(43) KAZAKHSTAN 48.11
44(44) MADAGASCAR 48.04
45(45) LITHUANIA 47.47
46(46) COOK ISLANDS 47.11
47(47) SENEGAL 46.89
48(48) ISRAEL 46.70
49(49) MALTA 46.63
50(50) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 46.38
51(51) UGANDA 46.36
52(52) CZECH REPUBLIC 46.11
53(53) CROATIA 46.04
54(54) BERMUDA 45.53
55(55) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 45.27
56(56) CHINESE TAIPEI 44.15
57(57) PHILIPPINES 44.09
58(58) SINGAPORE 43.81
59(59) COLOMBIA 43.65
60(60) THAILAND 43.37
61(61) GUYANA 43.19
62(62) CAYMAN 42.52
63(63) VENEZUELA 41.83
64(64) DENMARK 41.56
65(65) LATVIA 41.31
66(66) CHINA 40.73
67(67) ANDORRA 40.64
68(68) NIUE ISLANDS 40.45
69(69) SOLOMON ISLANDS 40.35
70(70) MALAYSIA 40.20
71(71) BARBADOS 39.68
72(72) PERU 39.67
73(73) MEXICO 39.38
74(74) INDIA 39.36
75(75) BULGARIA 38.85
76(76) SERBIA 38.69
77(77) BOTSWANA 38.58
78(78) PAKISTAN 38.38
79(79) CAMEROON 38.33
80(80) HUNGARY 38.19
81(81) NIGERIA 37.54
82(82) JAMAICA 37.08
83(83) SLOVENIA 37.03
84(84) ZAMBIA 36.87
85(85) ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 36.84
86(86) BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 35.89
87(87) GUAM 35.70
88(88) BAHAMAS 35.68
89(89) SWAZILAND 35.63
90(90) TAHITI 35.37
91(91) MONACO 35.17
92(92) LUXEMBOURG 35.07
93(93) AUSTRIA 34.55
94(94) VANUATU 33.45
95(95) NORWAY 33.03
96(96) ASA 30.00
96(96) UAE 30.00
98(98) MAURITIUS 29.74
99(99) HEL 29.33
100(100) FINLAND

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