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The World Rugby Rankings is a ranking system for national teams in rugby union, managed by World Rugby, the sport's governing body. There are separate men's and women's rankings. The teams of World Rugby's member nations are ranked based on their game results, with the most successful teams being ranked highest.
South Africa currently top the world rankings. Not shown on the table, but the other nations to have been ranked No. 1, are Wales, spending two weeks in the top spot in 2019, before relinquishing the No. 1 spot to New Zealand, and France who held No. 1 for a week in 2022. Tenures are correct as of the last ranking update on 16 October 2023:
World Ranking [a] Trophy/Other comp. Ref. Home Away 5 February Scotland: Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 20 17 2022 Six Nations Championship: Loss Scotland: Tom Curry: 4th Calcutta Cup [40] [41] 13 February Italy: Stadio Olimpico, Rome 0 33 Win England: 3rd — [42] [43] 26 February Wales: Twickenham Stadium, London 23 19 Win England: Courtney ...
The Rugby World Cup returns for perhaps the most competitive edition yet, with 20 teams vying for glory in France. The tournament, which runs from 8 September to 30 October, takes place in nine ...
The release of World Rugby rankings this week was accompanied by little fanfare, though at a glance it seemed to represent one of the most significant power shifts in the global game for several ...
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The IRL Men's World Rankings are the ranking system for men's national teams in the sport of rugby league football. The teams of the member nations of the International Rugby League, rugby league football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest. A point system is used ...
As a result of this loss, New Zealand drop to fifth in the World Rugby Rankings, their lowest ranking ever. New Zealand lose their opening match of the Rugby Championship/Tri Nations for the first time since 2005. It was South Africa's biggest win over New Zealand since 30 June 1928, when South Africa won 17–0 in Kingsmead, Durban.