Lineal Ranking system

[newman]

So Italy win one warm up match against an England side that is chopped and changed like an NRL trial and are all of a sudden jump from 16th to the 2nd best team in the world?

 

[crimpo]

Yes - but we'll see how long they remain there...

The Vanuatu wins were against the Solomon Islands and Niue

 

[vamosrafa]

You also missed Vanuatu vs Greece last year, and Philippines vs Thailand also last year. And Greece beat Thailand 90-0 a week ago I'm pretty sure

 

[deluded pom?]

You also missed Vanuatu vs Greece last year, and Philippines vs Thailand also last year. And Greece beat Thailand 90-0 a week ago I'm pretty sure

Was that official Thailand or unofficial Thailand?

 

[vamosrafa]

Was that official Thailand or unofficial Thailand?

Official Thailand for both matches. Last year against the Phils was Asia Cup, Philippines won 86-0, and official Thailand vs Greece, a kid who went to my school and plays nyc for manly played in the Greek team

 

[bender]

You also missed Vanuatu vs Greece last year, and Philippines vs Thailand also last year. And Greece beat Thailand 90-0 a week ago I'm pretty sure

Who won Vanuatu vs Greece and Phillipines vs Thailand.

 

[vamosrafa]

Who won Vanuatu vs Greece and Phillipines vs Thailand.

Greece beat vanuatu 24-14 and Philippines beat Thailand 86-0

 

[bender]

1 Australia
2 Italy
3 England
4 New Zealand
5 PNG
6 Fiji
7 France
8 USA
9 Tonga
10 Samoa
11 Wales
12 Scotland
13 Ireland
14 Cook Islands
15 Canada
16 Lebanon
17 Russia
18 Serbia
19 Germany
20 Malta
21 Denmark
22 Ukraine
23 Sweden
24 Norway
25 Jamaica
26 South Africa
27 Latvia
28 Czech Republic
29 Sweden
30 Portugal
31 Japan
32 Belgium
33 Netherlands
34 Greece
35 Vanuata
36 Phillipines
37 Thailand


Unranked - Alphabetical Order

unranked Hungary -
unranked India -
unranked Indonesia -
unranked Japan -
unranked Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -
unranked Morocco -
unranked Pakistan -
unranked Palastine -
unranked Singapore -

okay, i think that puts things up to date, as we go into what is probably the most interesting month of games, probably ever.

 

[vamosrafa]

Philippines beat Thailand yesterday 46-10, although I don't think it has any bearing on the rankings.

 

[bender]

1 Australia
2 Italy
3 England
4 New Zealand
5 France
6 PNG
7 Fiji
8 USA
9 Tonga
10 Samoa
11 Wales
12 Scotland
13 Ireland
14 Cook Islands
15 Canada
16 Lebanon
17 Russia
18 Serbia
19 Germany
20 Malta
21 Denmark
22 Ukraine
23 Sweden
24 Norway
25 Jamaica
26 South Africa
27 Latvia
28 Czech Republic
29 Sweden
30 Portugal
31 Japan
32 Belgium
33 Netherlands
34 Greece
35 Vanuata
36 Phillipines
37 Thailand
38 Hungary


Unranked - Alphabetical Order


unranked India -
unranked Indonesia -
unranked Japan -
unranked Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -
unranked Morocco -
unranked Pakistan -
unranked Palastine -
unranked Singapore -



France has climbed above PNG with a narrow victory. All other world cup games going to ranking so far.

Also, Greece has defeated Hungary, in a decisive way, which means Hungary can move to the bottom of the rankings as they are now an active nation.

 

[Joely01]

You have Sweden in there twice, just so you know.

 

[Bovrick]

snip


France has climbed above PNG with a narrow victory. All other world cup games going to ranking so far.

Also, Greece has defeated Hungary, in a decisive way, which means Hungary can move to the bottom of the rankings as they are now an active nation.

1 Australia
2 Italy
3 England
4 New Zealand
5 France
6 PNG
7 Fiji
8 USA
9 Scotland
10 Tonga
11 Samoa
12 Wales
13 Ireland
14 Cook Islands
15 Canada
16 Lebanon
17 Russia
18 Serbia
19 Germany
20 Malta
21 Denmark
22 Ukraine
23 Sweden
24 Norway
25 Jamaica
26 South Africa
27 Latvia
28 Czech Republic
29 Portugal
30 Japan
31 Belgium
32 Netherlands
33 Greece
34 Vanuatu
35 Philippines
36 Thailand
37 Hungary


Unranked - Alphabetical Order


unranked India -
unranked Indonesia -
unranked Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -
unranked Morocco -
unranked Pakistan -
unranked Palestine -
unranked Singapore -

 

[bender]

Thanks Bovrick. Cook Islands with the chance to make a huge leap by beating the USA, although i think that the USA will beat them.

 

[Springs]

The warm-up matches definitely should not count. They weren't even played under international rules. Some teams used 24 players!

 

[byrner]

So why are italy #2?

 

[bender]

The Scotland vs Italy draw creates a bit of a dilemma.

Should the teams stay where they are in the rankings, or should Scotland move in line with Italy, but one place below them because they only drew. I think the second option is where i would rank things.

Things are a little skewed because of the perception that Italy caught England on a bad day in a non competitive match, but still, i think that the Scottish draw with Italy is very impressive. Certainly much more impressive than say Wales, Ireland, Scotland or Samoa have managed so far. I think their ranking deserves to increase on the back of this game.

Does anyone have an opinion on how the draw should effect the rankings?

 

[newman]

The Scotland vs Italy draw creates a bit of a dilemma.

Should the teams stay where they are in the rankings, or should Scotland move in line with Italy, but one place below them because they only drew. I think the second option is where i would rank things.

Things are a little skewed because of the perception that Italy caught England on a bad day in a non competitive match, but still, i think that the Scottish draw with Italy is very impressive. Certainly much more impressive than say Wales, Ireland, Scotland or Samoa have managed so far. I think their ranking deserves to increase on the back of this game.

Does anyone have an opinion on how the draw should effect the rankings?

Yes. The fact that you have Italy as the 2nd best team in the world means your ranking system is a joke.

 

[southwalesrabbitoh]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! This is hilarious! Thanks for making me laugh until I almost vomited.

 

[bender]

Yes. The fact that you have Italy as the 2nd best team in the world means your ranking system is a joke.

They just defeated England. Where would you suggest they be ranked after that victory?

Obviously they will not be their by the end of the tournament, although if they remain there, i do say that they probably would deserve it.

 

[bender]

So why are italy #2?

Because they defeated England, who were previously ranked number 2.