irb rankings - 15/11/05

[douglasallen91]

The top 50 on the IRB World rankings:
(last week's position in brackets)
1 (1) New Zealand 92.96
2 (2) South Africa 88.99
3 (3) France 84.90
4 (5) England 83.64
5 (4) Australia 83.25
6 (6) Wales 82.46
7 (7) Ireland 81.75
8 (8) Argentina 76.82
9 (10) Fiji 73.47
10 (9) Scotland 73.05
11 (11) Italy 72.78
12 (12) Samoa 71.52
13 (13) Canada 68.42
14 (14) USA 68.31
15 (17) Portugal 66.54
16 (15) Uruguay 66.27
17 (16) Japan 65.93
18 (18) Romania 65.48
19 (19) Georgia 63.88
20 (20) Tonga 62.04
21 (21) Morocco 61.51
22 (22) Korea 60.44
23 (26) Russia 59.25
24 (24) Chile 59.22
25 (23) Czech Republic 58.78
26 (25) Namibia 58.52
27 (27) Germany 55.60
28 (29) Spain 54.73
29 (28) Hong Kong 54.08
30 (30) Paraguay 53.63
31 (32) Ukraine 53.08
32 (31) Netherlands 51.86
33 (33) Poland 51.82
34 (34) Tunisia 51.32
35 (35) Brazil 50.98
36 (36) Croatia 50.87
37 (37) Belgium 50.84
38 (39) Kenya 48.97
39 (44) Moldova 48.83
40 (38) China 48.79
41 (40) Switzerland 48.70
42 (41) Ivory Coast 48.57
43 (45) Arabian Gulf 48.31
44 (42) Chinese Taipei 48.28
45 (43) Madagascar 47.70
46 (48) Sri Lanka 47.52
47 (46) Zimbabwe 47.32
48 (49) Singapore 46.70
49 (50) Denmark 46.41
50 (47) Kazakhstan 46.33

 

[aussies1st]

What a slide by Aus. Jones better do something to stop this.

 

[Big_Bad_Shark_Fan]

Portugal
where have these guys come from
up to #15

 

[MRLA]

Malta at position 58

 

[Polynesian Warrior]

The top 50 on the IRB World rankings:
(last week's position in brackets)
1 (1) New Zealand 92.96
2 (2) South Africa 88.99
3 (3) France 84.90
4 (5) England 83.64
5 (4) Australia 83.25
6 (6) Wales 82.46
7 (7) Ireland 81.75
8 (8) Argentina 76.82
9 (10) Fiji 73.47
10 (9) Scotland 73.05
11 (11) Italy 72.78
12 (12) Samoa 71.52
13 (13) Canada 68.42
14 (14) USA 68.31
15 (17) Portugal 66.54
16 (15) Uruguay 66.27
17 (16) Japan 65.93
18 (18) Romania 65.48
19 (19) Georgia 63.88
20 (20) Tonga 62.04
21 (21) Morocco 61.51
22 (22) Korea 60.44
23 (26) Russia 59.25
24 (24) Chile 59.22
25 (23) Czech Republic 58.78
26 (25) Namibia 58.52
27 (27) Germany 55.60
28 (29) Spain 54.73
29 (28) Hong Kong 54.08
30 (30) Paraguay 53.63
31 (32) Ukraine 53.08
32 (31) Netherlands 51.86
33 (33) Poland 51.82
34 (34) Tunisia 51.32
35 (35) Brazil 50.98
36 (36) Croatia 50.87
37 (37) Belgium 50.84
38 (39) Kenya 48.97
39 (44) Moldova 48.83
40 (38) China 48.79
41 (40) Switzerland 48.70
42 (41) Ivory Coast 48.57
43 (45) Arabian Gulf 48.31
44 (42) Chinese Taipei 48.28
45 (43) Madagascar 47.70
46 (48) Sri Lanka 47.52
47 (46) Zimbabwe 47.32
48 (49) Singapore 46.70
49 (50) Denmark 46.41
50 (47) Kazakhstan 46.33

Portugal and Uruguay ahead of Japan. Is it because this nations played more test matches ?

 

[Scott]

Ranking means nothing. All that is important is who wins the World Cup every 4 years.

 

[Jackal Dog]

Hmm you would think Argentina would be a lot higher.

 

[bayrep]

Argentina are pushing a lot of the top teams but they arent beating them consistantly to move up the rankings.