Updated World Rankings!!

[Mullins!!!]

RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD RANKINGS – as at 20th November 2011

1 Australia 1406.59

2 New Zealand 991.56

3 England 799.47

4 Papua New Guinea 260.49

5 France 246.08

6 Wales 245.16

7 Fiji 145.35

8 Samoa 123.19

9 Tonga 82.07

10 Scotland 75.39

11 USA 65.86

12 Ireland 64.28

13 Italy 55.28

14 Lebanon 52.42

15 Serbia 46.14

16 Cook Islands 42.32

17 Russia 39.48

18 Norway 38.22

19 Germany 34.52

20 Malta 26.46

21 Canada 24.21

22 South Africa 23.38

23 Jamaica 20.05

24 Latvia 19.55

25 Ukraine 19.12

26 Czech Republic 14.27

27 Sweden .95



Nice!

 

[pcpp]

Old stats for comparison:

Rank Change Team Points
1
Australia 1,240.02
2 New Zealand 1,062.30
3 England 682.19
4 Papua New Guinea 330.24
5 France 250.03
6 Samoa 159.50
7 Wales 148.40
8 Fiji 145.85
9 Tonga 129.01
10 Scotland 91.01
11 Ireland 72.81
12 Cook Islands 62.11
13 United States 59.67
14 Serbia 41.48
15 Italy 38.55
16 Lebanon 38.42
17 increase1 Germany 34.52
18 increase2 Norway 32.04
19 decrease2 Russia 28.44
20 increase3 Malta 26.46
21 increase4 Canada 21.91
22 decrease4 Latvia 19.55
23
decrease3
Ukraine 19.12
24 Czech Republic 14.27
25 decrease2 Jamaica 13.78
26
NEW
South Africa 11.85
27 Sweden 03.90

- Australia well up in points
- England up
- NZ down

Some confusing ones:
- Wales up a huge amount of points, and gain 1 place (but they only beat Ireland?)
- France lose points (they won all their matches except England, unless England Knights count I don't understand how they lose points)
- PNG & Fiji both lose points (?)

 

[billy2]

Cook Islands below Serbia and Lebanon is something i chose not to think about in case the top of my head blows off.

 

[Chook Norris]

gap is widening between big 3 and the rest

 

[BODISGOD]

gap is widening between big 3 and the rest

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The rest


The USA>Ireland is

 

[Evil Homer]

Cook Islands below Serbia and Lebanon is something i chose not to think about in case the top of my head blows off.

Why? AFAIK the Cooks haven't played since 2009.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

LOL England....you'll always be third.

 

[bazza]

Why? AFAIK the Cooks haven't played since 2009.

Yep - my guess is that the points you get take into account the teams that you beat or lose to over the past year with more recent matches having more significance

 

[Mullins!!!]

Wales jumped heaps cos the points for being in the 4 nations is heaps more than the smaller tournaments so thats cool and prob reflects where they are. France shouldn't have gone down since they pretty much won all their games tho I agree. The cooks REALLY have to play some matches b4 the world cup because if they go through in 2013 ranked 20, the lebanese will have even more cause to protest.

 

[crimpo]

Latvia above the Ukraine - hmmmmmm

Its done by stats and computers so some odd results will always show up.

 

[DINGb@T]

Yeah, you get points for playing more games but the points you get are effected by the quality of your opposition. Hence PNG has gone down because they're not in the 4Nations this year while a series of Wales hammerings in the 4 Nations has achieved more than France winning the Euro Cup. It's a reflection of how far the gap between the top 3 and the rest are, as well as how lucrative a place in the 4Nations is.

The Yanks winning the Atlantic also shows that winning a smaller comp doesn't give you a lot of points, although at that end of the scale it still has a significant impact (is that America's highest ever world ranking?)

Makes you wonder what would happen if America could convince Australia to play a warm up game on their way to England. Even if they got smashed they could score a pretty big points lift. They'd just have to convince the RLIF that it was a proper Test.

But most of all you've got to pity Lebanon. That Cook Is result is a direct result of their lack of games. Through their effort Lebanon now sits in the top 14 while the Cook Is aren't even trying to maintain their competitiveness.

 

[DINGb@T]

Also, France winning the Euro cup and losing to England is exactly what happens every year they're not in the 4Nations. So the fact that their points are pretty much the same is just a reflection of their status quo. Unless their opposition gets a lot more points then neither will they when they beat them.

 

[Bluebags1908]

How can Serbia be ahead of Russia when Russia just beat them?

 

[Didgi]

Probably the same way NZ are ahead of England even though England just beat them. That it's done on points not most recent result.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Yeah, you get points for playing more games but the points you get are effected by the quality of your opposition. Hence PNG has gone down because they're not in the 4Nations this year while a series of Wales hammerings in the 4 Nations has achieved more than France winning the Euro Cup. It's a reflection of how far the gap between the top 3 and the rest are, as well as how lucrative a place in the 4Nations is.

The Yanks winning the Atlantic also shows that winning a smaller comp doesn't give you a lot of points, although at that end of the scale it still has a significant impact (is that America's highest ever world ranking?)

Makes you wonder what would happen if America could convince Australia to play a warm up game on their way to England. Even if they got smashed they could score a pretty big points lift. They'd just have to convince the RLIF that it was a proper Test.

But most of all you've got to pity Lebanon. That Cook Is result is a direct result of their lack of games. Through their effort Lebanon now sits in the top 14 while the Cook Is aren't even trying to maintain their competitiveness.

Australia have played the USA and I think the yanks led 24-0 at one stage before going down against a pretty much full strength Aussie team - how much was drunk the night before by the Kangaroos is unknown though.

 

[league13]

Bobby DIGital

First Grade

Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: NZ
Posts: 8,779

Re: Updated World Rankings!!
LOL England....you'll always be third


Didn't England just thrash the Kiwis?

 

[roughyedspud]

thrash is abit harsh....


i prefer dominated,packed their suitcases and helped them onto the 747 home

 

[rlv]

I think the rankings are based on games in the past 3 years, average number of games etc so because of this points can be won and lost in hard to understand ways for most but it's similar to the FIFA rankings which go from the past 4 years

 

[NRL-TGG]

Some confusing ones:
- Wales up a huge amount of points, and gain 1 place (but they only beat Ireland?)
- France lose points (they won all their matches except England, unless England Knights count I don't understand how they lose points)
- PNG & Fiji both lose points (?)

I'll try to help.

1. Wales are up for playing in a large competition. More points for competing and qualifying for large events such as the World Cup and Four Nations then winning smaller internationals.
2. The rankings are based on the last three years of course, perhaps the points they got in the four nations a few years ago are now gone.
3. PNG and Fiji have only competed in smaller internationals.

Bobby DIGital

First Grade

Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: NZ
Posts: 8,779

Re: Updated World Rankings!!
LOL England....you'll always be third


Didn't England just thrash the Kiwis?

One games doesn't make up for a gap that large, nor should it. England will have to start beating New Zealand semi regularly to get on top of New Zealand.

 

[roughyedspud]

One games doesn't make up for a gap that large, nor should it. England will have to start beating New Zealand semi regularly to get on top of New Zealand.

you baffoon....the last 10 games we've played against each other its 5 wins each