IRB World Rankings
| Position (last week) | Member Union | Rating Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1(1) |  NEW ZEALAND | 90.08 |
| 2(2) |  SOUTH AFRICA | 86.94 |
| 3(3) |  AUSTRALIA | 86.87 |
| 4(4) |  ENGLAND | 83.72 |
| 5(5) |  WALES | 83.36 |
| 6(6) |  FRANCE | 81.59 |
| 7(7) |  SAMOA | 78.71 |
| 8(8) |  ARGENTINA | 78.71 |
| 9(9) |  IRELAND | 78.05 |
| 10(10) |  SCOTLAND | 76.86 |
| 11(11) |  TONGA | 76.10 |
| 12(12) |  ITALY | 76.06 |
| 13(13) |  FIJI | 71.52 |
| 14(14) |  CANADA | 71.41 |
| 15(15) |  JAPAN | 70.09 |
| 16(16) |  USA | 68.32 |
| 17(17) |  GEORGIA | 67.66 |
| 18(18) |  ROMANIA | 65.82 |
| 19(19) |  RUSSIA | 62.34 |
| 20(20) |  SPAIN | 60.44 |
| 21(21) |  URUGUAY | 59.87 |
| 22(22) |  PORTUGAL | 58.82 |
| 23(23) |  NAMIBIA | 58.45 |
| 24(24) |  BELGIUM | 57.52 |
| 25(25) |  CHILE | 56.85 |
| 26(26) |  KOREA | 56.72 |
| 27(27) |  POLAND | 56.13 |
| 28(28) |  GERMANY | 55.96 |
| 29(29) |  HONG KONG | 55.94 |
| 30(30) |  MOLDOVA | 53.77 |
| 31(31) |  ZIMBABWE | 52.57 |
| 32(32) |  MOROCCO | 52.35 |
| 33(33) |  BRAZIL | 51.86 |
| 34(34) |  NETHERLANDS | 51.53 |
| 35(35) |  SWEDEN | 51.39 |
| 36(36) |  UKRAINE | 50.97 |
| 37(37) |  KENYA | 50.28 |
| 38(38) |  PARAGUAY | 50.06 |
| 39(39) |  SRI LANKA | 49.88 |
| 40(40) |  SWITZERLAND | 48.80 |
| 41(41) |  UGANDA | 48.76 |
| 42(42) |  MADAGASCAR | 48.19 |
| 43(43) |  TUNISIA | 48.18 |
| 44(44) |  KAZAKHSTAN | 48.11 |
| 45(45) |  IVORY COAST | 47.67 |
| 46(46) |  LITHUANIA | 47.47 |
| 47(47) |  SENEGAL | 47.14 |
| 48(48) |  BERMUDA | 46.78 |
| 49(49) |  ISRAEL | 46.70 |
| 50(50) |  MALTA | 46.63 |
| 51(51) |  PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 46.55 |
| 52(52) |  CZECH REPUBLIC | 46.11 |
| 53(53) |  CROATIA | 46.04 |
| 54(54) |  TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 44.68 |
| 55(55) |  COOK ISLANDS | 44.61 |
| 56(56) |  CHINESE TAIPEI | 44.15 |
| 57(57) |  PHILIPPINES | 44.09 |
| 58(58) |  COLOMBIA | 43.65 |
| 59(59) |  GUYANA | 43.56 |
| 60(60) |  THAILAND | 43.37 |
| 61(61) |  VENEZUELA | 41.83 |
| 62(62) |  DENMARK | 41.56 |
| 63(63) |  MALAYSIA | 41.37 |
| 64(64) |  LATVIA | 41.31 |
| 65(65) |  CAYMAN | 41.27 |
| 66(66) |  SINGAPORE | 41.19 |
| 67(67) |  BARBADOS | 41.01 |
| 68(68) |  INDIA | 40.81 |
| 69(69) |  CHINA | 40.73 |
| 70(70) |  SOLOMON ISLANDS | 40.70 |
| 71(71) |  ANDORRA | 40.64 |
| 72(72) |  NIUE ISLANDS | 40.45 |
| 73(73) |  PERU | 39.67 |
| 74(74) |  MEXICO | 39.38 |
| 75(75) |  ZAMBIA | 38.87 |
| 76(76) |  BULGARIA | 38.85 |
| 77(77) |  SERBIA | 38.69 |
| 78(78) |  BOTSWANA | 38.65 |
| 79(79) |  PAKISTAN | 38.38 |
| 80(80) |  CAMEROON | 38.33 |
| 81(81) |  HUNGARY | 38.19 |
| 82(82) |  JAMAICA | 37.08 |
| 83(83) |  SLOVENIA | 37.03 |
| 84(84) |  ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES | 36.84 |
| 85(85) |  TAHITI | 36.25 |
| 86(86) |  BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | 35.89 |
| 87(87) |  GUAM | 35.70 |
| 88(88) |  BAHAMAS | 35.68 |
| 89(89) |  SWAZILAND | 35.63 |
| 90(90) |  NIGERIA | 35.29 |
| 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) |  AMERICAN SAMOA | 30.00 |
| 96(96) |  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 30.00 |
| 96(96) |  MAURITIUS | 30.00 |
| 99(99) |  GREECE | 29.33 |
| 100(100) |  FINLAND | 27.96 |
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