IRB World Rankings

[Xanthippe]

England's win over Wales takes them above us into 3rd place and we drop to 4th while the other four teams stay where they were.

1 New Zealand 93.70
2 South Africa 88.23
3 England 85.83
4 Ireland 85.48
5 Australia 82.95
6 Wales 80.66
7 France 80.27
8 Scotland 78.17
9 Argentina 78.23
10 Samoa 75.39
11 Japan 74.70
12 Fiji 74.57
13 Tonga 74.12
14 Italy 71.19

[Xanthippe]

Rankings following this weekend's games

1 New Zealand 93.70
2 South Africa 88.23
3 England 85.83
4 Ireland 85.66
5 Australia 82.95
6 Wales 81.71
7 France 80.09
8 Argentina 78.23
9 Scotland 77.11
10 Samoa 75.39
11 Japan 74.70
12 Fiji 74.57
13 Tonga 74.12
14 Italy 71.19

[Xanthippe]

Rankings after the 3rd round of games. Ireland back up to 3rd and Scotland, who were 8th before tournament started, have dropped to 10th

1 New Zealand 93.70
2 South Africa 88.23
3 Ireland 86.38
4 England 85.11
5 Australia 82.95
6 Wales 82.85
7 France 78.95
8 Argentina 78.23
9 Samoa 75.39
10 Scotland 75.22
11 Japan 74.70
12 Fiji 74.57
13 Tonga 74.12
14 Italy 73.08

[The Doc]

Rankings after the 3rd round of games. Ireland back up to 3rd and Scotland, who were 8th before tournament started, have dropped to 10th

1 New Zealand 93.70
2 South Africa 88.23
3 Ireland 86.38
4 England 85.11
5 Australia 82.95
6 Wales 82.85
7 France 78.95
8 Argentina 78.23
9 Samoa 75.39
10 Scotland 75.22
11 Japan 74.70
12 Fiji 74.57
13 Tonga 74.12
14 Italy 73.08

France at 7th is incredible - they really are shocking

[Dexter]

Rankings after the 3rd round of games. Ireland back up to 3rd and Scotland, who were 8th before tournament started, have dropped to 10th

1 New Zealand 93.70
2 South Africa 88.23
3 Ireland 86.38
4 England 85.11
5 Australia 82.95
6 Wales 82.85
7 France 78.95
8 Argentina 78.23
9 Samoa 75.39
10 Scotland 75.22
11 Japan 74.70
12 Fiji 74.57
13 Tonga 74.12
14 Italy 73.08

France at 7th is incredible - they really are shocking

True.. a good bit behind Wales and only slightly ahead of Argentina too. Just shows the damage the club sugar daddies are doing.

[nc6000]

Am I correct to assume we can only move up by playing SA or NZ?

[VGE]

Rankings after the 3rd round of games. Ireland back up to 3rd and Scotland, who were 8th before tournament started, have dropped to 10th

1 New Zealand 93.70
2 South Africa 88.23
3 Ireland 86.38
4 England 85.11
5 Australia 82.95
6 Wales 82.85
7 France 78.95
8 Argentina 78.23
9 Samoa 75.39
10 Scotland 75.22
11 Japan 74.70
12 Fiji 74.57
13 Tonga 74.12
14 Italy 73.08

France at 7th is incredible - they really are shocking

France is actually somewhere between Scotland and Italy. Wait the next Italy/France to know exactly where.


Au revoir.

[jimbobjoe]

Am I correct to assume we can only move up by playing SA or NZ?

In a single game yes. We can still get points off teams within 10 ranking points of us (bearing in mind that home team always has an additional 3 points). There's just under a point available vs Wales and a fraction of a point available vs Scotland.

[Logorrhea]

Always interesting to see them in a list, but they mean nothing really. You win nothing for a place in the rankings.

[johng]

You win a warm fuzzy feeling.

[Logorrhea]

lol

[simonokeeffe]

Rankings after the 3rd round of games. Ireland back up to 3rd and Scotland, who were 8th before tournament started, have dropped to 10th

1 New Zealand 93.70
2 South Africa 88.23
3 Ireland 86.38
4 England 85.11
5 Australia 82.95
6 Wales 82.85
7 France 78.95
8 Argentina 78.23
9 Samoa 75.39
10 Scotland 75.22
11 Japan 74.70
12 Fiji 74.57
13 Tonga 74.12
14 Italy 73.08

France at 7th is incredible - they really are shocking

True.. a good bit behind Wales and only slightly ahead of Argentina too. Just shows the damage the club sugar daddies are doing.

think you mean PSA

[offshorerules]

What I couldn't find today was the post from the last release of the rankings on planet rugby. There were lots of English fans saying that this weekends game would prove they were right. Wonder what they think now.

[Oldschool]

Always interesting to see them in a list, but they mean nothing really. You win nothing for a place in the rankings.

Mostly true, except for when the seedings for the RWC are being decided.

[Fireworks]

Always interesting to see them in a list, but they mean nothing really. You win nothing for a place in the rankings.

Mostly true, except for when the seedings for the RWC are being decided.

Doing that seeding so far out from the competition itself makes it a lottery as to whether the groups make sense by the time the event makes it around.

[Lamb of BOD]

Doing that seeding so far out from the competition itself makes it a lottery as to whether the groups make sense by the time the event makes it around.

at least their lottery machines seem to work

[Scrum 5]

Always interesting to see them in a list, but they mean nothing really. You win nothing for a place in the rankings.

Mostly true, except for when the seedings for the RWC are being decided.

Doing that seeding so far out from the competition itself makes it a lottery as to whether the groups make sense by the time the event makes it around.

Are we looking odds on to be first seeds for Japan then?

If same as last time are we looking to find out post Autumn internationals 2016?

Apart from having a more settled base in Japan not sure if it makes much odds being seeded one or two.

[simonokeeffe]

we'll have to send a mostly Leinster squad to the world cup in Japan, Munster players eating sushi for photo ops wouldnt be allowed back into Limerick

[Xanthippe]

Rankings after the Saturday's games

1 New Zealand 93.70
2 South Africa 88.23
3 Ireland 85.33
4 England 85.11
5 Wales 83.90
6 Australia 82.95
7 France 78.95
8 Argentina 78.23
9 Samoa 75.39
10 Scotland 75.22
11 Japan 74.70
12 Fiji 74.57
13 Tonga 74.12
14 Italy 73.08

[johng]

Georgia have passed Italy and Scotland are now just a g**hair ahead of Japan

Not great that we have 6N teams in 15th and (barely) 10th.