IRB World Rankings

simonokeeffe · Post by **simonokeeffe** » March 25th, 2015, 3:07 pm

neiliog93 wrote:How did he manufacture dips in form? Genuinely curious on this one.

starting Isaac Boss?

berniemac67 · Post by **berniemac67** » March 25th, 2015, 10:57 pm

johng wrote:
Dexter wrote:
Morf wrote:As far as I know Summer tests count.

RWC games have an extra weighting too.
Double points for RWC games as far as I know.
This is all true but not what was asked.

OK Seeing as no one else has bothered. Ireland fell from 4th to 8th during August 2011 after losing to Scotland, France (twice) and England.

All of these were WC warm up games and DO count as test matches and ranking games

QED. (Took me 3 minutes on the World Rugby site)

In a funny way losing to Wales may do us a favour. Carrying an unbeaten run through these games and into the WC could have been distracting, and given us a false sense of our own importance.

This is the silver lining I squint to keep sight of as I curse Wayne Barnes to an eternity of fiery torture

offshorerules · Post by **offshorerules** » March 26th, 2015, 9:01 am

I find it hard to get excited about world rankings to be honest.

johng · Post by **johng** » March 26th, 2015, 10:43 am

The rankings get the horn every time you walk in the room however!

offshorerules · Post by **offshorerules** » March 26th, 2015, 11:17 am

Probably, I'm a ride, ask your ma.

blockhead · Post by **blockhead** » March 26th, 2015, 11:32 am

I see the campaign is gone negative.

johng · Post by **johng** » March 26th, 2015, 7:14 pm

offshorerules wrote:Probably, I'm a ride, ask your ma.

she'd laugh at yer best.

jimbobjoe · Post by **jimbobjoe** » April 1st, 2015, 11:19 am

neiliog93 wrote:How did he manufacture dips in form? Genuinely curious on this one.

Haven't a clue.. I remember him saying something like that towards the end of his time with Leinster (can't find the article though). It was about manufacturing a dip in form in order to peak at the right time.

offshorerules · Post by **offshorerules** » April 1st, 2015, 12:17 pm

johng wrote:
offshorerules wrote:Probably, I'm a ride, ask your ma.
she'd laugh at yer best.

Also probable. I'm very funny as well as being very attractive.

johng · Post by **johng** » April 1st, 2015, 2:34 pm

Tip (and it's almost as good a tip as "don't use a hair dryer in the bath)

Leave the comedy to Simon O'Keeffe.....

offshorerules · Post by **offshorerules** » April 1st, 2015, 3:29 pm

Don't tell me she's two timing us?

johng · Post by **johng** » April 1st, 2015, 4:31 pm

Hey. You're the one who decided dating a 95 year old woman was a good idea. I've no sympathy. ...

offshorerules · Post by **offshorerules** » April 2nd, 2015, 7:50 am

johng wrote:Hey. You're the one who decided dating a 95 year old woman was a good idea. I've no sympathy. ...

Laughing here. A good way to start the day.

simonokeeffe · Post by **simonokeeffe** » August 19th, 2015, 8:03 pm

No concrete details yet but IRB are knocking back when the World Cup seeding system cutoff is/when its based on

My guess would be by a year, cant see it being more due to logistics

Ruckedtobits · Post by **Ruckedtobits** » August 31st, 2015, 11:52 pm

So, the revised ranking shows us dropping behind Australia back into 3rd place. However, even their promotion above England is small consolation for the Welsh (or the English) as they contemplate the Rankings in their Pool:
Australia - 2nd;
Wales 5th;
England 6th;
Fiji - 9th;
Uruguay - 19th.

Compared to the mid-teen rankings of Italy, Romania and Canada - all now with regular ranking games - it does clearly suggest a serious imbalance between the Pools.

For Ireland, the encouragement is huge. Respect the minnows, give them their due, but play teams strong enough to put big points on each of them. France will be a dog-fight either way and looking at last 4 results against them, (D, D, W, W), it could come down to points differance to head the Pool - the cumulative Points Differance in past four years is negligable

johng · Post by **johng** » September 5th, 2015, 11:29 pm

Ireland down to 6th in the rankings behind Wales and ahead of France

nc6000 · Post by **nc6000** » September 6th, 2015, 10:44 am

johng wrote:Ireland down to 6th in the rankings behind Wales and ahead of France

So pressure off then. Nobody will be expecting the 6th ranked team to win the RWC.

simonokeeffe · Post by **simonokeeffe** » September 6th, 2015, 2:14 pm

nc6000 wrote:
johng wrote:Ireland down to 6th in the rankings behind Wales and ahead of France
So pressure off then. Nobody will be expecting the 6th ranked team to win the RWC.

suddenly Gatty wont be so smug about beating us now

Ruckedtobits · Post by **Ruckedtobits** » September 20th, 2015, 10:42 am

If the IRB rankings operated in real time (instead of weekly) Georgia would have briefly into world top 10 ahead of Fiji yesterday for about 45 minutes.

However, Japan quickly restored the order and moved ahead of Scotland into 9th place. Rankings are looking pretty accurate now all countries playing regular games and many involving top tier

johng · Post by **johng** » September 20th, 2015, 1:31 pm

South Africa down to 6th after their debacle.

England 3rd and Wales 4th ahead of us because of warmup wins

Babbling 'brook

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