IRB World Rankings

The World Rugby Ranking of Men's National Rugby Teams, formerly known as the IRB (International Rugby Board) Ranking, was created in 2003. It is used to compare national men's rugby union teams.es

Latest update: 21/09/2026

Rank	Team	Points	Évolution sur 6 mois
1	South Africa	95.09	–
2	New Zealand	91.15	–
3	Ireland	88.08	–
4	France	87.43	–
5	England	85.68	▲ 1
6	Scotland	84.78	▲ 1
7	Australia	83.55	▲ 1
8	Argentina	82.24	▼ 3
9	Japan	77.28	▲ 3
10	Fiji	76.81	▼ 1
11	Wales	76.38	–
12	Italy	76.3	▼ 2
13	Georgia	73.94	–
14	Portugal	69.39	–
15	United States	67.58	▲ 1
16	Chile	66.94	▲ 2
17	Spain	66.83	–
18	Uruguay	65.75	▼ 3
19	Tonga	65.14	–
20	Samoa	64.73	–
21	Romania	62.45	▲ 1
22	Canada	62.29	▲ 3
23	Belgium	61.03	▼ 2
24	Hong Kong	60.74	▼ 1
25	Zimbabwe	57.68	▼ 1
26	Namibia	56.96	–
27	Netherlands	56.44	–
28	Switzerland	55.47	–
29	Czech Republic	54.78	–
30	Poland	54.54	–
31	Paraguay	52.15	–
32	Russia	52.06	–
33	Brazil	51.5	▲ 1
34	Sweden	51.11	▼ 1
35	Germany	50.92	–
36	Kenya	50.09	–
37	Mexico	49.97	▲ 1
38	Republic of Korea	49.29	▼ 1
39	Morocco	47.54	–
40	United Arab Emirates	47.45	–
41	Colombia	47.11	–
42	Cayman Islands	46.52	▲ 5
43	Philippines	46.35	▲ 10
44	Malta	45.83	▲ 6
45	Algeria	45.82	▼ 3
46	Madagascar	45.76	▼ 3
47	Senegal	45.72	▼ 3
48	Tunisia	45.56	▼ 3
49	Sri Lanka	45.53	▼ 3
50	Uganda	45.12	▼ 1
51	Ukraine	44.99	▲ 1
52	Trinidad And Tobago	44.27	▼ 4
53	Luxembourg	43.09	▲ 2
54	Lithuania	43.02	▲ 2
55	Malaysia	42.93	▼ 1
56	Croatia	41.8	▼ 5
57	Moldova	41.11	▲ 2
58	Denmark	40.94	▼ 1
59	Kazakhstan	40.49	▼ 1
60	Barbados	40.43	▲ 11
61	Chinese Taipei	40.27	▲ 4
62	Jamaica	40	▼ 1
63	Israel	39.97	▼ 3
64	Austria	39.74	▲ 8
65	Latvia	39.63	▼ 2
66	Zambia	39.24	▼ 2
67	Cook Islands	39.11	▼ 1
68	Ivory Coast	39.06	▼ 1
69	Serbia	38.69	▼ 1
70	Bermuda	37.74	▲ 4
71	Thailand	37.55	▲ 2
72	Singapore	37.3	▼ 10
73	Bulgaria	37.26	▼ 3
74	Guyana	36.85	▼ 5
75	Nigeria	36.82	▲ 1
76	Venezuela	36.78	▲ 1
77	Finland	36.35	▼ 2
78	Botswana	36.21	–
79	Andorra	35.15	–
80	Peru	35.05	–
81	Ghana 7s	34.38	▲ 2
82	Slovenia	34.19	–
83	Saint Vincent And The Grenadines	33.62	▼ 2
84	Turkey	32.15	▲ 1
85	India	31.83	▲ 1
86	Hungary	31.29	▼ 2
87	Burkina Faso	31.05	–
88	Guam	30.51	▲ 1
90	Iran	30	–
91	Costa Rica	29.75	–
92	China	28.91	–
93	Bosnia And Herzegovina	28.36	–
94	Papua New Guinea	27.68	▲ 1
95	Sainte-Lucia	27.58	▼ 1
96	Bahamas	27.46	–
97	Eswatini	25.58	–
98	Qatar	25.31	–
99	Uzbekistan	25.28	–
100	Mauritius	24.56	▲ 1
101	Norway	24.5	▼ 1
102	Pakistan	24.13	–
103	Nepal	24	–
104	Rwanda	23.78	▲ 1
105	Laos	23.38	▼ 2
106	Cameroon	23.12	–
107	Niue Islands	22.63	–
108	Burundi	20.16	–
109	Solomon Islands	17.97	–
110	Indonesia	15.95	–
111	Monaco	11.17	–
112	Greece	10.55	–
113	Vanuatu	9.29	–
114	American Samoa	7.53	–

How is the World Rugby Ranking calculated?

Each national team has a number of points between 0 and 100, with 0 being the lowest value and the top ranked team often having a number of points between 89 and 95. The evolution of the ranking is linked to the point exchange system: at each international match, the winning team takes a certain number of points from the losing team. If the winning team is lower ranked before the match or if it wins by a large margin (15 points or more), then it can gain more points, up to a maximum of 2 points for a single match. Finally, it should be noted that matches in the Rugby World Cup finals, a competition held every four years, are worth double.

Has France ever been in first place in the IRB rankings?

Yes, the French rugby team was once #1 in the IRB rankings and therefore considered the "best team in the world". But this has only happened once: on July 11, 2022, after their victory against Japan and taking advantage of the defeat of the All-Blacks of New Zealand and South Africa, France climbed to the top of the ranking. However, Ireland dethroned France less than 10 days later with two wins over New Zealand on a summer tour.

Before that date, France's best IRB ranking had been second place in 2007, notably after the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France and the victory over the New Zealand team in the quarterfinals (20-18). Other European teams have reached the first place: in 2019, Wales, Ireland and England have successively occupied this place.

Why are we talking about the World Rugby rankings rather than the IRB rankings?

The World Rugby Ranking is the official name of the world ranking, created in 2003 and initially named International Rugby Board. Despite the name change, the term 'IRB Rankings' is still widely used, both in the media and by rugby fans.