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GWC SYSTEM 2023 STANDINGS
As at 19 March, 2023
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WORLD TABLE 2023 STANDINGS
Adapted from https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/rankings/mru
As at 20 March, 2023
Note: World Rugby update their rankings on Mondays Greenich MT
 
2023 WORLD TABLE  2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015     WORLD TABLE 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015  
1 IRELAND    2 1 3 6 1 5 2 7   1 IRELAND   91.82 90.63 86.53 84.65 84.45 91.17 86.39 84.62 81.17  
2 FRANCE    1 5 2 8 8 8 11 8   2 FRANCE   90.47 90.01 85.53 85.30 80.88 77.33 78.77 80.13 79.77  
3 NEW ZEALAND * 3 6 6 3 2 4 1 1   3 NEW ZEALAND * 88.98 88.98 88.75 88.95 92.11 92.54 93.99 94.78 96.10  
4 SOUTH AFRICA * 4 3 X 1 5 7 7 3   4 SOUTH AFRICA * 88.97 88.97 90.61   94.19 84.58 83.81 81.79 87.66  
5 SCOTLAND    9 4 4 7 9 2 9 9   5 SCOTLAND    82.77 81.55 83.05 80.82 79.23 81.84 82.31 80.67 77.94  
6 ENGLAND    5 2 1 2 3 1 3 5   6 ENGLAND  82.12 83.66 87.83 89.45 88.82 86.22 90.87 90.46 79.77  
7 GEORGIA   6 11 10 11 14 15 14 14   7 AUSTRALIA * 81.80 81.80 83.92 83.08 81.90 82.40 85.49 86.35 89.33  
8 AUSTRALIA  * 7 8 5 9 6 3 8 2   8 ARGENTINA * 80.72 80.72 80.58 80.31 78.31 77.05 78.22 79.91 82.59  
9 WALES    8 7 8 4 4 6 6 4   9 WALES   78.08 78.09 81.56 79.36 85.02 87.24 80.98 82.55 83.49  
10 ARGENTINA  * 10 9 7 13 10 10 10 6   10 JAPAN * 77.39 77.39 78.26   79.28 75.24 75.66 74.22 77.05  
11 ITALY   11 19 13 14 12 11 5 11   11 GEORGIA   76.23 75.19 73.72 72.18 71.26 73.42 73.41 74.14 71.45  
12 SAMOA  * 12 24 X 15 17 16 15 13   12 SAMOA * 76.03 76.03 73.59   70.72 68.78 69.03 71.25 70.36  
13 FIJI  * 13 10 9 10 7 12 12 12   13 FIJI * 74.84 74.84 76.62 76.87 76.21 77.95 77.93 76.46 76.96  
14 JAPAN  * 14 12 X 5 13 9 13 10   14 ITALY  74.63 75.95 70.51 70.88 72.04 72.75 71.25 72.47 72.74  
15 TONGA  * 15 25 X 19 15 13 4 15   15 TONGA * 71.22 71.22 67.72   71.44 73.02 71.87 71.94 71.60  
16 PORTUGAL    19 13 17 26 30 30 22 25   16 PORTUGAL  67.92 65.97 65.84 62.44 61.01 57.08 57.26 56.96 56.34  
17 ROMANIA   18 17 15 21 20 14 16 17   17 URUGUAY * 66.24 66.24 66.40 67.02 67.41 66.82 63.15 60.66 62.11  
18 SPAIN    16 14 11 18 18 19 18 23   18 UNITED STATES * 65.92 65.92 66.54   68.10 73.66 65.85 64.64 68.66  
19 URUGUAY  * 17 20 12 12 19 17 19 21   19 ROMANIA 65.85 64.79 67.91 65.33 66.69 65.45 70.91 69.39 66.59  
20 UNITED STATES  * 20 21 X 20 11 21 26 16   20 SPAIN  64.05 67.17 66.20 67.51 68.16 62.24 63.15 60.17 61.96  
21 CHILE  * 21 15 X 27 24 22 25 34   21 NAMIBIA * 61.60 61.60 59.72   61.01 60.34 58.93 62.78 61.75  
22 RUSSIA  * 22 16 14 16 21 20 28 20   22 CHILE * 60.89 60.89 59.88   53.83 54.36 56.48 55.08 56.92  
23 NAMIBIA  * 23 18 X 17 26 24 20 19   23 CANADA  * 60.46 60.46 61.80   61.12 62.95 59.47 63.95 62.65  
24 CANADA  * 24 22 X 25 22 18 27 18   24 HONG KONG CHINA*  59.66 59.66     61.23 58.11 59.66 56.50 57.17  
25 NETHERLANDS 28 26 X X X X X X   25 RUSSIA * 58.06 58.06 58.60 62.12 63.09 65.20 64.12 63.25 63.54  
26 GERMANY   X X X 28 25 23 17 27   26 NETHERLANDS 55.84 53.12 56.82              
27 BELGIUM   25 23 16 23 16 29 X X   27 BELGIUM   54.58 55.97 54.86 57.17 55.74 58.09 56.94      
28 POLAND X X X X X X X X   28 GERMANY   52.32       54.26 57.83 60.04 58.99 56.69  
29 ALGERIA * 26 X X X X X X 31   29 SOUTH KOREA * 52.62 52.62     53.11 53.59 53.34 55.50 56.70  
30 ZIMBABWE  * 27 29 X 30 33 33 31 26   30 ZIMBABWE * 52.43 52.43 51.82   50.69 49.28 47.59 49.99 53.24  
31 HONG KONG  *  29 X X 22 27 25 29 24   31 POLAND 51.54                  
32 KENYA * 30 28 X 29 28 26 21 22   32 KENYA * 51.79 51.79 51.77   52.55 52.79 54.24 59.28 55.89  
33 SOUTH KOREA   * 31 X X 31 31 31 24 28   33 UGANDA * 47.25 47.25       48.34 50.69 47.44    
34 MALAYSIA  * 32 X X 38 X X X 30   34 IVORY COAST * 46.24 46.24     47.57 46.59        
35 UGANDA * 33 X X X 29 27 30 X   35 MALAYSIA * 46.12 46.12     46.12 46.26     43.53  
36 SENEGAL * 34 X X X 39 38 X X   36 SENEGAL * 43.22 43.22       44.82 45.85 48.79    
37 IVORY COAST  * 35 X X 36 41 X X X   37 ALGERIA * 36.25 36.25                
38 BURKINA FASO * 36 X X X X X X X   38 BURKINA FASO * 31.05 31.05                
39 BERMUDA  * 37 X X 40 X X X X   X BRAZIL  *     53.31 57.71 58.89 56.81 55.91 50.67 48.44  
40 GIBRALTAR  * 38 X X 37 43 X X X   X COLOMBIA *     51.87   51.92 49.84 48.36 47.97    
41 JAMAICA * 39 X X X X X X X   X SWITZERLAND *         52.60 53.24        
X COLOMBIA  * X 27 X 32 35 35 33 X   X MEXICO *         47.55 45.66 45.12 45.62    
X BRAZIL  * X 30 18 24 23 28 23 35   X PARAGUAY *         46.90 49.59 48.54 49.46 50.46  
X MEXICO  *  X X X 33 37 36 34 X   X CAYMAN ISLANDS *         42.99          
X PARAGUAY  *  X X X 34 36 34 32 33   X TUNISIA *           48.53 47.26   49.11  
X SWITZERLAND  *  X X X 35 40 X X X   X MOROCCO *           46.33        
X CAYMAN ISLANDS  *  X X X 39 X X X X   X COOK ISLANDS *           45.11        
X TUNISIA * X X X X 32 32 X 29   X GUYANA *           43.15        
X MOROCCO * X X X X 34 X X X   X PAPUA NEW GUINEA *               39.27    
X UNITED ARAB EMIRATES * X X X X 42 X X X   X KAZAKHSTAN *                 48.14  
X COOK ISLANDS * X X X X 44 X X X * Yet to qualify in 2023                    
X GUYANA * X X X X 45 X X X                          
X PAPUA NEW GUINEA * X X X X 38 37 35 X                          
X KAZAKHSTAN * X X X X X X X 32                          
  * Yet to qualify in 2023