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GWC SYSTEM 2023 STANDINGS
As at 2 October 2023
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WORLD TABLE 2023 STANDINGS
Adapted from https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/rankings/mru
As at 2 October  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   Moved up
1 IRELAND    2 1 3 6 1 5 2 7   1 IRELAND   93.79 90.63 86.53 84.65 84.45 91.17 86.39 84.62 81.17   Moved down
2 FRANCE    1 5 2 8 8 8 11 8   2 FRANCE   90.59 90.01 85.53 85.30 80.88 77.33 78.77 80.13 79.77   No Movement
3 SOUTH AFRICA  4 3 X 1 5 7 7 3   3 SOUTH AFRICA  89.70 88.97 90.61   94.19 84.58 83.81 81.79 87.66    
4 SCOTLAND    9 4 4 7 9 2 9 9   4 NEW ZEALAND  87.69 88.98 88.75 88.95 92.11 92.54 93.99 94.78 96.10    
5 NEW ZEALAND  3 6 6 3 2 4 1 1   5 SCOTLAND    83.43 81.55 83.05 80.82 79.23 81.84 82.31 80.67 77.94    
6 WALES    8 7 8 4 4 6 6 4   6 ENGLAND  83.24 83.66 87.83 89.45 88.82 86.22 90.87 90.46 79.77    
7 FIJI   13 10 9 10 7 12 12 12   7 WALES   83.17 78.09 81.56 79.36 85.02 87.24 80.98 82.55 83.49    
8 ENGLAND    5 2 1 2 3 1 3 5   8 FIJI  81.16 74.84 76.62 76.87 76.21 77.95 77.93 76.46 76.96    
9 GEORGIA   6 11 10 11 14 15 14 14   9 ARGENTINA  79.31 80.72 80.58 80.31 78.31 77.05 78.22 79.91 82.59    
10 AUSTRALIA   7 8 5 9 6 3 8 2   10 AUSTRALIA  77.48 81.80 83.92 83.08 81.90 82.40 85.49 86.35 89.33    
11 PORTUGAL    19 13 17 26 30 30 22 25   11 ITALY  75.93 75.95 70.51 70.88 72.04 72.75 71.25 72.47 72.74    
12 ARGENTINA   10 9 7 13 10 10 10 6   12 JAPAN  75.51 77.39 78.26   79.28 75.24 75.66 74.22 77.05    
13 ITALY   11 19 13 14 12 11 5 11   13 GEORGIA   72.68 75.19 73.72 72.18 71.26 73.42 73.41 74.14 71.45    
14 JAPAN   14 12 X 5 13 9 13 10   14 SAMOA  72.23 76.03 73.59   70.72 68.78 69.03 71.25 70.36    
15 SAMOA   12 24 X 15 17 16 15 13   15 TONGA  70.29 71.22 67.72   71.44 73.02 71.87 71.94 71.60    
16 TONGA   15 25 X 19 15 13 4 15   16 PORTUGAL  68.78 65.97 65.84 62.44 61.01 57.08 57.26 56.96 56.34    
17 UNITED STATES   20 21 X 20 11 21 26 16   17 URUGUAY  67.39 66.24 66.40 67.02 67.41 66.82 63.15 60.66 62.11    
18 ROMANIA   18 17 15 21 20 14 16 17   18 UNITED STATES  66.22 65.92 66.54   68.10 73.66 65.85 64.64 68.66    
19 SPAIN    16 14 11 18 18 19 18 23   19 ROMANIA 64.56 64.79 67.91 65.33 66.69 65.45 70.91 69.39 66.59    
20 URUGUAY   17 20 12 12 19 17 19 21   20 SPAIN  64.05 67.17 66.20 67.51 68.16 62.24 63.15 60.17 61.96    
21 NAMIBIA   23 18 X 17 26 24 20 19   21 NAMIBIA  60.56 61.60 59.72   61.01 60.34 58.93 62.78 61.75    
22 CHILE   21 15 X 27 24 22 25 34   22 CHILE  60.49 60.89 59.88   53.83 54.36 56.48 55.08 56.92    
23 RUSSIA  * 22 16 14 16 21 20 28 20   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 59.80 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 SOUTH KOREA  53.46 52.62     53.11 53.59 53.34 55.50 56.70    
29 ALGERIA * 26 X X X X X X 31   29 ZIMBABWE * 52.43 52.43 51.82   50.69 49.28 47.59 49.99 53.24    
30 ZIMBABWE  * 27 29 X 30 33 33 31 26   30 GERMANY   52.32       54.26 57.83 60.04 58.99 56.69    
31 HONG KONG CHINA 29 X X 22 27 25 29 24   31 KENYA * 51.79 51.79 51.77   52.55 52.79 54.24 59.28 55.89    
32 KENYA * 30 28 X 29 28 26 21 22   32 POLAND 51.54                    
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  45.82 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