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GWC SYSTEM 2024 STANDINGS
As at 30 November 2024
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WORLD TABLE 2024 STANDINGS
Adapted from https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/rankings/mru
As at 30 November, 2024
Note: World Rugby update their rankings on Mondays Greenich MT
   
2024 WORLD TABLE  2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016     WORLD TABLE 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016   Moved up
1 FRANCE    6 1 5 2 8 8 8 11   1 SOUTH AFRICA  92.78 94.54 88.97 90.61   94.19 84.58 83.81 81.79   Moved down
2 NEW ZEALAND  2 3 6 6 3 2 4 1   2 IRELAND   90.78 90.57 90.63 86.53 84.65 84.45 91.17 86.39 84.62   No Movement
3 IRELAND    3 2 1 3 6 1 5 2   3 NEW ZEALAND  90.36 89.80 88.98 88.75 88.95 92.11 92.54 93.99 94.78    
4 SOUTH AFRICA  1 4 3 X 1 5 7 7   4 FRANCE   88.51 87.81 90.01 85.53 85.30 80.88 77.33 78.77 80.13    
5 ARGENTINA  5 10 9 7 13 10 10 10   5 ARGENTINA  84.97 80.68 80.72 80.58 80.31 78.31 77.05 78.22 79.91    
6 SCOTLAND    7 9 4 4 7 9 2 9   6 SCOTLAND    83.34 83.43 81.55 83.05 80.82 79.23 81.84 82.31 80.67    
7 AUSTRALIA  9 7 8 5 9 6 3 8   7 ENGLAND  82.31 85.46 83.66 87.83 89.45 88.82 86.22 90.87 90.46    
8 ENGLAND    4 5 2 1 2 3 1 3   8 AUSTRALIA  81.52 77.48 81.80 83.92 83.08 81.90 82.40 85.49 86.35    
9 FIJI  11 13 10 9 10 7 12 12   9 FIJI  80.07 76.38 74.84 76.62 76.87 76.21 77.95 77.93 76.46    
10 JAPAN   14 14 12 X 5 13 9 13   10 ITALY  78.64 75.93 75.95 70.51 70.88 72.04 72.75 71.25 72.47    
11 SAMOA   15 12 24 X 15 17 16 15   11 WALES   74.01 80.64 78.09 81.56 79.36 85.02 87.24 80.98 82.55    
12 ITALY   13 11 19 13 14 12 11 5   12 GEORGIA   73.85 72.68 75.19 73.72 72.18 71.26 73.42 73.41 74.14    
13 WALES    8 8 7 8 4 4 6 6   13 JAPAN  72.95 74.27 77.39 78.26   79.28 75.24 75.66 74.22    
14 GEORGIA 12 6 11 10 11 14 15 14   14 SAMOA  72.68 72.23 76.03 73.59   70.72 68.78 69.03 71.25    
15 UNITED STATES   17 20 21 X 20 11 21 26   15 UNITED STATES  70.02 67.94 65.92 66.54   68.10 73.66 65.85 64.64    
16 PORTUGAL    10 19 13 17 26 30 30 22   16 PORTUGAL  68.82 72.78 65.97 65.84 62.44 61.01 57.08 57.26 56.96    
17 SPAIN    19 16 14 11 18 18 19 18   17 URUGUAY  67.07 67.39 66.24 66.40 67.02 67.41 66.82 63.15 60.66    
18 URUGUAY   20 17 20 12 12 19 17 19   18 SPAIN  65.98 62.86 67.17 66.20 67.51 68.16 62.24 63.15 60.17    
19 ROMANIA   18 18 17 15 21 20 14 16   19 TONGA  65.46 71.57 71.22 67.72   71.44 73.02 71.87 71.94    
20 TONGA   16 15 25 X 19 15 13 4   20 ROMANIA 63.01 63.28 64.79 67.91 65.33 66.69 65.45 70.91 69.39    
21 NETHERLANDS 24 28 26 X X X X X   21 CHILE  61.72 60.49 60.89 59.88   53.83 54.36 56.48 55.08    
22 CHILE   22 21 15 X 27 24 22 25   22 HONG KONG CHINA  59.49 59.80 59.66     61.23 58.11 59.66 56.50    
23 CANADA   23 24 22 X 25 22 18 27   23 CANADA  59.18 60.90 60.46 61.80   61.12 62.95 59.47 63.95    
24 GERMANY   26 X X X 28 25 23 17   24 NETHERLANDS 58.56 55.84 53.12 56.82              
25 HONG KONG CHINA  25 29 X X 22 27 25 29   25 NAMIBIA  57.87 60.56 61.60 59.72   61.01 60.34 58.93 62.78    
26 BRAZIL   29 X 30 18 24 23 28 23   26 ZIMBABWE  57.16   52.43 51.82   50.69 49.28 47.59 49.99    
27 BELGIUM   27 25 23 16 23 16 29 X   27 BRAZIL   56.53 55.37   53.31 57.71 58.89 56.81 55.91 50.67    
28 NAMIBIA   21 23 18 X 17 26 24 20   28 BELGIUM   56.51 54.58 55.97 54.86 57.17 55.74 58.09 56.94      
29 POLAND 28 X X X X X X X   29 GERMANY   52.95 52.32       54.26 57.83 60.04 58.99    
30 ZIMBABWE   X 27 29 X 30 33 33 31   30 POLAND 51.62 51.54                  
31 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  X X X X X 42 X X   31 KENYA  51.55   51.79 51.77   52.55 52.79 54.24 59.28    
32 SOUTH KOREA   30 31 X X 31 31 31 24   32 SOUTH KOREA  50.77 53.46 52.62     53.11 53.59 53.34 55.50    
33 MALAYSIA   31 32 X X 38 X X X   33 PARAGUAY  48.35         46.90 49.59 48.54 49.46    
34 PARAGUAY   X X X X 34 36 34 32   34 UGANDA  46.87   47.25       48.34 50.69 47.44    
35 ALGERIA  X 26 X X X X X X   35 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 44.18                    
36 KENYA  X 30 28 X 29 28 26 21   36 MALAYSIA  43.88 45.82 46.12     46.12 46.26        
37 UGANDA  X 33 X X X 29 27 30   37 SENEGAL  43.17   43.22       44.82 45.85 48.79    
38 SENEGAL  X 34 X X X 39 38 X   38 ALGERIA  42.69   36.25                
39 IVORY COAST   X 35 X X 36 41 X X   39 IVORY COAST  41.69   46.24     47.57 46.59        
40 BURKINA FASO  X 36 X X X X X X   40 BURKINA FASO  31.05   31.05                
X RUSSIA  * X 22 16 14 16 21 20 28   X RUSSIA *     58.06 58.60 62.12 63.09 65.20 64.12 63.25    
X BERMUDA  * X 37 X X 40 X X X   X COLOMBIA *       51.87   51.92 49.84 48.36 47.97    
X GIBRALTAR  * X 38 X X 37 43 X X   X SWITZERLAND *           52.60 53.24        
X JAMAICA * X 39 X X X X X X   X MEXICO *           47.55 45.66 45.12 45.62    
X COLOMBIA  * X X 27 X 32 35 35 33   X CAYMAN ISLANDS *           42.99          
X MEXICO  *  X X X X 33 37 36 34   X TUNISIA *             48.53 47.26      
X SWITZERLAND  *  X X X X 35 40 X X   X MOROCCO *             46.33        
X CAYMAN ISLANDS  *  X X X X 39 X X X   X COOK ISLANDS *             45.11        
X TUNISIA * X X X X X 32 32 X   X GUYANA *             43.15        
X MOROCCO * X X X X X 34 X X   X PAPUA NEW GUINEA *                 39.27    
X COOK ISLANDS * X X X X X 44 X X   * Yet to qualify in 2024      
X GUYANA * X X X X X 45 X X          
X PAPUA NEW GUINEA * X X X X X 38 37 35          
  * Yet to qualify in 2024