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World Rugby men's rankings

As of 2 Nov 2026, South Africa is No. 1 in the World Rugby men's rankings (93.09 points), ahead of New Zealand (92.27 points).

The top 30 men's national rugby union teams by World Rugby rating points, from Wikipedia's copy of the weekly rankings.

As of
2 Nov 2026
Last changed
3 h ago
Last checked
3 h ago
Checked
daily

Source: World Rugby, via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · exact version used Men's rugby union rankings. The source date is the published ranking date; Wikipedia updates may lag the official weekly list.

The list

Movement since 7 Oct 2026

No.MoveTeamPoints
1South Africa93.09
2New Zealand92.27
3Ireland88.08
4France87.43
5England85.68
6Scotland84.78
7Australia84.43
8Argentina82.24
9Fiji77.85
10Wales76.38
11Italy76.30
12Japan76.23
13Georgia73.94
14Portugal69.39
15United States67.58
16Chile66.94
17Spain66.83
18Uruguay65.75
19Tonga65.14
20Samoa64.73
21Romania62.45
22Canada62.29
23Belgium62.00
24Hong Kong59.77
25Zimbabwe58.60
26Netherlands56.44
27Namibia56.03
28Switzerland55.47
29Czech Republic55.42
30Poland54.54

How the top 10 got here

Positions of the current top 10 over the last 11 changes1234567891011124 France5 England6 Scotland7 Australia8 Argentina9 Fiji10 Wales1 South Africa2 New Zealand3 Ireland5 Nov 20255 Nov 2026

What changed

  1. · 3 h ago

    Wales climbs to No. 10 in the World Rugby men's rankings (from No. 11)

    • Japan: No. 9 → No. 12

  2. · 29 days ago

    Japan climbs to No. 9 in the World Rugby men's rankings (from No. 12)

    • Wales: No. 10 → No. 11

  3. · 64 days ago

    Wales climbs to No. 10 in the World Rugby men's rankings (from No. 11)

    • Japan: No. 10 → No. 12

  4. · 106 days ago

    Japan climbs to No. 10 in the World Rugby men's rankings (from No. 11)

    • Italy: No. 10 → No. 12

  5. · 113 days ago

    Spain climbs to No. 16 in the World Rugby men's rankings (from No. 20)

  6. · 120 days ago

    Scotland climbs to No. 5 in the World Rugby men's rankings (from No. 7)

    • Argentina: No. 5 → No. 7

  7. · 176 days ago

    Ireland climbs to No. 3 in the World Rugby men's rankings (from No. 5)

    • England: No. 4 → No. 6
    • Scotland: No. 9 → No. 7

  8. · 260 days ago

    France climbs to No. 3 in the World Rugby men's rankings (from No. 5)

  9. · 337 days ago

    Wales climbs to No. 11 in the World Rugby men's rankings (from No. 12)

  10. · 351 days ago

    England climbs to No. 3 in the World Rugby men's rankings (from No. 4)