
World Rankings
The Official International Rugby League (IRL) World Rankings are calculated on each nation’s performance over the current season and the three preceding seasons.
Points are awarded to each team for each match based on:
- The result of the match i.e. win, lose or draw
- The margin of victory (or defeat) - the larger the winning margin the greater the value to the rankings
- The relative strength of opposition faced - if you play a higher ranked team that is of greater value than playing a lower ranked team
- The date of the match – more recent matches are weighted more heavily - a result in the most recent 2 years is worth double a result 3 years ago and 4 times a result that is 4 years old
- The importance of the match - World Cup matches are ranked top followed in order by World Cup Qualifiers, Regional Championships and one-off international matches
The points are then used to create the Official World Rankings by ordering the teams by virtue of the points gained over the four year period.
Only officially sanctioned matches played at senior level between two approved members are considered as part of the rankings.
World Rankings
International Rugby League world rankings are based upon results over the past 4 years of competition. They are expressed as a percentage of the Number 1 ranked nation (i.e. the number 1 ranked nation is 100 - the other nations are expressed as a percentage)
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1New Zealand100%
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2Tonga68%
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3England64%
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4Australia52%
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5Papua New Guinea36%
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6Fiji29%
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7Samoa17%
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8Serbia17%
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9France16%
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10Malta14%
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11Greece13%
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12Ireland11%
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13Lebanon11%
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14Netherlands11%
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15Scotland11%
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16Wales8%
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17Italy8%
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18Czech Republic8%
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19Turkey7%
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20Cook Islands6%
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21Jamaica6%
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22Poland6%
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23Norway5%
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24Philippines5%
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25Germany4%
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26Ukraine4%
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27USA4%
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28Nigeria3%
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29Spain3%
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30South Africa3%
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31Ghana3%
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32Chile3%
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33Morocco3%
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34Sweden2%
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35Hungary2%
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36Cameroon2%
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37Russia2%
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38Canada2%
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39Solomon Islands2%
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40Brazil1%
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41Bulgaria1%
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42Vanuatu1%
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43Bosnia and Herzegovina1%
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44MONTENEGRO1%
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45Colombia0%
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46Denmark0%
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47Belgium0%
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48Latvia0%
International Rugby League world rankings are based upon results over the past 4 years of competition. They are expressed as a percentage of the Number 1 ranked nation (i.e. the number 1 ranked nation is 100 - the other nations are expressed as a percentage)
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1Australia100%
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2New Zealand95%
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3England93%
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4Papua New Guinea56%
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5France53%
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6Canada46%
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7Wales33%
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8Serbia24%
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9Turkey19%
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10Tonga17%
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11Cook Islands15%
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12Fiji11%
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13Italy11%
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14Ireland9%
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15USA9%
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16Samoa9%
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17Brazil6%
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18Greece4%
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19Lebanon1%
International Rugby League world rankings are based upon results over the past 4 years of competition. They are expressed as a percentage of the Number 1 ranked nation (i.e. the number 1 ranked nation is 100 - the other nations are expressed as a percentage)
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1France?+80100%
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2England95%
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3Wales76%
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4Ireland53%
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5Scotland38%
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6Italy25%
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7Australia25%
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8Spain11%