
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). Hover over team name to view previous ranking.
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1Australia?Previous: 1st100%
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2New Zealand?Previous: 2nd92%
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3Samoa?Previous: 3rd86%
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4England?Previous 4th80%
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5Tonga?Previous 5th56%
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6Papua New Guinea?Previous 6th45%
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7Fiji?Previous 7th45%
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8Lebanon?Previous 8th36%
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9France?Previous 9th33%
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10Serbia?Previous 15th25%
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11Wales?Previous 10th23%
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12Ireland?Previous 11th23%
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13Cook Islands?Previous 12th20%
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14Italy?Previous 13th19%
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15Jamaica?Previous 14th17%
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16Greece?Previous 16th17%
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17Scotland?Previous 17th14%
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18Netherlands?Previous 18th13%
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19Malta?Previous 19th11%
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20Turkey?Previous 20th11%
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21Germany?Previous 21st6%
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22Chile?Previous 23rd6%
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23Nigeria?Previous 24th6%
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24Ghana?Previous 26th6%
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25Brazil?Previous 22nd6%
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26South Africa?Previous 26th6%
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27Czech Republic?Previous 27th5%
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28Ukraine?Previous 28th4%
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29Poland?Previous 30th3%
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30Cameroon?Previous 31st3%
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31Kenya?32nd3%
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32Spain?Previous 33rd3%
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33Philippines?Previous 29th3%
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34Norway?Previous 35th2%
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35Bulgaria?Previous 34th2%
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36Colombia?Previous 36th2%
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37USA?Previous 38th1%
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38MONTENEGRO?Previous 39th1%
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39Solomon Islands?Previous 41st1%
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40Hungary?Previous 37th1%
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41Sweden?Previous 42nd1%
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42Morocco?Previous 43rd1%
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43Canada?Previous 44th1%
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44Japan?45th1%
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45Bosnia and Herzegovina?Previous 40th0%
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46Vanuatu?Previous 46th0%
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47El Salvador?47th0%
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48Belgium?Previous 48th0%
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49Argentina0%
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50Denmark?Previous 49th0%
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51Latvia?Previous 50th0%
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). Hover over team name to view previous ranking.
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1Australia?Previous: 1st100%
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2New Zealand?Previous: 2nd80%
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3England?Previous: 3rd76%
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4France?Previous: 5th37%
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5Papua New Guinea?Previous: 4th33%
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6Cook Islands?Previous: 6th28%
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7Canada?Previous: 7th24%
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8Ireland?Previous: 8th22%
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9Wales?Previous: 9th18%
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10Brazil?Previous: 10th17%
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11Greece?Previous: 11th14%
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12Serbia?Previous: 12th14%
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13Italy?Previous: 14th9%
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14Philippines?19th7%
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15Turkey?Previous: 13th7%
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16Tonga?Previous: 15th6%
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17Malta?16th4%
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18USA?Previous: 17th3%
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19Fiji?Previous: 18th2%
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20Samoa?Previous: 20th2%
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21Lebanon?Previous: 21st1%
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22Argentina?22nd0%
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). Hover over team name to view previous ranking.
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1England?Previous: 1st100%
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2France?Previous: 2nd85%
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3Wales?Previous: 4th61%
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4Australia?Previous: 3rd52%
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5Ireland?Previous: 5th42%
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6Scotland?Previous: 6th33%
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7Spain?Previous: 7th21%
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8USA?8th19%
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9Italy?Previous: 9th0%