World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the bronze final and final of Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.
Permutation highlights:
Whoever wins the Rugby World Cup 2023 final will be ranked number one.
New Zealand will return to the summit for the first time since November 2021 if they hold aloft the Webb Ellis Cup for a record fourth time.
A win by more than 15 points would see New Zealand establish a 4.36 rating point cushion at the top of the rankings.
South Africa will fall two places to third if beaten by the All Blacks in the third meeting between the teams this year with...
World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the bronze final and final of Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.
Permutation highlights:
Whoever wins the Rugby World Cup 2023 final will be ranked number one.
New Zealand will return to the summit for the first time since November 2021 if they hold aloft the Webb Ellis Cup for a record fourth time.
A win by more than 15 points would see New Zealand establish a 4.36 rating point cushion at the top of the rankings.
South Africa will fall two places to third if beaten by the All Blacks in the third meeting between the teams this year with...
World Rugby has published the permutations for the men's rankings this week in its preview.
World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the second rounds of the Guinness Men's Six Nations and the Rugby Europe Championship this weekend.
Permutation highlights:
Ireland cannot make more inroads into South Africa’s lead at the top of the rankings as they will gain nothing from beating Italy due to the 16.52 rating point gap between the nations before home weighting is factored in.
Ireland will remain second unless they lose by more than 15 points, a scenario which would...
World Rugby has published the permutations for the men's rankings this week in its preview.
World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the second rounds of the Guinness Men's Six Nations and the Rugby Europe Championship this weekend.
Permutation highlights:
Ireland cannot make more inroads into South Africa’s lead at the top of the rankings as they will gain nothing from beating Italy due to the 16.52 rating point gap between the nations before home weighting is factored in.
Ireland will remain second unless they lose by more than 15 points, a scenario which would...
World Rugby has published the permutations for the men's rankings this week in its preview.
World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the final rounds of the Guinness Men's Six Nations and Rugby Europe Men's Championship this weekend.
Permutation highlights:
Ireland will drop below New Zealand into third place if they fail to beat Scotland in the penultimate game of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations 2024.
A heavy defeat by more than 15 points for Ireland combined with a win for France over England would see Ireland drop to fourth, with France moving up to third.
Ireland...
World Rugby has published the permutations for the men's rankings this week in its preview.
World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the final rounds of the Guinness Men's Six Nations and Rugby Europe Men's Championship this weekend.
Permutation highlights:
Ireland will drop below New Zealand into third place if they fail to beat Scotland in the penultimate game of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations 2024.
A heavy defeat by more than 15 points for Ireland combined with a win for France over England would see Ireland drop to fourth, with France moving up to third.
Ireland...
World Rugby has published the permutations for the men's rankings this weekend in its preview.
World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the men's internationals, Asia Rugby Men's Championship and Rugby Americas North Men's Championship matches this weekend.
Permutation highlights:
South Africa cannot improve their rating at the top of the rankings with victory over Wales this weekend due to the 17.28-point differential between the teams.
Wales will move above Australia into ninth if they avoid defeat at Twickenham, with a two-place gain possible if their victory...
How the World Rugby Men's Rankings might be affected by a bumper weekend of Test rugby.
Soon all the talk will be over and South Africa and Ireland will take to the pitch at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday for a match to decide the unofficial title of ‘world champions’.
That’s how many people are seeing the match-up between the top two sides in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings, given South Africa are back-to-back world champions but have lost their last three matches against their closest rivals.
The Springboks’ position as the number one team is under threat this Saturday as Ireland –...
