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: 2nd91%
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3England?Previous 4th74%
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4Samoa?Previous: 3rd70%
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5Tonga?Previous 5th54%
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6Papua New Guinea?Previous 6th50%
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7Fiji?Previous 7th49%
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8France?Previous 9th24%
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9Lebanon?Previous 8th24%
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10Cook Islands?Previous 13th22%
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11Serbia?Previous 10th19%
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12Netherlands?Previous 18th17%
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13Italy?Previous 13th15%
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14Malta?Previous 19th15%
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15Greece?Previous 16th14%
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16Ireland?Previous 12th14%
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17Wales?Previous 11th13%
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18Jamaica?Previous 15th10%
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19Scotland?Previous 17th9%
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20Ukraine?Previous 28th7%
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21Czech Republic?Previous 27th7%
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22Germany?Previous 21st6%
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23Philippines?Previous 33rd6%
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24Poland?Previous 29th6%
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25South Africa?Previous 26th5%
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26Chile?Previous 22nd5%
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27Kenya?31st0%
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28Norway?Previous 34th4%
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29Nigeria?Previous 23rd4%
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30Ghana?Previous 24th4%
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31Brazil?Previous 25th4%
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32Turkey?Previous 20th3%
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33USA?Previous 37th3%
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34Bulgaria?Previous 35th3%
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35Cameroon?Previous 31st2%
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36MONTENEGRO?Previous 39th2%
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37Spain?Previous 33rd2%
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38Japan?45th1%
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39Albania?New1%
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40Colombia?Previous 36th1%
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41El Salvador?47th1%
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42North Macedonia?New1%
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43Morocco?Previous 43rd1%
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44Sweden?Previous 42nd0%
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45Bosnia and Herzegovina?Previous 40th0%
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46Canada?Previous 44th0%
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47Niue0%
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48Solomon Islands?Previous 41st0%
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49Belgium?Previous 48th0%
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50Hungary?Previous 37th0%
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51Vanuatu?Previous 46th0%
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52Argentina0%
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53Denmark?Previous 49th0%
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54Latvia?Previous 50th0%
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55Estonia0%
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: 2nd90%
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3England?Previous: 3rd65%
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4Papua New Guinea?Previous: 5th34%
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5France?Previous: 4th32%
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6Cook Islands?Previous: 6th27%
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7Canada?Previous: 7th25%
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8Wales?Previous: 9th22%
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9Ireland?Previous: 8th16%
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10Greece?Previous: 11th16%
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11Brazil?Previous: 10th13%
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12Serbia?Previous: 12th12%
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13Tonga?Previous: 16th12%
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14Philippines?15th8%
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15Italy?Previous: 13th7%
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16USA?Previous: 18th7%
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17Turkey?Previous: 16th6%
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18Netherlands?New4%
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19Malta?17th4%
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20Samoa?Previous: 20th4%
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21Fiji?Previous: 19th3%
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22Jamaica?New2%
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23Nigeria?New2%
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24Kenya?New2%
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25Ghana?New1%
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26Uganda?New1%
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27Lebanon?Previous: 21st1%
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28Argentina?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: 2nd88%
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3Wales?Previous: 4th59%
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4Australia?Previous: 4th48%
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5Ireland?Previous: 5th42%
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6Scotland?Previous: 6th31%
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7Spain?Previous: 7th22%
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8USA?8th19%
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9Italy?Previous: 9th0%