World Rankings

  1. 1
    Australia
    100%
  2. 2
    New Zealand
    82%
  3. 3
    England
    80%
  4. 4
    Samoa
    67%
  5. 5
    Tonga
    49%
  6. 6
    Fiji
    47%
  7. 7
    PNG
    46%
  8. 8
    France
    28%
  9. 9
    Lebanon
    22%
  10. 10
    Cook Islands
    20%
  11. 11
    Serbia
    19%
  12. 12
    Netherlands
    17%
  13. 13
    Italy
    15%
  14. 14
    Greece
    15%
  15. 15
    Malta
    14%
  16. 16
    Ireland
    14%
  17. 17
    Wales
    13%
  18. 18
    Jamaica
    10%
  19. 19
    Scotland
    9%
  20. 20
    Ukraine
    7%
  21. 21
    Czech Republic
    7%
  22. 22
    Germany
    6%
  23. 23
    Chile
    6%
  24. 24
    Poland
    6%
  25. 25
    Norway
    6%
  26. 26
    Kenya
    5%
  27. 27
    Philippines
    5%
  28. 28
    South Africa
    4%
  29. 29
    Nigeria
    4%
  30. 30
    Ghana
    4%
  31. 31
    USA
    4%
  32. 32
    Montenegro
    4%
  33. 33
    Brazil
    3%
  34. 34
    Turkey
    3%
  35. 35
    North Macedonia
    3%
  36. 36
    Bulgaria
    3%
  37. 37
    Cameroon
    2%
  38. 38
    Spain
    2%
  39. 39
    Japan
    1%
  40. 40
    Albania
    1%
  41. 41
    Canada
    1%
  42. 42
    Colombia
    1%
  43. 43
    El Salvador
    1%
  44. 44
    Morocco
    1%
  45. 45
    Russia
    0%
  46. 46
    Sweden
    0%
  47. 47
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    0%
  48. 48
    Hungary
    0%
  49. 49
    Argentina
    0%
  50. 50
    Hong Kong
    0%
  51. 51
    Solomon Islands
    0%
  52. 52
    Niue
    0%
  53. 53
    Latvia
    0%
  54. 54
    Denmark
    0%
  55. 55
    Belgium
    0%
  56. 56
    Estonia
    0%
  57. 57
    Vanuatu
    0%
  1. 1
    Australia Women
    100%
  2. 2
    New Zealand Women
    86%
  3. 3
    England Women
    69%
  4. 4
    France Women
    43%
  5. 5
    Papua New Guinea Women
    33%
  6. 6
    Cook Islands Women
    27%
  7. 7
    Wales Women
    24%
  8. 8
    Canada Women
    24%
  9. 9
    Greece Women
    22%
  10. 10
    Ireland Women
    19%
  11. 11
    Serbia Women
    16%
  12. 12
    Brazil Women
    13%
  13. 13
    Netherlands Women
    11%
  14. 14
    Tonga Women
    9%
  15. 15
    Philippines Women
    8%
  16. 16
    USA Women
    6%
  17. 17
    Turkey Women
    5%
  18. 18
    Italy Women
    5%
  19. 19
    Kenya Women
    4%
  20. 20
    Malta Women
    4%
  21. 21
    Nigeria Women
    3%
  22. 22
    Uganda Women
    3%
  23. 23
    Jamaica Women
    2%
  24. 24
    Samoa Women
    2%
  25. 25
    Ghana Women
    2%
  26. 26
    Fiji Women
    1%
  27. 27
    Lebanon Women
    0%
  1. 1
    England Wheelchair
    100%
  2. 2
    France Wheelchair
    89%
  3. 3
    Australia Wheelchair
    61%
  4. 4
    Ireland Wheelchair
    49%
  5. 5
    Wales Wheelchair
    47%
  6. 6
    Scotland Wheelchair
    38%
  7. 7
    USA Wheelchair
    27%
  8. 8
    Spain Wheelchair
    23%
  9. 9
    Italy Wheelchair
    0%

World ranking information

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.