
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: 4th100%
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2New Zealand?Previous: 1st93%
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3Samoa?Previous: 7th87%
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4England?Previous 3rd73%
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5Tonga?Previous 2nd58%
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6Papua New Guinea?Previous 5th47%
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7Fiji?Previous 6th45%
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8Lebanon?Previous 13th36%
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9France?Previous 9th28%
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10Wales?Previous 16th23%
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11Ireland?Previous 12th23%
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12Cook Islands?Previous 20th20%
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13Jamaica?Previous 21st17%
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14Italy?Previous 17th17%
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15Serbia?Previous 8th15%
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16Greece?Previous 11th14%
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17Scotland?Previous 15th14%
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18Netherlands?Previous 14th13%
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19Malta?Previous 10th11%
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20Turkey?Previous 19th8%
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21Germany?Previous 25th6%
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22Brazil?Previous 40th6%
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23Chile?Previous 32nd6%
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24Nigeria?Previous 28th6%
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25South Africa?Previous 30th6%
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26Ghana?Previous 31st6%
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27Czech Republic?Previous 18th6%
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28Ukraine?Previous 26th5%
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29Philippines?Previous 24th4%
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30Poland?Previous 22nd3%
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31Cameroon?Previous 36th3%
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32Kenya?New3%
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33Spain?Previous 29th3%
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34Bulgaria?Previous 41st3%
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35Norway?Previous 23rd2%
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36Colombia?Previous 45th2%
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37Hungary?Previous 35th1%
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38USA?Previous 27th1%
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39MONTENEGRO?Previous 44th1%
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40Bosnia and Herzegovina?Previous 43rd1%
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41Solomon Islands?Previous 39th1%
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42Sweden?Previous 34th1%
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43Morocco?Previous 33rd1%
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44Canada?Previous 38th1%
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45Japan?New1%
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46Vanuatu?Previous 42nd1%
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47El Salvador?New0%
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48Belgium?Previous 47th1%
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49Denmark?Previous 46th0%
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50Latvia?Previous 48th0%
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51Argentina0%
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: 3rd68%
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4Papua New Guinea?Previous: 4th33%
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5France?Previous: 5th30%
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6Cook Islands?Previous: 11th28%
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7Canada?Previous: 6th24%
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8Ireland?Previous: 14th22%
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9Wales?Previous: 7th20%
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10Brazil?Previous: 17th17%
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11Greece?Previous: 18th14%
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12Serbia?Previous: 8th9%
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13Turkey?Previous: 9th7%
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14Italy?Previous: 13th6%
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15Tonga?Previous: 10th6%
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16Malta?New4%
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17USA?Previous: 15th3%
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18Fiji?Previous: 12th2%
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19Philippines?New2%
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20Samoa?Previous: 16th2%
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21Lebanon?Previous: 17th1%
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22Argentina0%
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: 2nd100%
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2France?Previous: 1st92%
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3Australia?Previous: 7th59%
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4Wales?Previous: 3rd50%
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5Ireland?Previous: 4th42%
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6Scotland?Previous: 5th34%
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7Spain?Previous: 8th22%
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8USA?New19%
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9Italy?Previous: 6th10%