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.
  1. 1
    Australia
    Australia
    ?
    Previous: 4th
    100%
  2. 2
    New Zealand
    New Zealand
    ?
    Previous: 1st
    93%
  3. 3
    Samoa
    Samoa
    ?
    Previous: 7th
    87%
  4. 4
    England
    England
    ?
    Previous 3rd
    73%
  5. 5
    Tonga
    Tonga
    ?
    Previous 2nd
    58%
  6. 6
    Papua New Guinea
    Papua New Guinea
    ?
    Previous 5th
    47%
  7. 7
    Fiji
    Fiji
    ?
    Previous 6th
    45%
  8. 8
    Lebanon
    Lebanon
    ?
    Previous 13th
    36%
  9. 9
    France
    France
    ?
    Previous 9th
    28%
  10. 10
    Wales
    Wales
    ?
    Previous 16th
    23%
  11. 11
    Ireland
    Ireland
    ?
    Previous 12th
    23%
  12. 12
    Cook Islands
    Cook Islands
    ?
    Previous 20th
    20%
  13. 13
    Jamaica
    Jamaica
    ?
    Previous 21st
    17%
  14. 14
    Italy
    Italy
    ?
    Previous 17th
    17%
  15. 15
    Serbia
    Serbia
    ?
    Previous 8th
    15%
  16. 16
    Greece
    Greece
    ?
    Previous 11th
    14%
  17. 17
    Scotland
    Scotland
    ?
    Previous 15th
    14%
  18. 18
    Netherlands
    Netherlands
    ?
    Previous 14th
    13%
  19. 19
    Malta
    Malta
    ?
    Previous 10th
    11%
  20. 20
    Turkey
    Turkey
    ?
    Previous 19th
    8%
  21. 21
    Germany
    Germany
    ?
    Previous 25th
    6%
  22. 22
    Brazil
    Brazil
    ?
    Previous 40th
    6%
  23. 23
    Chile
    Chile
    ?
    Previous 32nd
    6%
  24. 24
    Nigeria
    Nigeria
    ?
    Previous 28th
    6%
  25. 25
    South Africa
    South Africa
    ?
    Previous 30th
    6%
  26. 26
    Ghana
    Ghana
    ?
    Previous 31st
    6%
  27. 27
    Czech Republic
    Czech Republic
    ?
    Previous 18th
    6%
  28. 28
    Ukraine
    Ukraine
    ?
    Previous 26th
    5%
  29. 29
    Philippines
    Philippines
    ?
    Previous 24th
    4%
  30. 30
    Poland
    Poland
    ?
    Previous 22nd
    3%
  31. 31
    Cameroon
    Cameroon
    ?
    Previous 36th
    3%
  32. 32
    Kenya
    Kenya
    ?
    New
    3%
  33. 33
    Spain
    Spain
    ?
    Previous 29th
    3%
  34. 34
    Bulgaria
    Bulgaria
    ?
    Previous 41st
    3%
  35. 35
    Norway
    Norway
    ?
    Previous 23rd
    2%
  36. 36
    Colombia
    Colombia
    ?
    Previous 45th
    2%
  37. 37
    Hungary
    Hungary
    ?
    Previous 35th
    1%
  38. 38
    USA
    USA
    ?
    Previous 27th
    1%
  39. 39
    MONTENEGRO
    MONTENEGRO
    ?
    Previous 44th
    1%
  40. 40
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    ?
    Previous 43rd
    1%
  41. 41
    Solomon Islands
    Solomon Islands
    ?
    Previous 39th
    1%
  42. 42
    Sweden
    Sweden
    ?
    Previous 34th
    1%
  43. 43
    Morocco
    Morocco
    ?
    Previous 33rd
    1%
  44. 44
    Canada
    Canada
    ?
    Previous 38th
    1%
  45. 45
    Japan
    Japan
    ?
    New
    1%
  46. 46
    Vanuatu
    Vanuatu
    ?
    Previous 42nd
    1%
  47. 47
    El Salvador
    El Salvador
    ?
    New
    0%
  48. 48
    Belgium
    Belgium
    ?
    Previous 47th
    1%
  49. 49
    Denmark
    Denmark
    ?
    Previous 46th
    0%
  50. 50
    Latvia
    Latvia
    ?
    Previous 48th
    0%
  51. 51
    Argentina
    Argentina
    0%
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.
  1. 1
    Australia
    Australia
    ?
    Previous: 1st
    100%
  2. 2
    New Zealand
    New Zealand
    ?
    Previous: 2nd
    80%
  3. 3
    England
    England
    ?
    Previous: 3rd
    68%
  4. 4
    Papua New Guinea
    Papua New Guinea
    ?
    Previous: 4th
    33%
  5. 5
    France
    France
    ?
    Previous: 5th
    30%
  6. 6
    Cook Islands
    Cook Islands
    ?
    Previous: 11th
    28%
  7. 7
    Canada
    Canada
    ?
    Previous: 6th
    24%
  8. 8
    Ireland
    Ireland
    ?
    Previous: 14th
    22%
  9. 9
    Wales
    Wales
    ?
    Previous: 7th
    20%
  10. 10
    Brazil
    Brazil
    ?
    Previous: 17th
    17%
  11. 11
    Greece
    Greece
    ?
    Previous: 18th
    14%
  12. 12
    Serbia
    Serbia
    ?
    Previous: 8th
    9%
  13. 13
    Turkey
    Turkey
    ?
    Previous: 9th
    7%
  14. 14
    Italy
    Italy
    ?
    Previous: 13th
    6%
  15. 15
    Tonga
    Tonga
    ?
    Previous: 10th
    6%
  16. 16
    Malta
    Malta
    ?
    New
    4%
  17. 17
    USA
    USA
    ?
    Previous: 15th
    3%
  18. 18
    Fiji
    Fiji
    ?
    Previous: 12th
    2%
  19. 19
    Philippines
    Philippines
    ?
    New
    2%
  20. 20
    Samoa
    Samoa
    ?
    Previous: 16th
    2%
  21. 21
    Lebanon
    Lebanon
    ?
    Previous: 17th
    1%
  22. 22
    Argentina
    Argentina
    0%
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.
  1. 1
    England
    England
    ?
    Previous: 2nd
    100%
  2. 2
    France
    France
    ?
    Previous: 1st
    92%
  3. 3
    Australia
    Australia
    ?
    Previous: 7th
    59%
  4. 4
    Wales
    Wales
    ?
    Previous: 3rd
    50%
  5. 5
    Ireland
    Ireland
    ?
    Previous: 4th
    42%
  6. 6
    Scotland
    Scotland
    ?
    Previous: 5th
    34%
  7. 7
    Spain
    Spain
    ?
    Previous: 8th
    22%
  8. 8
    USA
    USA
    ?
    New
    19%
  9. 9
    Italy
    Italy
    ?
    Previous: 6th
    10%
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