Full list of International Rugby League world rankings for men, women & wheelchair
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The International Rugby League (IRL) has revealed the latest world rankings for men, women and wheelchair nations.
The 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.
Australia sit top of the men’s and women’s world rankings following their World Cup success.
Meanwhile in the wheelchair game, England have leapfrogged rivals France to go top after winning the World Cup final on home soil.
International Rugby League world rankings:
Men
1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Samoa
4. England
5. Tonga
6. Papua New Guinea
7. Fiji
8. Lebanon
9. France
10. Wales
11. Ireland
12. Cook Islands
13. Jamaica
14. Italy
15. Serbia
16. Greece
17. Scotland
18. Netherlands
19. Malta
20. Turkey
21. Germany
22. Brazil
23. Chile
24. Nigeria
25. South Africa
26. Ghana
27. Czech Republic
28. Ukraine
29. Philippines
30. Poland
31. Cameroon
32. Kenya
33. Spain
34. Bulgaria
35. Norway
36. Colombia
27. Hungary
38. USA
39. Montenegro
40. Bosnia and Herzegovina
41. Solomon Islands
42. Sweden
43. Morocco
44. Canada
45. Japan
46. Vanuatu
47. El Salvador
48. Belgium
49. Denmark
50. Latvia
51. Argentina
Women
1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. England
4. Papua New Guinea
5. France
6. Cook Islands
7. Canada
8. Ireland
9. Wales
10. Brazil
11. Greece
12. Serbia
13. Turkey
14. Italy
15. Tonga
16. Malta
17. USA
18. Fiji
19. Philippines
20. Samoa
21. Lebanon
22. Arentina
Wheelchair
1. England
2. France
3. Australia
4. Wales
5. Ireland
6. Scotland
7. Spain
8. USA
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