World rugby men's team ranking 2023

As of October 28, South Africa claimed a back-to-back win over New Zealand in the World Cup Rugby final 2023, ranking them as the number one men's rugby team, with 92.79 points. New Zealand and Ireland followed with 91.56 and 90.57 points, respectively. South Africa has made history by winning its fourth World Cup, and remaining undefeated in the Rugby World Cup finals. The Springboks defeated the All Blacks for the second time since 1995, with a score of 12-11.

These points are calculated based on the results of the Rugby World Cup matches, which took place in France from September 8 to October 28, 2023.

World rugby ranking position of the men's national team in 2023, by number of points

Characteristic	Number of points
South Afirca	92.79
New Zealand	91.56
Ireland	90.57
France	87.81
England	83.72
Scotland	83.43
Argentina	82.42
Wales	80.64
Australia	77.48
Fiji	76.38

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Release date

October 2023

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

Regarding the methodology of the ranking the source specifies: "Men’s and Women's World Rugby Rankings are calculated using a 'Points Exchange' system, where sides gain or lose points based on the match result. Other criteria include the relative strength of each team, the margin of victory, and an allowance for home advantage.

All member countries have a rating, typically between 0 and 100. The top side in the world will normally have a rating above 90. Any match that is not a full international between two member countries does not count at all.

Points exchanges are doubled during the World Cup Finals to recognize the unique importance of this event, but all other full international matches are treated the same, to be as fair as possible to countries playing a different mix of friendly and competitive matches across the world.

Any match that is not a full international between two member countries does not count at all. All member countries have a rating, typically between 0 and 100. The top side in the world will normally have a rating above 90."

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