IRL Men's World Rankings

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Official rankings as of 30 June 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 100
2 Steady File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 82
3 Steady File:Flag of England.svg England 80
4 Steady File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 67
5 Steady File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 49
6 Increase 1 File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 47
7 Decrease 1 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 46
8 Steady File:Flag of France.svg France 28
9 Steady File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 22
10 Steady File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands 20
11 Steady File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 19
12 Steady File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 17
13 Steady File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 15
14 Increase 1 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 15
15 Decrease 1 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 14
16 Steady File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 14
17 Steady File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 13
18 Steady File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 10
19 Steady File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 9
20 Steady File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 7
21 Steady File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 7
22 Steady File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 6
23 Increase 3 File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 6
24 Steady File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 6
25 Increase 3 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 6
26 Increase 1 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 5
27 Decrease 4 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 5
28 Decrease 3 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 4
29 Steady File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 4
30 Steady File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 4
31 Increase 2 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 4
32 Increase 4 File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 4
33 Decrease 2 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 3
34 Decrease 2 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 3
35 Increase 7 File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 3
36 Decrease 2 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 3
37 Decrease 2 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 2
38 Decrease 1 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 2
39 Decrease 1 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 1
40 Decrease 1 File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 1
41 Increase 5 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1
42 Decrease 2 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 1
43 Decrease 2 File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 1
44 Decrease 1 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 1
45 New entry File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 0
46 Decrease 2 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 0
47 Decrease 2 File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
48 Increase 2 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 0
49 Increase 3 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 0
50 New entry File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 0
51 Decrease 3 File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 0
52 Decrease 5 File:Flag of Niue.svg Niue 0
53 Increase 1 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 0
54 Decrease 1 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 0
55 Decrease 6 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 0
56 Decrease 1 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 0
57 Decrease 6 File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

The IRL Men's World Rankings are the ranking system for men's national teams in the sport of rugby league football. The teams of the member nations of the International Rugby League, rugby league football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest. A point system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of IRL-recognized international matches. Under the existing system, rankings are based on a team's performance over the last three years, with more recent results and more significant matches being more heavily weighted to help reflect the current competitive state of a team.

Ranking system

The IRL World Rankings are calculated based on an average of points accumulated by each nation over a three-year cycle. Under the structure, matches deemed of higher importance such as World Cup games, Four Nations and other major tournament finals draw more points than mid-season Tests and other ‘Internationals’. For each match that a nation participates they are given a base level of points. This base level is affected upon the type of match (World Cup, Major Tournament, Test Match and International) and the status of the opponent. Bonus points are given for teams that reach certain milestones deemed of significant international importance including reaching a tournament final or qualifying for an event such as a World Cup. From the total number of points that a nation will receive these points are then averaged to help give a more accurate view of the performance of a nation over the three-year cycle. Nations which have played fewer than 5 matches over a three-year cycle will be penalised under the current point structure.

Use of the rankings

The rankings are used by International Rugby League to view the progression and ability of the national rugby league teams. The data is currently used in things as seeding for tournaments such as the European Cup, Oceania Cup MEA Championship, Americas Championship and the South American Championship and the World Cup.

Current calculation method

Match status

A weighting system has been implemented by the IRL to give more points to teams if they gain a victory over a major team in a major tournament, with friendlies ranked with considerably fewer points than any World Cup finals match or the final of Cups such as the European, Mediterranean and Pacific Cups.

Opponent strength

The IRL has organized the ranking so that a win against a very highly ranked opponent is a considerably greater achievement than a win against a low-rated opponent, so the strength of the opposing team is a factor.

Assessment period

All matches played over the last three years are included in the calculation of the rankings, but there is a weighting system implemented to put more emphasis on recent results.

Historical rankings

As of December 2017
Team Jun 2013[1] Dec 2013[2] Aug 2014[3] Nov 2014[4] May 2015 Dec 2015[5] Jun 2016[6] Oct 2016[7] Nov 2016[8] May 2017[9] Oct 2017[10] Dec 2017[11]
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1 1 1 1 2 (Fall 1) 2 2 2 1 (Rise 1) 1 1 1
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2 2 2 2 1 (Rise 1) 1 1 1 2 (Fall 1) 2 2 2
File:Flag of England.svg England 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 10 13 (Fall 3) 13 16 (Fall 3) 15 (Rise 1) 16 (Fall 1) 15 (Rise 1) 13 (Rise 2) 14 (Fall 1) 11 (Rise 3) 11 4 (Rise 7)
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 7 5 (Rise 2) 5 6 (Fall 1) 6 7 (Fall 1) 7 6 (Rise 1) 7 (Fall 1) 8 (Fall 1) 7 (Rise 1) 5 (Rise 2)
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 8 8 7 (Rise 1) 4 (Rise 3) 4 4 4 4 5 (Fall 1) 5 5 6 (Fall 1)
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 11 11 11 8 (Rise 3) 8 9 (Fall 1) 9 9 4 (Rise 5) 4 4 7 (Fall 3)
File:Flag of France.svg France 4 4 4 5 (Fall 1) 5 5 5 5 6 (Fall 1) 6 6 8 (Fall 2)
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 16 20 (Fall 4) 21 (Fall 1) 21 20 (Rise 1) 20 20 21 (Fall 1) 21 21 18 (Rise 3) 9 (Rise 9)
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 6 7 (Fall 1) 8 (Fall 1) 11 (Fall 3) 11 14 (Fall 3) 11 (Rise 3) 12 (Fall 1) 15 (Fall 3) 15 16 (Fall 1) 10 (Rise 6)
File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 9 9 10 (Fall 1) 7 (Rise 3) 7 6 (Rise 1) 6 7 (Fall 1) 8 (Fall 1) 7 (Rise 1) 8 (Fall 1) 11 (Fall 3)
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 5 6 (Fall 1) 6 9 (Fall 3) 9 8 (Rise 1) 8 8 9 (Fall 1) 9 9 12 (Fall 3)
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 13 12 (Rise 1) 12 12 12 12 13 (Fall 1) 15 (Fall 2) 13 (Rise 2) 14 (Fall 1) 12 (Rise 2) 13 (Fall 1)
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 12 10 (Rise 2) 9 (Rise 1) 10 (Fall 1) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 14 (Fall 4)
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 22 23 (Fall 1) 24 (Fall 1) 27 (Fall 3) 29 (Fall 2) 27 (Rise 2) 27 16 (Rise 11) 17 (Fall 1) 17 13 (Rise 4) 15 (Fall 2)
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 15 17 (Fall 2) 17 13 (Rise 4) 14 (Fall 1) 11 (Rise 3) 12 (Fall 1) 11 (Rise 1) 11 12 (Fall 1) 14 (Fall 2) 16 (Fall 2)
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 19 16 (Rise 3) 16 14 (Rise 2) 13 (Rise 1) 13 14 (Fall 1) 14 12 (Rise 2) 13 (Fall 1) 15 (Fall 2) 17 (Fall 2)
File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 21 22 (Fall 1) 23 (Fall 1) 24 (Fall 1) 23 (Rise 1) 18 (Rise 5) 18 20 (Fall 2) 20 19 (Rise 1) 17 (Rise 2) 18 (Fall 1)
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 14 15 (Fall 1) 14 (Rise 1) 15 (Fall 1) 16 (Fall 1) 15 (Rise 1) 16 (Fall 1) 18 (Fall 2) 16 (Rise 2) 16 19 (Fall 3) 19
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 31 29 (Rise 2) 22 (Rise 5) 22 18 (Rise 4) 17 (Rise 1) 17 17 18 (Fall 1) 18 20 (Fall 2) 20
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 28 (New entry) 28 26 (Rise 2) 21 (Rise 5) 21 19 (Rise 2) 19 20 (Fall 1) 21 (Fall 1) 21
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 20 19 (Rise 1) 19 19 21 (Fall 2) 26 (Fall 5) 26 26 26 26 22 (Rise 4) 22
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 28 (New entry) 26 (Rise 2) 23 (Rise 3) 24 (Fall 1) 24 24 28 (Fall 4) 28 28 23 (Rise 5) 23
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 35 (New entry) 32 (New entry) 32 33 (Fall 1) 34 (Fall 1) 34 24 (Rise 10)
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 23 21 (Rise 2) 20 (Rise 1) 20 22 (Fall 2) 23 (Fall 1) 23 23 22 (Rise 1) 22 25 (Fall 3) 25
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 26 (New entry) 30 (Fall 4) 29 (Rise 1) 30 (Fall 1) 30 29 (Rise 1) 25 (Rise 4) 24 (Rise 1) 25 (Fall 1) 26 (Fall 1) 26
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 29 24 (Rise 5) 25 (Fall 1) 25 25 28 (Fall 3) 30 (Fall 2) 30 30 30 27 (Rise 3) 27
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 18 18 18 18 19 (Fall 1) 19 22 (Fall 3) 24 (Fall 2) 23 (Rise 1) 23 28 (Fall 5) 28
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 31 (New entry) 33 (Fall 2) 32 (Rise 1) 33 (Fall 1) 33 34 (Fall 1) 38 (Fall 4) 38 33 (Rise 5) 29 (Rise 4) 29
File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands 17 14 (Rise 3) 15 (Fall 1) 17 (Fall 2) 17 22 (Fall 5) 19 (Rise 3) 22 (Fall 3) 25 (Fall 3) 24 (Rise 1) 24 30 (Fall 6)
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 28 30 (Fall 2) 32 (Fall 2) 30 (Rise 2) 31 (Fall 1) 29 (Rise 2) 28 (Rise 1) 29 (Fall 1) 29 29 30 (Fall 1) 31 (Fall 1)
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 34 (New entry) 34 36 (Fall 2) 37 (Fall 1) 32 (Rise 5)
File:Flag of Niue.svg Niue 32 (New entry) 32 33 (Fall 1) 33 32 (Rise 1) 31 (Rise 1) 31 33 (Fall 2)
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 26 27 (Fall 1) 27 26 (Rise 1) 27 (Fall 1) 25 (Rise 2) 25 27 (Fall 2) 27 27 32 (Fall 5) 34 (Fall 2)
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 24 25 (Fall 1) 29 (Fall 4) 31 (Fall 2) 28 (Rise 3) 31 (Fall 3) 31 31 31 32 (Fall 1) 33 (Fall 1) 35 (Fall 2)
File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu 35 (New entry) 35 37 (Fall 2) 35 (Rise 2) 36 (Fall 1)
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 39 (New entry) 39 38 (Rise 1) 39 (Fall 1) 37 (Rise 2)
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 35 (New entry) 36 (Fall 1) 38 (Fall 2)
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 39 (New entry)
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 40 (New entry)
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 41 (New entry)
File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 37 (New entry) 37 40 (Fall 3) 38 (Rise 2) 42 (Fall 4)
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 43 (New entry)
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 41 (New entry) 40 (Rise 1) 44 (Fall 4)
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 45 (New entry)
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 41 (New entry) 46 (Fall 5)
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 25 31 (New entry) 33 (Fall 2) 34 (Fall 1) 34 35 (Fall 1) 36 (Fall 1) 36 39 (Fall 3) 42 (Fall 3) 47 (Fall 5)
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 30 34 (New entry) 34 36 (Fall 2) 35 (Rise 1) 36 (Fall 1) 40 (Fall 4) 40 42 (Fall 2) 43 (Fall 1) 48 (Fall 5)
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 27

Best and worst

As of 10 December 2021
Team Best Worst
Rank Year(s) Rank Year(s)
Albania 39 2023 40 2024
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 39 2017 52 2023
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1 2012–15, 2016–19, 2022-24 4 2021
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 17 2015–16 55 2024
Bosnia & Herzegovina 40 47
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 41 2019 43 2017
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 41 2017 46 2017
File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 38 2019 38 2019
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 12 2016 27 2019
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 32 2016, 2019 37 2017
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 40 2017, 2019 40 2017, 2019
File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands 14 2013 30 2017
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 22 2019 30 2014, 2015
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 25 2015–16 43 2019
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 37 2017 39 2016, 2017
File:Flag of England.svg England 2 2018 3 2012–17, 2019
Estonia 27 2013 56 2024
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 5 2013–14, 2017, 2019 8 2017
File:Flag of France.svg France 4 2013–14 8 2017, 2019
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 18 2012–14 31 2019
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 33 2019 33 2019
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 11 2019 28 2013, 2016–17
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 45 2017 45 2017
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 21 2019 38 2016
File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 6 2015–16 12 2019
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 12 2013–15, 2017 15 2016
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 13 2017 29 2015
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 41 2017 41 2017
Kenya 26 2024 32
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 25 2013 47 2017
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 9 2017 21 2014, 2016–17
File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 16 2019 24 2014
Montenegro 32 2024 44
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 30 2013 48 2017
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 24 2013 30 2016–17
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1 2015–16, 2019-2021 2 2012–15, 2016–17
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 28 2019 28 2019
File:Flag of Niue.svg Niue 24 2018–19 33 2016, 2017
North Macedonia 35 2024 42 2023
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 17 2019 26 2015–17
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 4 2012 16 2017
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 22 2018–19 35 2015
Poland 19 30
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 14 2013, 2014 37 2019
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 4 2015–16 8 2012–13
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4 2016–17 11 2013–14
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 11 2015–16 17 2012, 2013–14
File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 29 2019 42 2017
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 24 2012–13 36 2019
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 19 2016 28 2014
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 28 2012, 2016 32 2014
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 35 2017 38 2017
File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 3 2021 16 2014, 2015
Turkiye 19 34 2024
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 20 2014 39 2019
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 9 2014 18 2019
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 40 2017 44 2017
File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu 35 2016-17, 2019 37 2017
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 5 2013 23 2021

See also

References

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  2. "Australia strengthen grip as world No 1". Rugby League International Federation. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. "RLIF announce latest World Rankings". Rugby League International Federation. 1 August 2014.
  4. "Latest World Rankings Announced". Rugby League International Federation. 30 November 2014.
  5. "Latest world rankings released". Rugby League International Federation. 17 December 2015.
  6. "PNG make the biggest move in new World Rankings". Rugby League International Federation. 1 June 2016.
  7. "Australia and England can both overtake New Zealand in World Rankings". Rugby League International Federation. 28 October 2016.
  8. "Australia reclaim world No.1 ranking". NRL.com. 23 November 2016.
  9. "Australia to enter RLWC2017 as World Number 1". Rugby League International Federation. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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