World Rankings changes after 2nd RWC weekend

17-Sep-2007

Scotland are up into the top 10 as Samoa slip to number 13 in the IRB World Rankings. Fiji, Tonga, Romania and Georgia have also increased in rank while Canada and the USA have dropped rankings.

The top 20 rankings as of 17 September 2007 are:

Rank	Nation	Points
1	New Zealand	93.38
2	Australia	87.73
3	South Africa	86.44
4	Argentina	84.82
5	France	83.13
6	Ireland	81.12
7	England	77.84
8	Wales	76.83
9	Italy	75.65
10	Scotland	74.95
11	Fiji	73.07
12	Tonga	72.56
13	Samoa	71.87
14	Canada	67.50
15	Romania	66.51
16	Georgia	66.38
17	USA	65.26
18	Japan	64.79
19	Russia	64.37
20	Uruguay	62.66

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