World Rankings changes after first RWC matches

10-Sep-2007

South Africa move up into 3rd place and Argentina jump up two ranks to 4th place in the IRB World Rankings.

Meanwhile France drop two spots to number 5 and Ireland drop back into 6th place.

Southern Hemisphere nations now dominate the top spots, with the first four ranks held by New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina.

The top 15 rankings as of 10 September 2007 are:

Rank	Nation	Points
1	New Zealand	93.38
2	Australia	87.03
3	South Africa	85.40
4	Argentina	84.82
5	France	83.13
6	Ireland	81.12
7	England	78.89
8	Wales	77.53
9	Italy	75.37
10	Samoa	74.97
11	Scotland	74.95
12	Fiji	70.52
13	Canada	68.97
14	Tonga	67.52
15	USA	67.20

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