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The World Rugby Rankings is a ranking system for national teams in rugby union, managed by World Rugby, the sport's governing body. There are separate men's and women's rankings. The teams of World Rugby's member nations are ranked based on their game results, with the most successful teams being ranked highest.
World Rank Tier Rank Points Player Position International team(s) Years active Caps Tries Con Pen DG Avg. PTS (per game) Ref 1 1 1598 Dan Carter: Fly-half New Zealand: 2003–2015 112 29 293 281 8 14.27 [1] 2 2 1271 Owen Farrell: Fly-half; Centre England (1237) British and Irish Lions (34) 2012–2023 119 10 201 268 5 10.68 [2] [3] 3 3 1246 ...
First presented in 2001, [2] it was initially named the IRB International Player of the Year; from 2007 until 2014 it was the IRB Player of the Year and in 2014 it was titled World Rugby Player of the Year, before being given its current name in 2016. [2] The winner receives a trophy at an annual awards ceremony. [3]
Where do the 20 competing nations sit ahead of the tournament?
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Ireland, France, South Africa and New Zealand shape as the tournament favourites – but how far down our rankings are England and Wales after a difficult 2023 so far?
Led by England as of June 2023, [3] they attempt to compare the strength of at any given time. As a follow-on to the existing World Rugby Men's World Rankings, the teams of World Rugby's member nations are ranked based on their game results, with the most successful teams being ranked highest. The top step of the women's rankings have been ...
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