|
|
World Rankings
Week Before "Elite 8" World Cup Playoff
November 15 th , 2003
RANK |
COUNTRY |
|
1(2)  |
New Zealand |
|
2(1)  |
England |
|
3(4)  |
France |
|
4(3)  |
Australia |
|
5(6)  |
South Africa |
|
6(5)  |
Ireland |
|
7(7) |
Argentina |
|
8(8) |
Wales |
|
9(9) |
Scotland |
|
10(10) |
Samoa |
|
11(11) |
Italy |
|
12(12) |
Fiji |
|
13(13) |
Canada |
|
14(14) |
Romania |
|
15(15) |
United States |
|
16(16) |
Uruguay |
|
17(17) |
Tonga |
|
18(18) |
Portugal |
|
19(19) |
Georgia |
|
20(20) |
Japan |
|
21(21) |
Morocco |
|
22(22) |
Korea |
|
23(23) |
Russia |
|
24(24) |
Chile |
|
25(25) |
Namibia |
|
26(26) |
Czech Republic |
|
27(27) |
Ukraine |
|
28(28) |
Germany |
|
29(29) |
Hong Kong |
|
30(30) |
Spain |
|
31(31) |
Tunisia |
|
32(32) |
Chinese Taipei |
|
33(33) |
Poland |
|
34(34) |
Croatia |
|
35(35) |
Brazil |
|
36(36) |
Paraguay |
|
37(37) |
Denmark |
|
38(38) |
Switzerland |
|
39(39) |
Cote d'Ivorie |
|
40(40) |
Netherlands |
|
41(41) |
Madagascar |
|
42(42) |
Kazakhstan |
|
43(43) |
Sweden |
|
44(44) |
Arabian Gulf |
|
45(45) |
Zimbabwe |
|
46(46) |
Latvia |
|
47(47) |
China |
|
48(48) |
Peru |
|
49(49) |
Slovenia |
|
50(50) |
Trin & Tobago |
|
51(51) |
Kenya |
|
52(53)  |
Belgium |
|
53(54)  |
Thailand |
|
54(55)  |
Venezuela |
|
55(56)  |
Cook Islands |
|
56(57)  |
Singapore |
|
57(52)  |
Bermuda |
|
58(58) |
Moldova |
|
59(59) |
Serbia & Montenegro |
|
60(60) |
Papua N Guinea |
|
61(66)  |
Cayman Islands |
|
62(61)  |
Lithuania |
|
63(62)  |
Zambia |
|
64(63)  |
Sri Lanka |
|
65(64)  |
Andorra |
|
66(65)  |
Hungary |
|
67(67) |
Uganda |
|
68(68) |
Malta |
|
69(69) |
Solomon Islands |
|
70(70) |
Nigeria |
|
71(71) |
Guam |
|
72(72) |
Senegal |
|
73(73) |
St Lucia |
|
74(74) |
Malaysia |
|
75(75) |
Niue Island |
|
76(76) |
Cameroon |
|
77(77) |
Guyana |
|
78(78) |
Monaco |
|
79(79) |
Tahiti |
|
80(80) |
Colombia |
|
81(81) |
Barbados |
|
82(82) |
Jamaica |
|
83(83) |
Swaziland |
|
84(84) |
Bulgaria |
|
85(85) |
Luxembourg |
|
86(86) |
Austria |
|
87(87) |
Israel |
|
88(88) |
Botswana |
|
89(89) |
India |
|
90(90) |
Vanuatu |
|
91(91) |
Bahamas |
|
92(92) |
Bosnia |
|
93(93) |
Norway |
|
94(94) |
Finland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
KEY INFO ON 94 FULL MEMBER UNIONS OF THE IRB |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
World Rankings
|
Rank
|
Country |
|
1
|
England
|
|
2
|
New Zealand
|
|
3
|
Australia
|
|
4
|
France
|
|
5
|
Ireland
|
|
6
|
South Africa
|
|
7
|
Argentina
|
|
8
|
Scotland
|
|
9
|
Samoa
|
|
10
|
Wales
|
|
11
|
Fiji
|
|
12
|
Italy
|
|
13
|
Canada
|
|
14
|
Tonga
|
|
15
|
Romania
|
|
16
|
Georgia
|
|
17
|
Japan
|
|
18
|
Uruguay
|
|
19
|
Korea
|
|
20
|
United States
|
|
21
|
Russia
|
|
22
|
Morocco
|
|
23
|
Chile
|
|
24
|
Spain
|
|
25
|
Namibia
|
|
26
|
Czech Republic
|
|
27
|
Ukraine
|
|
28
|
Poland
|
|
29
|
Portugal
|
|
30
|
Tunisia
|
|
31
|
Hong Kong
|
|
32
|
Zimbabwe
|
|
33
|
Chinese Taipei
|
|
34
|
Brazil
|
|
35
|
Croatia
|
|
36
|
Germany
|
|
37
|
Paraguay
|
|
38
|
Denmark
|
|
39
|
Sweden
|
|
40
|
Cote d'Ivorie
|
|
41
|
Netherlands
|
|
42
|
Switzerland
|
|
43
|
Madagascar
|
|
44
|
Kazakhstan
|
|
45
|
China
|
|
46
|
Peru
|
|
47
|
Belgium
|
|
48
|
Yugoslavia
|
|
49
|
Trin &
Tobago
|
|
50
|
Bermuda
|
|
51
|
Thailand
|
|
52
|
Slovenia
|
|
53
|
Venezuela
|
|
54
|
Arabian Gulf
|
|
55
|
Moldova
|
|
56
|
Cook Islands
|
|
57
|
Latvia
|
|
58
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
59
|
Singapore
|
|
60
|
Kenya
|
|
61
|
Papua N Guinea
|
|
62
|
Andorra
|
|
63
|
Lithuania
|
|
64
|
Hungary
|
|
65
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
66
|
Zambia
|
|
67
|
Uganda
|
|
68
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
69
|
Nigeria
|
|
70
|
Guam
|
|
71
|
Senegal
|
|
72
|
St Lucia
|
|
73
|
Malta
|
|
74
|
Malaysia
|
|
75
|
Niue Island
|
|
76
|
Cameroon
|
|
77
|
Guyana
|
|
78
|
Monaco
|
|
79
|
Tahiti
|
|
80
|
Colombia
|
|
81
|
Barbados
|
|
82
|
Jamaica
|
|
83
|
Swaziland
|
|
84
|
Luxembourg
|
|
85
|
Bosnia
|
|
86
|
Austria
|
|
87
|
Botswana
|
|
88
|
Israel
|
|
89
|
India
|
|
90
|
Finland
|
|
91
|
Vanuatu
|
|
92
|
Bulgaria
|
|
93
|
Bahamas
|
|
94
|
Norway
|
|
|
March
Madness
and Mayhem
2008
Rugby Tournament
Wayne, Nebraska
March 29th
& 30th
|
