World Rugby Women's World Rankings

Global sports team ranking list

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Top 20 rankings as of 15 April 2024[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 096.18
2 Steady  New Zealand 090.56
3 Steady  France 088.00
4 Steady  Canada 086.27
5 Steady  Australia 081.61
6 Increase1  Scotland 077.17
7 Decrease1  Italy 075.13
8 Steady  Wales 073.41
9 Steady  United States 072.57
10 Steady  Ireland 072.35
11 Steady  Japan 069.38
12 Steady  South Africa 065.17
13 Steady  Spain 065.15
14 Steady  Russia 061.10
15 Steady  Samoa 059.57
16 Steady  Netherlands 058.98
17 Steady  Fiji 058.65
18 Steady  Hong Kong 058.31
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 055.97
20 Steady  Sweden 052.72
*Change from the previous week


The World Rugby Women's World Rankings is a ranking system for women's national teams in rugby union, managed by World Rugby, the sport's governing body.[2] 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.

See also

  • Sports portal

References

  1. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The World Rugby Rankings in numbers". World Rugby. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Rugby Football Union announces enhanced and extended contracts for England's Red Roses players". Sky Sports. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

External link

  • Official World Rankings for Women's Teams
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