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 RUGBY WORLD RANKINGS

        IRB and Zurich World Rankings
Two separate sets of world rankings have been released.
  1. The International Rugby Board (IRB) launched its new World Rankings to provide an official and ongoing form indicator during Rugby World Cup 2003 and beyond.

  2. The Zurich World Rankings were released on September 6 and – as was the case prior to the 1999 Rugby World Cup, the top 20 teams are all Tournament qualifiers.
RANKINGS

Place IRB RANK   Place ZURICH RANK
1 England   1 England
2 New Zealand   2 New Zealand
3 Ireland   3 Australia
4 Australia   4 France
5 France   5 South Africa
6 South Africa   6 Ireland
7 Argentina   7 Argentina
8 Samoa   8 Scotland
9 Scotland   9 Wales
10 Wales   10 Samoa
11 Fiji   11 Canada
12 Tonga   12 Fiji
13 Italy   13 Italy
14 U.S.A.   14 Tonga
15 Romania   15 Japan
16 Canada   16 U.S.A.
17 Georgia   17 Georgia
18 Japan   18 Romania
19 Uruguay   19 Namibia
20 Portugal   20 Uruguay

 
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