Russia National Rugby Union Team - IRB World Rankings

IRB World Rankings

IRB World Rankings
Top 25 Rankings as of 15 April 2013
Rank Change* Team Points
1 New Zealand 90.08
2 South Africa 86.94
3 Australia 86.87
4 England 83.72
5 Wales 83.36
6 France 81.59
7 Samoa 78.71
8 Argentina 78.71
9 Ireland 78.05
10 Scotland 76.86
11 Tonga 76.10
12 Italy 76.06
13 Fiji 71.52
14 Canada 71.41
15 Japan 70.09
16 United States 68.32
17 Georgia 67.66
18 Romania 65.82
19 Russia 62.34
20 Spain 60.44
21 Uruguay 59.37
22 Portugal 58.82
23 Namibia 58.45
24 Belgium 57.52
25 1 Chile 57.02
Russia's Historical Rankings


On introduction of the IRB World Rankings in October 2003, Russia was ranked 23rd. Since then the team's lowest ranking was 26 (most recently in October 2005). The team has been an ever-present in the top 20 since June 2006, peaking at 16 on several occasions (most recently in February 2010). As of February 22, 2013, Russia is ranked 20th.

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