World Rugby rankings for EVERY team at 2023 Rugby World Cup

There are 20 nations set to compete at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, but they are not the Top 20-ranked countries in the World Rugby rankings.

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Much has been written about the fairness of the draw for next month’s tournament and thankfully the governing body has listened and changes will be made ahead of the 2027 tournament.

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The 20 nations competing this year have been drawn into four pool of five teams.

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Each team will play the other countries in their pool with the top two finishers in each pool progressing to the quarter-finals.

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The Springboks, who are the defending champions, will enter the tournament as the second-ranked team in the world.

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RANKINGS OF COUNTRIES AT THE 2023 RUGBY WORLD CUP

Rank	Country	Points
1	Ireland	91.82
2	South Africa	91.08
3	France	89.22
4	New Zealand	89.06
5	Scotland	84.01
6	Argentina	80.86
7	Fiji	80.28
8	England	79.95
9	Australia	79.87
10	Wales	78.26
11	Georgia	76.23
12	Samoa	76.19
13	Italy	75.63
14	Japan	73.29
15	Tonga	70.29
16	Portugal	68.61
17	Uruguay	66.63
18	USA *	66.22
19	Romania	64.56
20	Spain *	64.05
21	Namibia	61.61
22	Chile	60.49

• denotes not taking part at Rugby World Cup 2023