World Rugby Women's World Rankings

Top 20 rankings as of 25 November 2024[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 97.56
2 Steady  Canada 89.31
3 Steady  New Zealand 88.64
4 Steady  France 85.11
5 Steady  Australia 78.10
6 Steady  Ireland 78.03
7 Steady  Scotland 76.82
8 Steady  Italy 74.75
9 Steady  United States 74.20
10 Steady  Wales 72.58
11 Steady  Japan 66.41
12 Steady  South Africa 66.18
13 Steady  Spain 65.42
14 Steady  Russia 61.10
15 Steady  Samoa 60.56
16 Steady  Netherlands 60.20
17 Steady  Fiji 59.14
18 Steady  Hong Kong 56.20
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 55.23
20 Steady  Sweden 52.72
*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. The top step of the women's rankings have been notably less volatile than the equivalent men's rankings, with only two teams, New Zealand and England reaching that mark.

List of rankings leader

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Team Start Date End Date Weeks Total
Weeks
 New Zealand 8 September 2003 3 December 2012 482 482
 England 3 December 2012 11 February 2013 10 10
 New Zealand 11 February 2013 19 June 2017 227 709
 England 19 June 2017 21 August 2017 9 19
 New Zealand 21 August 2017 16 November 2020 221 930
 England 16 November 2020 Present[a] 215 234


Summary

Team Total Weeks Most Consecutive

Weeks

 New Zealand 930 482
 England 234 215

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ As of 1 January 2025.

References

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  1. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 November 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.
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