IRB Rankings 6/9/10

[travelling_gerry]

1(1) NZLNEW ZEALAND 94.29
2(3) AUSAUSTRALIA 86.04
3(2) RSASOUTH AFRICA 85.22
4(4) FRAFRANCE 82.75
5(5) IREIRELAND 82.03
6(6) ENGENGLAND 81.82
7(7) SCOSCOTLAND 79.81
8(8) ARGARGENTINA 79.70
9(9) WALWALES 78.58
10(10) FJIFIJI 74.39
11(11) ITAITALY 72.97
12(12) SAMSAMOA 72.74
13(13) JPNJAPAN 72.49
14(14) CANCANADA 69.43
15(15) USAUSA 67.86
16(16) TGATONGA 67.06
17(17) GEOGEORGIA 66.38
18(18) RUSRUSSIA 65.80
19(19) ROMROMANIA 65.10
20(20) NAMNAMIBIA 62.69
21(21) URUURUGUAY 61.38
22(22) PORPORTUGAL 61.27
23(23) ESPSPAIN 57.70
24(24) CHLCHL 56.97
25(25) MARMOROCCO 56.11

[beige]

Go Ausaustralia!

[Burgs]

Oh man, that's gotta be hurting in the Republic

[Thequeerone]

What happened to the Puma's they've sunk

[Sheikh]

What happened to the Puma's they've sunk

Their golden generation has either retired or lost form. I wouldn't bet on them winning any 4-Nations matches in the first year, but also wouldn't bet against them returning to the top 5 within a few years.

[doobie69]

Their golden generation has either retired or lost form. I wouldn't bet on them winning any 4-Nations matches in the first year, but also wouldn't bet against them returning to the top 5 within a few years.

Scotland beating them twice in Argentina recently wouldn't have helped their cause. PS-Watch Scotland overtake England next

[Blackswan]

And with Saturday's upcoming match, the potential for ranking points exchange is
Australia win (<15 pts) 1.52
NZ win (<15 pts) 0.48

So when/if Aus win the ranking won't change but the ranking points will be

NZ 92.77
Aus 87.56
RSA 85.22

Not that it counts for a huge amount when trying to forecast the outcome of a particular match but the ranking does provide a good guide to trends. The most notable one being that Australia is slowely closing the gap on the Bliks.

[The InnFORCEr]

I'll bet a graph across RWC years would look interesting, we seem to have turned a corner and are on the "up" heading into 2011 along with peaks in 91, 99 and "all but" in 2003.

[Sheikh]

Scotland beating them twice in Argentina recently wouldn't have helped their cause. PS-Watch Scotland overtake England next

Wouldn't be surprised if they do - I really don't rate Johnson as a coach. Great motivator, but isn't equipped with the skills/knowledge required to improve players.

I reckon it's because he was a naturally good player - he didn't have to learn how to improve his game and so can't understand why the players around him aren't performing. Give me a mediocre player as a coach any day - they usually had to think about the game more.

[zimeric]

fark.. Zimbabwe ar 51 behind Papua New Guinea, Sweden & Malta... i dont care what the Saffa's are feeling.. thats shocking!

[doobie69]

Wouldn't be surprised if they do - I really don't rate Johnson as a coach. Great motivator, but isn't equipped with the skills/knowledge required to improve players.

I reckon it's because he was a naturally good player - he didn't have to learn how to improve his game and so can't understand why the players around him aren't performing. Give me a mediocre player as a coach any day - they usually had to think about the game more.

Couldn't agree more Sheikh- Johnson was a naturally gifted player and one of the most inspirational captains ever (other than David Sole IMHO). Andy Robinson on the other hand is motivated to win because of the way he was sacked. His biggest failing (apparently) was his selection choices but he won't have that problem with Scotland- not enough to choose from as it is!! And who'd have thought it- a Kiwi coaching Australia & an Englishman coaching Scotland. What next- the women's world cup producing the tackle of the year?? haha- brilliant

[tdevil]

Oh man, that's gotta be hurting in the Republic

What makes it even worst is....Rugby is the National sport over there and if you look at the number of registered players in the top 3 countries, the Saffers should be #1, but......

Registered players:
SA 488 044
NZ 145 293
Aus 84 450

Position according to number of players, I think we are looking pretty good.