World Rugby Women's World Rankings

Top 20 rankings as of 14 October 2024[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 097.56
2 Steady  Canada 089.31
3 Steady  New Zealand 088.64
4 Steady  France 085.11
5 Increase2  Australia 078.10
6 Steady  Ireland 078.03
7 Decrease2  Scotland 076.82
8 Increase1  Italy 074.75
9 Decrease1  United States 074.20
10 Steady  Wales 072.58
11 Steady  Japan 066.41
12 Steady  South Africa 066.18
13 Steady  Spain 065.42
14 Steady  Russia 061.10
15 Steady  Samoa 060.56
16 Increase1  Netherlands 060.20
17 Decrease1  Fiji 059.14
18 Steady  Hong Kong 056.20
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 055.23
20 Steady  Sweden 052.72
*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] 204 223


Summary

Team Total Weeks Most Consecutive

Weeks

  New Zealand 930 482
  England 223 204

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ As of 16 October 2024.

References

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  1. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 14 October 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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