Rankings
TheBreakdown rating · to Sept 2026A rating for every national side, worked out from every scored Test since 1871. Win and your rating rises by more if the opponent was stronger, if you won by a lot, or if you were the visitor. It is our own model, not World Rugby’s official ranking, so the order will differ. Sides with no Test in the last four years are left out; find them under every nation.
| # | Team | Rating | Past year | Peak | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 2022 | ▲ 3 | 2055 (2026) | 564 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 1952 | ▲ 14 | 2095 (2016) | 712 |
| 3 | Ireland | 1911 | ▲ 1 | 1993 (2024) | 755 |
| 4 | France | 1870 | ▲ 16 | 1908 (2025) | 943 |
| 5 | England | 1767 | ▼ 62 | 1895 (2020) | 806 |
| 6 | Scotland | 1716 | ▲ 73 | 1716 (2026) | 763 |
| 7 | Australia | 1664 | ▲ 84 | 1798 (2000) | 705 |
| 8 | Argentina | 1615 | ▼ 68 | 1692 (2025) | 505 |
| 9 | Fiji | 1547 | ▼ 79 | 1637 (2025) | 366 |
| 10 | Georgia | 1528 | ▲ 34 | 1553 (2023) | 275 |
| 11 | Italy | 1464 | ▼ 29 | 1537 (2026) | 565 |
| 12 | Wales | 1450 | ▲ 31 | 1812 (2019) | 804 |
| 13 | Japan | 1449 | ▲ 42 | 1550 (2019) | 404 |
| 14 | Portugal | 1359 | ▲ 88 | 1359 (2026) | 331 |
| 15 | USA | 1302 | ▲ 5 | 1409 (2019) | 290 |
| 16 | Spain | 1301 | ▼ 11 | 1331 (2026) | 415 |
| 17 | Samoa | 1285 | ▼ 15 | 1467 (2013) | 279 |
| 18 | Uruguay | 1248 | ▼ 43 | 1324 (2019) | 306 |
| 19 | Tonga | 1216 | ▼ 9 | 1386 (2018) | 310 |
| 20 | Chile | 1203 | ▲ 25 | 1213 (2026) | 226 |
| 21 | Hong Kong China | 1192 | ▲ 0 | 1253 (2019) | 231 |
| 22 | Czechia | 1182 | ▲ 41 | 1182 (2026) | 159 |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 1174 | ▼ 64 | 1239 (2025) | 177 |
| 24 | Namibia | 1166 | ▲ 0 | 1266 (2018) | 181 |
| 25 | Qatar | 1153 | ▲ 11 | 1161 (2023) | 20 |
| 26 | Algeria | 1143 | ▲ 0 | 1152 (2024) | 23 |
| 27 | Belgium | 1138 | ▲ 7 | 1183 (2012) | 273 |
| 28 | Mexico | 1126 | ▲ 22 | 1131 (2025) | 43 |
| 29 | Romania | 1117 | ▼ 15 | 1379 (1983) | 501 |
| 30 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1101 | ▼ 29 | 1169 (2016) | 54 |
| 31 | Lebanon | 1100 | ▲ 0 | 1137 (2023) | 21 |
| 32 | Papua New Guinea | 1096 | ▲ 0 | 1114 (2015) | 37 |
| 33 | Cayman Islands | 1089 | ▲ 40 | 1123 (2019) | 48 |
| 34 | Morocco | 1087 | ▲ 0 | 1211 (2006) | 200 |
| 35 | Malta | 1084 | ▲ 32 | 1084 (2026) | 99 |
| 36 | Kenya | 1068 | ▲ 0 | 1186 (2017) | 139 |
| 37 | Poland | 1067 | ▲ 47 | 1085 (2013) | 277 |
| 38 | Canada | 1055 | ▲ 47 | 1341 (2013) | 303 |
| 39 | Switzerland | 1052 | ▼ 8 | 1160 (2024) | 164 |
| 40 | Philippines | 1050 | ▲ 45 | 1060 (2010) | 41 |
| 41 | Netherlands | 1042 | ▼ 34 | 1188 (2021) | 277 |
| 42 | Sweden | 1038 | ▼ 20 | 1092 (1962) | 227 |
| 43 | Madagascar | 1025 | ▲ 0 | 1046 (2024) | 56 |
| 44 | Senegal | 1008 | ▲ 0 | 1066 (2016) | 56 |
| 45 | Jamaica | 1001 | ▲ 17 | 1001 (2026) | 37 |
| 46 | Colombia | 998 | ▲ 0 | 1102 (2019) | 75 |
| 47 | Ukraine | 996 | ▲ 49 | 1161 (2004) | 144 |
| 48 | Egypt | 993 | ▲ 0 | 993 (2025) | 2 |
| 49 | Uganda | 991 | ▲ 0 | 1076 (2008) | 103 |
| 50 | Korea | 985 | ▼ 9 | 1187 (1988) | 161 |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 982 | ▲ 0 | 1046 (2010) | 67 |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 979 | ▲ 0 | 1022 (2022) | 2 |
| 53 | Barbados | 977 | ▲ 26 | 1054 (2005) | 49 |
| 54 | Albania | 963 | ▲ 0 | 966 (2024) | 4 |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 960 | ▼ 11 | 971 (2016) | 2 |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 958 | ▲ 0 | 1017 (2011) | 40 |
| 57 | Iran | 952 | ▲ 0 | 1081 (2010) | 24 |
| 58 | Tunisia | 949 | ▲ 0 | 1077 (2009) | 168 |
| 59 | Libya | 949 | ▲ 0 | 972 (2010) | 2 |
| 60 | Jordan | 948 | ▲ 0 | 1023 (2010) | 16 |
| 61 | Ivory Coast | 945 | ▲ 0 | 1078 (2021) | 76 |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 940 | ▼ 8 | 1005 (2025) | 127 |
| 63 | Lesotho | 936 | ▲ 0 | 1009 (2014) | 11 |
| 64 | Bermuda | 933 | ▼ 2 | 1171 (2012) | 53 |
| 65 | Nepal | 932 | ▲ 0 | 954 (2022) | 2 |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 921 | ▲ 0 | 1082 (2021) | 30 |
| 67 | Brazil | 921 | ▲ 0 | 1110 (2008) | 186 |
| 68 | Ghana | 915 | ▲ 0 | 988 (2003) | 32 |
| 69 | Guyana | 914 | ▼ 39 | 1138 (2017) | 38 |
| 70 | Solomon Islands | 908 | ▲ 0 | 981 (1969) | 22 |
| 71 | Paraguay | 906 | ▲ 0 | 970 (1970) | 139 |
| 72 | Moldova | 904 | ▲ 9 | 1096 (2014) | 113 |
| 73 | Nigeria | 900 | ▲ 0 | 1059 (2004) | 35 |
| 74 | Botswana | 898 | ▲ 0 | 1035 (2008) | 49 |
| 75 | Austria | 893 | ▲ 28 | 975 (1992) | 123 |
| 76 | Guam | 886 | ▼ 19 | 992 (2005) | 32 |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 879 | ▲ 21 | 960 (1975) | 137 |
| 78 | Latvia | 869 | ▲ 0 | 1032 (1997) | 114 |
| 79 | Germany | 869 | ▼ 14 | 1128 (2006) | 356 |
| 80 | Serbia | 868 | ▼ 3 | 965 (2003) | 87 |
| 81 | Denmark | 864 | ▼ 18 | 980 (1949) | 194 |
| 82 | Israel | 859 | ▼ 9 | 1010 (2013) | 114 |
| 83 | Croatia | 855 | ▼ 67 | 1169 (2000) | 139 |
| 84 | Venezuela | 854 | ▲ 0 | 981 (1998) | 62 |
| 85 | Laos | 851 | ▼ 52 | 1030 (2012) | 27 |
| 86 | Cameroon | 848 | ▲ 0 | 1018 (2003) | 28 |
| 87 | Chinese Taipei | 846 | ▲ 33 | 998 (1988) | 116 |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 836 | ▼ 39 | 1011 (1968) | 137 |
| 89 | Malaysia | 831 | ▲ 31 | 1027 (1955) | 142 |
| 90 | Bahamas | 827 | ▲ 0 | 1004 (1997) | 35 |
| 91 | Montenegro | 817 | ▲ 41 | 1014 (2015) | 19 |
| 92 | St Vincent and the Grenadines | 813 | ▼ 25 | 978 (2005) | 18 |
| 93 | St Lucia | 809 | ▼ 17 | 1022 (2005) | 17 |
| 94 | Eswatini | 809 | ▲ 0 | 1018 (1998) | 21 |
| 95 | Finland | 807 | ▼ 11 | 969 (1987) | 85 |
| 96 | Lithuania | 805 | ▲ 24 | 1131 (2018) | 125 |
| 97 | Peru | 801 | ▲ 0 | 973 (1958) | 67 |
| 98 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 797 | ▲ 33 | 978 (1997) | 99 |
| 99 | India | 792 | ▲ 0 | 949 (1998) | 50 |
| 100 | Zambia | 791 | ▲ 0 | 1008 (2003) | 61 |
| 101 | Andorra | 791 | ▼ 12 | 978 (1987) | 140 |
| 102 | Slovenia | 789 | ▼ 4 | 1031 (1992) | 126 |
| 103 | Cyprus | 788 | ▲ 0 | 1164 (2014) | 61 |
| 104 | Singapore | 788 | ▼ 36 | 989 (1978) | 118 |
| 105 | Vanuatu | 784 | ▲ 0 | 974 (2001) | 12 |
| 106 | Thailand | 765 | ▼ 1 | 1031 (1962) | 148 |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 760 | ▲ 0 | 957 (2006) | 28 |
| 108 | Greece | 738 | ▲ 22 | 978 (2008) | 31 |
| 109 | Pakistan | 699 | ▲ 0 | 958 (2004) | 30 |
| 110 | Kosovo | 686 | ▼ 97 | 956 (2024) | 13 |
| 111 | Hungary | 674 | ▼ 20 | 1025 (1993) | 124 |
| 112 | Turkey | 673 | ▼ 18 | 1051 (2013) | 39 |
| 113 | Slovakia | 609 | ▼ 11 | 1012 (2006) | 35 |
| 114 | Norway | 535 | ▲ 27 | 961 (1979) | 119 |
| 115 | Estonia | 519 | ▼ 37 | 1010 (2016) | 20 |
Method: everyone starts at 1000; each Test moves the two ratings by up to 24 points, scaled by how surprising the result was and by the winning margin; playing at home is worth 60 points of rating. Home is where the venue’s country matches the team’s name, so Lions tours and neutral venues count as away.