The national championships in Europe are coming to an end and rugby is looking towards the summer tours that will bring the national teams of the Old Continent down under in a series of test matches not to be missed. Italy will be busy between Samoa, Fiji and Japan, while the matches between South Africa and Ireland are highly anticipated, as are those between New Zealand and England, without forgetting the tour of Wales between South Africa and Australia.
A series of Test matches that could revolutionize the world ranking, where Italy has made a strong comeback thanks to the last Six Nations. At the top there is the South Africaalmost 4 points ahead ofIrelandfollowed by New Zeland, which closes the podium. In fourth place we find France, while the top 5 closes with England.
Further behind, in sixth place is Scotland, ahead of Argentina, who have to watch their backs blue, currently in eighth place. Australia has fallen to ninth place, ahead of another team in crisis, Wales, which closes the top 10. Moving down, the top 15 sees Fiji, Japan, Georgia, Samoa and Portugal in order.
RUGBY RANKING AS OF JUNE 3
1 South Africa 94.54
2 Ireland 90.69
3 New Zealand 89.80
4 France 87.92
5 England 85.75
6 Scotland 82.82
7 Argentina 80.68
8 Italy 79.41
9 Australia 77.48
10 Wales 77.26
11 Fiji 76.38
12 Japan 74.27
13 Georgia 72.68
14 Samoa 72.23
15 Portugal 71.62
16 Tonga 71.57
17 US 67.94
18 Uruguay 67.39
19 Spain 63.46
20 Romania 62.58
