World Rugby Ranking: the updated ranking after the first summer test matches, and Italy hopes

Even if the international window has not yet opened, the first summer test matches have already begun: on Saturday there were two clear victories in the first two big matches. England beat Japan 52-17 in Tokyo, while South Africa beat Wales 41-13 at Twickenham. So here is the new World Rugby Ranking, with Italy who could get a great result from their summer tour if they were to win all 3 matches.

England, by beating Japan so clearly away, gained a few points despite the large distance between the two teams in the standings: Borthwick’s team remained fifth but further separated Scotland by gaining 0.23 points and brought France, now distant, closer. less than 2 points.

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Japan, on the other hand, is now firmly followed by Georgia: it is still twelfth, but has only 2 hundredths of a point ahead of the Lelos, and above all it moves further away from the block formed by Fiji, Australia and Wales.

Wales, at least from a ranking point of view, manages to stay afloat. Since there was too clear a difference between the two teams, South Africa’s victory did not yield any points, and consequently Gatland’s team did not lose any, remaining in tenth place at 77.26. The Springboks, however, remain in control of the rankings, awaiting the double match against Ireland which could literally overturn the rankings.

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South Africa-Ireland is not the only series that offers an incredible number of points: there is also the All Blacks-England, which could be worth the podium, and then there is Argentina-France which is also of great interest to the Azzurri. If Quesada’s team were to bring home the 3 matches of their summer tour they can hope to overtake which would be worth a historic seventh place in the ranking, but it will also depend on the results of the Pumas.

World Rugby Ranking: the updated ranking after the first 2024 summer test matches

1 South Africa 94.54
2 Ireland 90.69
3 New Zealand 89.80
4 France 87.92
5 England 85.97 (+0.23)

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 74.04 (-0.23)
13 Georgia 74.02
14 Samoa 72.23
15 Tonga 71.57

16 Portugal 70.28
17 US 67.94
18 Uruguay 67.39
19 Spain 64.37
20 Romania 61.66

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