Race to top World Rugby Rankings

Alun Wyn Jones Wales captain
Picture: Getty Images
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Wales has ousted New Zealand as the world’s top-ranked rugby team to end almost a decade at the top for the All-Blacks, a boost for the northern hemisphere side ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan
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WORLD RANKINGS: TOP 16 

1 Wales
2 New Zealand
3 Ireland
4 South Africa 5 England
6 Australia
7 France
8 Scotland
9 Japan
10 Fiji
11 Argentina
12 Georgia
13 Italy
14 United States 
15 Tonga
16 Samoa

WORLD CUP PARTICIPANTS 

19 Uruguay
20 Russia
21 Canada
23 Namibia 
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KEY WORLD CUP WARM-UPS
Aug 24
Scotland v France
England v Ireland

Aug 30: France v Italy

Aug 31: Wales v Ireland 

Sep 6: Japan v South Africa 
England v Italy

Sep 7 N. Zealand v Tonga 
Australia v Samoa 
Ireland v Wales
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Sep 20-Nov 2: Rugby World Cup 2019
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Source: World Rugby     © GRAPHIC NEWS


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