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Mens International Rankings

Points
1
South Africa
92.78
2
Ireland
90.78
3
New Zealand
90.36
4
France
88.51
5
Argentina
84.97
6
Scotland
83.34
7
England
82.31
8
Australia
81.52
9
Fiji
80.07
10
Italy
78.64
11
Wales
74.01
12
Georgia
73.85
13
Japan
72.95
14
Samoa
72.68
15
USA
70.02
16
Portugal
68.82
17
Uruguay
67.06
18
Spain
65.98
19
Tonga
65.46
20
Romania
63.01
21
Chile
61.72
22
Hong Kong China
59.49
23
Canada
59.18
24
Netherlands
58.56
25
Russia
58.06
26
Namibia
57.87
27
Zimbabwe
57.16
28
Brazil
56.53
29
Belgium
56.51
30
Switzerland
56.04
31
Sweden
54.1
32
Germany
52.95
33
Poland
51.62
34
Kenya
51.55
35
Korea
50.77
36
Czechia
49.7
37
Paraguay
48.35
38
Philippines
47.8
39
Morocco
47.47
40
Sri Lanka
47.39
41
Croatia
47.12
42
Mexico
47.09
43
Uganda
46.87
44
Malta
46.75
45
Colombia
46.17
46
Tunisia
46.1
47
Trinidad & Tobago
45.97
48
Madagascar
45.76
49
Cook Islands
45.11
50
Cayman Islands
44.23
51
United Arab Emirates
44.18
52
Lithuania
44.17
53
Malaysia
43.88
54
Ukraine
43.62
55
Luxembourg
43.29
56
Senegal
43.17
57
Moldova
43.11
58
Latvia
42.77
59
Algeria
42.69
60
Guyana
42.4
61
Singapore
42.13
62
Cote D'Ivoire
41.69
63
Israel
41.24
64
Kazakhstan
40.49
65
Chinese Taipei
39.77
66
Jamaica
39.76
67
Bulgaria
38.99
68
Zambia
38.83
69
Nigeria
38.37
70
Austria
37.51
71
Bermuda
37.2
72
Denmark
37.14
73
Barbados
36.88
74
Thailand
36.86
75
Venezuela
36.78
76
Guam
36.38
77
Botswana
36.21
78
Finland
35.18
79
Hungary
35.15
80
Peru
35.05
81
China
34.91
82
Slovenia
34.48
83
Turkey
34.43
84
St Vincent and the Grenadines
33.84
85
Serbia
33.82
86
Papua New Guinea
33.68
87
Ghana
33.27
88
Andorra
32.77
89
India
31.83
90
Qatar
31.31
91
Uzbekistan
31.28
92
Burkina Faso
31.05
93
Mauritius
30.56
94
Pakistan
30.13
95
Iran
30
95
Laos
30
95
Nepal
30
98
Rwanda
29.78
99
Costa Rica
29.75
100
St Lucia
28.92
101
Niue Island
28.63
102
Bosnia & Herzegovina
28.46
103
Bahamas
27.58
104
Burundi
26.16
105
Eswatini
26.04
106
Norway
24.58
107
Solomon Islands
23.97
108
Cameroon
23.12
109
Indonesia
21.95
110
Monaco
17.17
111
Greece
16.55
112
Vanuatu
15.29
113
American Samoa
13.53

Other Fixtures

Comments

23 Comments
N
Niven 146 days ago

How did England have 100% success in scrums and NZ only 56%, yet England were penalised more than once when shunted back at speed by the AB pack??

J
Jon 148 days ago

Interesting
-England kick away twice as much ball, make half as many breaks = not a very attacking team like suggested
-England tackle nearly twice as much but NZ only carry 1/3 more, so England catching passers (instead of ball runners) 50% more then NZ? = England defensively focused. Expected, but maybe not the volume they thought they would have to deal with so tired and succesfully changed the game up (slowed).
-NZ 50% more threatening on attack (3x the strike power with %50 of the ball/opportunity)
-NZ not rewarding for their forward dominance = lack of international fine tuning compared to Englands 7 games since WC and the referring change in styles/interpretations

B
Bull Shark 149 days ago

  • scrums and lineouts were a mess;
  • Dmac, aimless kicking away of the ball either too deep or into englands hands (one up the middle giving England the run to score their last try);
  • rucks scrappy, conceded turnovers and penalties;
  • poor decision making on the field, opting to find a score after the halftime siren had blown from their own half - concede a penalty and allowed England to equalize;
  • missed tackles;
  • ineffective under the South African blitz defence but looked dangerous when the ball went wide and in space.
  • Missed kicks off the tee;
  • Ignoring the shot clock;
  • no red cards at least!
4/10 performance overall from the ABs (by their own high standards) and lots to work on.

But just good enough to beat the English who were much better in defence, on attack, at the rucks. Almost everything.

Perhaps with more possession and forcing the ABs to do more of the defending England would have got the result. But you can’t score without the ball. And miss kicks.

B
Bull Shark 149 days ago

England and New Zealand trialing a new rule this series. Playing the ball on the ground. England didn’t get the memo though.

B
Bull Shark 149 days ago

Experienc of Jordy and BB showing. Put it in the corners. Apply the pressure.

B
Bull Shark 149 days ago

I hope Ben Smith’s muted his Telly. All this happy singing and dancing in the stands… it’s ruining the atmosphere.

B
Bull Shark 149 days ago

Nice to see the Nienaber defence system working well for the English.

If Dmac wants to be the first choice ten - going to need to work on his kicking game. Off the tee but mostly out of hand. A few aimless kicks, and ineffective high balls (too deep). One of them (up the middle) giving England the momentum to score their last try.

B
Bull Shark 149 days ago

If Marcus wants to be first choice ten - needs to make the 3 pointers.

B
Bull Shark 149 days ago

New Zealand need to tidy up around the rucks. Conceding turnovers and penalties hurt them. A few missed tackles.

The tries will come. Patience.

B
Bull Shark 149 days ago

Stupid from the ABs to no put it out on the siren. Take the lead into the next half. Save the bodies.

Trying to make something from your own 10m line at this stage in the game - poor decision making. Giving England momentum into the second half by conceding a kickable penalty.

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