South Africa stay world No.1 — latest World Rugby Rankings

The latest World Rugby men’s rankings are out (17 August 2026). South Africa sit top of the table on 94.00 rating points.

Top 15

#	Team	Points	Move
1	South Africa	94.00	–
2	New Zealand	92.30	–
3	Ireland	88.10	–
4	France	87.40	–
5	England	85.70	–
6	Scotland	84.80	–
7	Argentina	83.10	–
8	Australia	82.70	–
9	Fiji	78.00	–
10	Wales	76.40	–
11	Italy	76.30	–
12	Japan	75.40	–
13	Georgia	73.90	–
14	USA	70.20	–
15	Portugal	69.40	–

See the live World Rankings table →

Source: World Rugby. Rankings update after each international window.

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