World Rugby Rankings: Japan climb to 9

The latest World Rugby men’s rankings are out (21 September 2026). South Africa sit top of the table on 95.10 rating points.

Movers

▲ Japan up to 9 (from 12)
▼ Fiji down to 10 (from 9)
▼ Wales down to 11 (from 10)
▼ Italy down to 12 (from 11)
▲ Portugal up to 14 (from 15)
▼ USA down to 15 (from 14)

Top 15

#	Team	Points	Move
1	South Africa	95.10	–
2	New Zealand	91.10	–
3	Ireland	88.10	–
4	France	87.40	–
5	England	85.70	–
6	Scotland	84.80	–
7	Australia	83.50	–
8	Argentina	82.20	–
9	Japan	77.30	▲3
10	Fiji	76.80	▼1
11	Wales	76.40	▼1
12	Italy	76.30	▼1
13	Georgia	73.90	–
14	Portugal	69.40	▲1
15	USA	67.60	▼1

See the live World Rankings table →

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

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