World Rugby Rankings: Australia climb to 6

The latest World Rugby men’s rankings are out (28 September 2026). South Africa sit top of the table on 93.10 rating points.

Movers

▲ Australia up to 6 (from 7)
▼ Scotland down to 7 (from 6)

Top 15

#	Team	Points	Move
1	South Africa	93.10	–
2	New Zealand	91.10	–
3	Ireland	88.10	–
4	France	87.40	–
5	England	85.70	–
6	Australia	85.50	▲1
7	Scotland	84.80	▼1
8	Argentina	82.20	–
9	Japan	77.30	–
10	Fiji	76.80	–
11	Wales	76.40	–
12	Italy	76.30	–
13	Georgia	73.90	–
14	Portugal	69.40	–
15	USA	67.60	–

See the live World Rankings table →

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

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