World Rugby Rankings: Fiji climb to 9

The latest World Rugby men’s rankings are out (26 October 2026). South Africa sit top of the table on 93.10 rating points.

Movers

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

Top 15

#	Team	Points	Move
1	South Africa	93.10	–
2	New Zealand	92.30	–
3	Ireland	88.10	–
4	France	87.40	–
5	England	85.70	–
6	Scotland	84.80	–
7	Australia	84.40	–
8	Argentina	82.20	–
9	Fiji	77.90	▲1
10	Wales	76.40	▲1
11	Italy	76.30	▲1
12	Japan	76.20	▼3
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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