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

The latest World Rugby men’s rankings are out (9 November 2026). South Africa sit top of the table on 93.10 rating points.

Top 15

#	Team	Points	Move
1	South Africa	93.10	–
2	New Zealand	92.60	–
3	Ireland	88.70	–
4	France	87.50	–
5	England	87.00	–
6	Scotland	84.40	–
7	Australia	83.10	–
8	Argentina	81.60	–
9	Fiji	77.80	–
10	Wales	77.40	–
11	Italy	76.30	–
12	Japan	75.20	–
13	Georgia	73.90	–
14	Portugal	70.50	–
15	USA	67.80	–

See the live World Rankings table →

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

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