Women’s World Rugby Union International Rankings
See the latest women’s World Rugby Rankings right here at RugbyPass. Below you’ll find the live rankings, as well as tables showing the biggest movers following the latest round of action.
So, scroll to see the rugby rankings and plot your team’s route to the coveted world #1 spot.
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What are the World Rugby Women’s Rankings?
The World Rugby Women's Rankings is a ranking system for women's national rugby union teams and mirrors the one used in the men’s game. It is managed by World Rugby, who are the governing body for the sport of rugby union. The rankings aim to accurately compare the strength of women's national teams.
Nations that are full members of World Rugby feature in the rankings, which are based on results in Test matches. As you may expect, the more successful teams are ranked the highest, with the best referred to as the ‘world #1’.
How do they work?
The rankings take into account the relative strength of the opposing teams and other factors such as home advantage before working out how many points, if any, are riding on the outcome. This is also dependent on the scoreline, with a team winning by more than 15 points gaining more than, if for example, they edge a close match, 9-6.
The rankings use a points exchange system, so the winning team’s rating will increase and the losing teams rating will decrease in equal measure in matches where points are awarded.
More recent results and more significant matches are weighted more heavily, with double the points awarded in Rugby World Cup matches, for example. Three points is the most that a team can pick up outside of a Rugby World Cup, whereas in-tournament that rises to six.
When were the World Rugby Women’s Rankings Introduced?
The women’s World Rugby Rankings were first introduced in February 2016. Since then, only New Zealand and England have reached the top.
New Zealand were the first team to claim the world #1 spot and they held that position until June 2017, when they were replaced at the summit by the Red Roses.
After nine weeks at the top, England were dethroned by the Black Ferns, who then enjoyed an unbroken run at #1 for over three years.
England finally regained supremacy in November 2020 and haven’t looked back since. In October 2024, they became the first team – men’s or women’s – to register a rating of over 97 points.
