Latest Rugby League World Rankings Announced

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The Rugby League International Foundation has released it's updated rankings for the Men's and Women's competition.

Men's 

Rank                   Team               Previous

  1. Australia                     1
  2. New Zealand               2
  3. England                       3
  4. Tonga                          11
  5. Fiji                               7
  6. Samoa                        5
  7. Scotland                     4
  8.               France                       6                
  9.             Lebanon                    18             
  10. PNG                          16
  11. Ireland .                    8
  12. Wales                        9
  13. Italy                         12
  14. USA                          10
  15. Jamaica                    13
  16. Serbia                      14
  17. Canada                     15
  18. Malta                       17
  19. Russia                      19
  20. Belgium                    20
  21. Spain                       21
  22. Norway                    22
  23. Greece                     23
  24. Philippines                34
  25. Ukraine                    25
  26. Czech Republic         26
  27. Netherlands             27
  28. Germany                 28
  29. Hungary                  29
  30. Cook Islands            24
  31. Sweden                   30
  32. Chile                       37
  33. Niue                        31
  34. Denmark                 32
  35. South Africa            33
  36. Vanuatu                 35
  37. El Salvador             39
  38. Thailand                 36
  39. Argentina                -
  40. Colombia                 -
  41. Japan                      -
  42. Solomon Islands      38
  43. Brazil                      -
  44. Uruguay                  40
  45. Hong Kong              -
  46. Bulgaria                   41
  47. Latvia                      42
  48. Morocco                   43

Women's 

Rank                              Team                 
  1. Australia Women
  2. New Zealand Women
  3. England Women
  4. Canada Women
  5. Cook Islands Women
  6. Papua New Guinea Women
  7. France Women
  8. Italy Women
  9. Lebanon Women

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