Opinion
9 days ago International Rugby Top 100: The unluckiest players not to make the list
Some players were unlucky to miss out on our men's Top 100 list. Here are 10 who could have made it.
Paul Williams
12 Dec 2024, 6:43
Mens International Rankings
Points
1
South Africa
92.78
2
Ireland
90.78
3
New Zealand
90.36
4
France
88.51
5
Argentina
84.97
6
Scotland
83.34
7
England
82.31
8
Australia
81.52
9
Fiji
80.07
10
Italy
78.64
11
Wales
74.01
12
Georgia
73.85
13
Japan
72.95
14
Samoa
72.68
15
USA
70.02
16
Portugal
68.82
17
Uruguay
67.06
18
Spain
65.98
19
Tonga
65.46
20
Romania
63.01
21
Chile
61.72
22
Hong Kong China
59.49
23
Canada
59.18
24
Netherlands
58.56
25
Russia
58.06
26
Namibia
57.87
27
Zimbabwe
57.16
28
Brazil
56.53
29
Belgium
56.51
30
Switzerland
56.04
31
Sweden
54.1
32
Germany
52.95
33
Poland
51.62
34
Kenya
51.55
35
Korea
50.77
36
Czechia
49.7
37
Paraguay
48.35
38
Philippines
47.8
39
Mexico
47.71
40
Morocco
47.47
41
Sri Lanka
47.39
42
Croatia
47.12
43
Uganda
46.87
44
Malta
46.75
45
Colombia
46.17
46
Tunisia
46.1
47
Trinidad & Tobago
45.97
48
Madagascar
45.76
49
Cook Islands
45.11
50
United Arab Emirates
44.18
51
Lithuania
44.17
52
Malaysia
43.88
53
Ukraine
43.62
54
Cayman Islands
43.61
55
Luxembourg
43.29
56
Senegal
43.17
57
Moldova
43.11
58
Latvia
42.77
59
Algeria
42.69
60
Guyana
42.4
61
Singapore
42.13
62
Cote D'Ivoire
41.69
63
Israel
41.24
64
Kazakhstan
40.49
65
Chinese Taipei
39.77
66
Jamaica
39.76
67
Bulgaria
38.99
68
Zambia
38.83
69
Nigeria
38.37
70
Austria
37.51
71
Bermuda
37.2
72
Denmark
37.14
73
Barbados
36.88
74
Thailand
36.86
75
Venezuela
36.78
76
Guam
36.38
77
Botswana
36.21
78
Finland
35.18
79
Hungary
35.15
80
Peru
35.05
81
China
34.91
82
Slovenia
34.48
83
Turkey
34.43
84
St Vincent and the Grenadines
33.84
85
Serbia
33.82
86
Papua New Guinea
33.68
87
Ghana
33.27
88
Andorra
32.77
89
India
31.83
90
Qatar
31.31
91
Uzbekistan
31.28
92
Burkina Faso
31.05
93
Mauritius
30.56
94
Pakistan
30.13
95
Iran
30
95
Laos
30
95
Nepal
30
98
Rwanda
29.78
99
Costa Rica
29.75
100
St Lucia
28.92
101
Niue Island
28.63
102
Bosnia & Herzegovina
28.46
103
Bahamas
27.58
104
Burundi
26.16
105
Eswatini
26.04
106
Norway
24.58
107
Solomon Islands
23.97
108
Cameroon
23.12
109
Indonesia
21.95
110
Monaco
17.17
111
Greece
16.55
112
Vanuatu
15.29
113
American Samoa
13.53
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i thought the wallbies blew it . but they pulled it out the bag !!!!!
I wonder what platitudes we're going to hear from Borthers now.
Australia. Take a bow. Fantastic win. What a game. What hands!
No way
... Hahahahahahahaha
Wow
Go wallabies
Wallabies you beauties.
Wilson man of the match if Aus win.
George Ford coming on. Roll the credits.
BOOMSHAKALAKA
It’s not clear and obvious. It’s a try
Soft shoulders for days.
English forwards blowing.
English getting away with murder with Ben o Keefe.
Clive Woodward must be frothing.
English struggling to contain the big ball carriers from Down Under. Defence in sixes and sevens when the Aussies move the ball.
Go Wallabies! England are rattled
Lol. England suck.
Great hands!
The Aussies can play!
Come boys. Take the lead.
If England weren’t so windgat, they might be a good team.
The boy can kick
England gone to sleep earlier than usual.
YES BOYS!!!!
Aussie scrums and defence not good!
It makes me laugh that Aussies think they can win this 😂😂
Any chance you feel as daft as this comment makes you look now? 😂
Who’s laughing now?
The Aussie supporters are a strange bunch. You will be out sung, out scrummed, out kicked, just basically out played but who knows what will happen if they can find Matilda. 🏴
Disrespectful that they don't find someone to singer the Aussie anthem... Happened to NZ as well
Vicky Matfield reckons the Aussies could lose by 50 today. That may be true. But the Aussies also have the athletes and the potential to cause a great upset.
I sense this game is going to be fun - both teams desperate for a win.
Go Wallabies.
Okay... It's still early but England looking way better than wallabies
Go wallabies...
It'd be really bad for England if they loose ... Lol
Wallabies by 3.
And a final nail in the coffin for SB?