World Rugby Women's World Rankings

This article is about the women's rankings. For the men's rankings, see World Rugby Rankings.

The World Rugby Women's World Rankings is a ranking system for women's national teams in rugby union, managed by World Rugby, the sport's governing body.^[2] Led by England as of June 2023,^[3] they attempt to compare the strength of internationally active women's national teams at any given time.

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World Rugby Rankings

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Top 20 rankings as of 5 May 2025^[1]

Rank	Change*	Team	Points
1		England	097.56
2		Canada	089.31
3		New Zealand	088.64
4		France	085.92
5		Ireland	078.78
6		Australia	078.10
7		Scotland	076.56
8		Italy	075.23
9		United States	072.20
10		Wales	070.81
11		Japan	068.41
12		South Africa	068.04
13		Spain	063.73
14		Samoa	060.56
15		Netherlands	060.42
16		Fiji	059.14
17		Hong Kong	056.20
18		Kazakhstan	055.23
19		Russia	055.10
20		Sweden	049.31
*Change from the previous week

As a follow-on to the existing World Rugby Men's World Rankings, the teams of World Rugby's member nations are ranked based on their game results, with the most successful teams being ranked highest. The top step of the women's rankings have been notably less volatile than the equivalent men's rankings, with only two teams, New Zealand and England reaching that mark.

List of rankings leader

Team	Start Date	End Date	Weeks	Total Weeks
New Zealand	8 September 2003	3 December 2012	482	482
England	3 December 2012	11 February 2013	10	10
New Zealand	11 February 2013	19 June 2017	227	709
England	19 June 2017	21 August 2017	9	19
New Zealand	21 August 2017	16 November 2020	221	930
England	16 November 2020	Present[a]	233	252

Summary

Team	Total Weeks	Most Consecutive Weeks
New Zealand	930	482
England	252	233

See also

• Sports portal

• World Rugby Men's World Rankings

Notes

1. As of 10 May 2025.