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WORLD RANKINGS : The final international of 2021 ends in a big win for Spain against the Netherlands in Amsterdam.

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Spain are up to 19th place in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings after concluding their Rugby Europe Championship 2021 campaign with a 52-7 win over the Netherlands.

With a fraction over three-quarters of a rating point gained for their biggest victory over the Dutch in 19 years, Los Leones swap places with Portugal.

Spain’s overall rating is now 66.20 points – 0.36 of a point more than Os Lobos, while the Netherlands remain in 26th position but with their advantage over nearest rivals Belgium cut to less than two points.

The Netherlands actually scored first through back-row Wolf van Dijk but the setback sparked Spain into life and they replied with eight tries of their own.

Alvar Gimeno was first on the scoreboard for Spain and was soon followed over the line by Guillaume Rouet, who converted both tries as well as John Bell’s effort on the half-hour mark for a 21-7 half-time lead.

Marco Pinta, Bell, Gavin van der Berg, Gauthier Minguillon and Jordi Jorba added further tries in the second half, with Rouen and Facundo Munilla kicking three conversions between them for a comprehensive win that will give Spain much confidence heading into 2022.

The only blot on Spain’s day was the red card shown to Gimeno in the 76th minute.

Photo credit: Dennis van de Sande

RR WORLDRANKINGS  – MEN’S FULL RANKINGS

{Latest Update 21/12/2021 @ 09:40hrs – NZ Time}

Our FINAL RR World Rankings for 2021 which includes all 167 Nations and Combined teams that play TEST Rugby our last update was 1/03/2021 @ 12:14hrs – NZ Time

RR World Rankings 2022
As at 18th July 2022 - 08:28hrs
RR #
Test Nations as at 18th July, 2022
Last Pos
Change
Rank
+/-
1
IRELAND
2
(↑1)
90.03
(+1.24)
2
🇫🇷 FRANCE
1
(↓1)
89.41
-
3
🇿🇦 SOUTH AFRICA
3
n/c
88.61
-
4
🇳🇿 NEW ZEALAND
4
n/c
86.93
(-1.24)
5
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENGLAND
5
n/c
86.25
(+1.11)
6
🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA
6
n/c
82.17
(-1.11)
7
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SCOTLAND
7
n/c
81.93
(-1.06)
8
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 WALES
8
n/c
81.28
-
9
🇦🇷 ARGENTINA
9
n/c
80.45
(+1.06)
10
🇯🇵 JAPAN
10
n/c
77.74
-
11
🇼🇸 SAMOA
13
(↑2)
75.75
(+1.54)
12
🇫🇯 FIJI
11
(↓1)
75.08
(-1.54)
13
🇬🇪 GEORGIA
12
(↓1)
74.51
-
14
🇮🇹 ITALY
14
n/c
73.29
-
15
🇪🇸 SPAIN
15
n/c
69.27
-
16
🇹🇴 TONGA
18
(↑2)
67.10
-
17
🇷🇴 ROMANIA
16
(↓1)
66.33
(-0.92)
18
🇺🇾 URUGUAY
20
(↑2)
65.97
(+0.92)
19
🇺🇸 USA
17
(↓2)
65.17
(-2.00)
20
🇵🇹 PORTUGAL
19
(↓1)
65.08
-
21
🇭🇰 HONG KONG
21
n/c
61.72
-
22
🇨🇱 CHILE
24
(↑2)
61.24
(+2.00)
23
🇨🇦 CANADA
22
(↓1)
60.99
-
24
🇳🇦 NAMIBIA
23
(↓1)
60.56
-
25
🇷🇺 RUSSIA
25
n/c
58.06
-
26
🇧🇪 BELGIUM
26
n/c
55.97
---
27
🇳🇱 NETHERLANDS
27
n/c
53.69
---
28
🇧🇷 BRAZIL
28
n/c
53.31
---
29
🇵🇱 POLAND
29
n/c
53.03
---
30
🇩🇪 GERMANY
30
n/c
52.79
---
31
🇰🇷 KOREA
31
n/c
52.62
(-0.49)
32
🇿🇼 ZIMBABWE
32
n/c
52.43
(-2.52)
33
🇰🇪 KENYA
33
n/c
52.06
(-0.32)
34
🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND
34
n/c
51.91
---
35
🇨🇴 COLOMBIA
35
n/c
51.87
---
36
🇺🇦 UKRAINE
36
n/c
50.23
---
37
🇨🇿 CZECHIA
37
n/c
49.86
---
38
🇸🇪 SWEDEN
38
n/c
48.82
---
39
🇭🇷 CROATIA
39
n/c
48.67
---
40
🇹🇳 TUNISIA
40
n/c
48.55
---
41
🇲🇹 MALTA
41
n/c
48.33
---
42
🇵🇭 PHILIPPINES
42
n/c
47.80
---
43
🇲🇽 MEXICO
43
n/c
47.63
---
44
🇺🇬 UGANDA
52
(↑8)
47.25
(+2.01)
45
🇲🇬 MADAGASCAR
45
n/c
46.89
---
46
🇵🇾 PARAGUAY
46
n/c
46.87
---
47
🇱🇰 SRI LANKA
47
n/c
46.73
---
48
🇱🇹 LITHUANIA
48
n/c
46.60
---
49
🇲🇦 MOROCCO
49
n/c
46.33
---
50
🇨🇮 COTE d'IVORIE
44
(↓8)
46.24
(-1.12)
51
🇲🇾 MALAYSIA
50
(↓1)
46.12
---
52
🇹🇹 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
51
(↓1)
45.51
---
53
🇨🇰 COOK ISLANDS
53
n/c
45.11
---
54
🇸🇬 SINGAPORE
55
(↑1)
44.05
---
55
🇸🇳 SENEGAL
54
(↓1)
43.22
(-0.89)
56
🇲🇩 MOLDOVA
56
n/c
43.04
---
57
🇬🇾 GUYANA
57
n/c
42.86
---
58
🇰🇾 CAYMAN ISLANDS
58
n/c
42.56
---
59
🇮🇱 ISRAEL
59
n/c
42.17
---
60
* 🇨🇾 CYPRUS
60
n/c
41.47
---
61
🇦🇪 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
61
n/c
41.23
---
62
🇰🇿 KAZAKHSTAN
63
(↑1)
41.21
(+0.35)
63
🇱🇺 LUXEMBOURG
62
(↓1)
41.08
---
64
🇱🇻 LATVIA
64
n/c
40.73
---
65
🇭🇺 HUNGARY
65
n/c
39.50
---
66
🇹🇼 CHINESE TAIPEI
66
n/c
39.23
---
67
🇧🇬 BULGARIA
67
n/c
39.21
---
68
🇯🇲 JAMAICA
68
n/c
39.00
---
69
🇧🇲 BERMUDA
69
n/c
38.91
---
70
🇿🇲 ZAMBIA
70
n/c
38.83
---
71
🇳🇬 NIGERIA
71
n/c
38.37
---
72
🇩🇰 DENMARK
72
n/c
37.27
---
73
🇬🇺 GUAM
73
n/c
36.38
---
74
🇵🇪 PERU
75
(↑1)
36.35
---
75
🇩🇿 ALGERIA
82
(↑7)
36.25
(+2.00)
76
🇧🇼 BOTSWANA
74
(↓2)
36.21
---
77
🇸🇮 SLOVENIA
75
(↓2)
36.11
---
78
🇻🇪 VENEZUELA
76
(↓2)
35.87
---
79
🇹🇭 THAILAND
77
(↓2)
35.49
---
80
🇷🇸 SERBIA
78
(↓2)
35.20
---
81
🇻🇨 ST.VINCENT & GRENADINES
79
(↓2)
34.91
---
82
🇨🇳 CHINA
80
(↓2)
34.90
---
83
🇧🇧 BARBADOS
81
(↓2)
34.72
---
84
🇫🇮 FINLAND
83
(↓1)
33.94
---
85
🇵🇬 PAPUA NEW GUINEA
84
(↓1)
33.68
---
86
🇮🇳 INDIA
85
(↓1)
33.40
---
87
🇦🇩 ANDORRA
86
(↓1)
33.30
---
88
🇬🇭 GHANA
87
(↓1)
33.27
---
89
🇦🇹 AUSTRIA
88
(↓1)
33.03
---
90
🇧🇦 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
89
(↓1)
31.93
---
91
🇧🇫 BURKINA FASO
91
n/c
31.05
---
92
🇺🇿 UZBEKISTAN
90
(↓2)
30.98
(-0.35)
93
🇵🇰 PAKISTAN
92
(↓1)
30.78
---
94
🇲🇺 MAURITIUS
93
(↓1)
30.56
---
95
🇱🇦 LAOS
94
(↓1)
30.01
---
96
🇮🇷 IRAN
95
(↓1)
30.00
---
97
🇷🇼 RWANDA
96
(↓1)
29.78
---
98
🇨🇷 COSTA RICA
97
(↓1)
29.36
---
99
🇳🇺 NIUE ISLANDS
98
(↓1)
28.63
---
100
🇧🇸 BAHAMAS
99
(↓1)
27.76
---
101
🇳🇴 NORWAY
100
(↓1)
26.52
---
102
🇧🇮 BURUNDI
101
(↓1)
26.16
---
103
🇸🇿 ESWATINI
102
(↓1)
26.04
---
104
🇸🇧 SOLOMON ISLANDS
103
(↓1)
23.81
---
105
🇨🇲 CAMEROON
104
(↓1)
23.12
---
106
🇮🇩 INDONESIA
105
(↓1)
21.95
---
107
* 🇹🇨 TURKS & CAICOS
79
-
21.93
---
108
* 🇬🇮 GIBRALTAR
85
-
21.92
---
109
* 🇬🇹 GUATEMALA
92
-
21.91
---
110
* 🇵🇦 PANAMA
94
-
21.90
---
111
* 🇬🇵 GUADELOUPE
96
-
21.89
---
112
* 🇪🇨 ECUADOR
98
-
21.88
---
113
* 🇹🇷 TURKEY
101
-
21.87
---
114
* 🇧🇿 BELIZE
104
-
21.86
---
115
* 🇻🇬 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
105
-
21.85
---
116
* 🇨🇺 CUBA
106
-
21.84
---
117
* 🇳🇮 NICARAGUA
108
-
21.83
---
118
* 🇱🇨 St LUCIA
109
-
21.82
---
119
* 🇸🇷 SURINAME
110
-
21.81
---
120
* 🇲🇳 MONGOLIA
111
-
21.80
---
121
* 🇧🇴 BOLIVIA
112
-
21.79
---
122
* 🇱🇧 LEBANON
113
-
21.78
---
123
* 🇶🇦 QATAR
114
-
21.77
---
124
* 🇨🇼 CURACAO
115
-
21.76
---
125
* 🇯🇴 JORDAN
116
-
21.75
---
126
* 🇸🇻 EL SALVADOR
117
-
21.74
---
127
* 🇹🇫 TAHITI
120
-
21.73
---
128
* 🇭🇳 HONDRUAS
122
-
21.72
---
129
* 🇩🇴 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
123
-
21.71
---
130
* 🇭🇹 HAITI
125
-
21.70
---
131
* 🇲🇶 MARTINIQUE
126
-
21.69
---
132
* 🇳🇪 NIGER
127
-
21.68
---
133
* 🇰🇳 St.KITTS & NEVIS
128
-
21.67
---
134
* 🇲🇪 MONTENEGRO
129
-
21.66
---
135
* 🇦🇲 ARMENIA
130
-
21.65
---
136
* 🇸🇰 SLOVAKIA
131
-
21.64
---
137
* 🇪🇪 ESTONIA
136
-
21.63
---
138
* 🇱🇸 LESOTHO
137
-
21.62
---
139
* 🇦🇿 AZERBAIJAN
138
-
21.61
---
140
* 🇧🇭 BAHRAIN
139
-
21.60
---
141
* 🇱🇾 LIBYA
140
-
21.59
---
142
* 🇰🇭 CAMBODIA
141
-
21.58
---
143
* 🇹🇿 TANZANIA
142
-
21.57
---
144
* 🇸🇦 SAUDI ARABIA
143
-
21.56
---
145
* 🇪🇬 EGYPT
145
-
21.55
---
146
* 🇳🇵 NEPAL
146
-
21.54
---
147
🇲🇨 MONACO
147
-
17.17
---
148
🇬🇷 GREECE
148
-
16.55
---
149
🇻🇺 VANUATU
149
-
15.45
---
150
🇦🇸 AMERICAN SAMOA
150
-
13.53
---
151
* 🇧🇳 BRUNEI
151
-
10.15
---
152
* 🇧🇾 BELARUS
152
-
10.14
---
153
* 🇨🇩 DEMOCRATIC Rep. of CONGO
153
-
10.13
---
154
* 🇷🇪 REUNION
154
-
10.12
---
155
* 🇹🇩 CHAD
155
-
10.11
---
156
* 🇰🇬 KYRGYZSTAN
156
-
10.10
---
157
* 🇲🇴 MACAU
157
-
10.09
---
158
* 🇲🇷 MAURITANIA
158
-
10.08
---
159
* 🇾🇹 MAYOTTE
159
-
10.08
---
160
* 🇲🇱 MALI
160
-
10.07
---
161
* 🇳🇨 NEW CALEDONIA
161
-
10.06
---
162
* 🇧🇯 BENIN
162
-
10.05
---
163
* 🇼🇫 WALLIS & FUTUNA
163
-
10.04
---
164
* 🇦🇫 AFGHANISTAN
164
-
10.03
---
165
* 🇲🇼 MALAWI
165
-
10.03
---
166
* 🇹🇬 TOGO
166
-
10.02
---
167
* 🇳🇷 NAURU
167
-
10.01
---
Representative
🇳🇿 NZ Maori
-
-
79.31
(+1.64)
British & Irish Lions
-
-
73.45
*NEW*🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA "A"
-
-
73.11
🇬🇧 Barbarians (UK)
-
-
72.12
🇦🇷 Argentina XV
-
-
71.74
🇺🇳 World XV
-
-
68.00
🇮🇪 Emerging Ireland
-
-
58.41
🇮🇹 Emerging Italy
-
-
58.40
🇺🇸 USA South
-
-
47.12
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