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World Rankings
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England off top spot


Following their two recent defeats in the RBS Six Nations, England let slip their No.1 Zurich World Ranking for the first time since December 2002, falling behind New Zealand, whilst Grand Slam winners France move up into third spot ahead of Australia.

England reign supreme


Clive Woodward's world champion England side unsurprisingly retained their No.1 spot in the latest Zurich World Rankings, a position they have held for 12 months now, and are likely to retain that spot well into 2004.

Tight at the top


England and New Zealand remain the two sides to beat according to the latest Zurich World Rankings, with the Rugby World Cup quarter-finalists nearly neck and neck at the top of the tree, with New Zealand closing the gap but still in second.

Weight of expectation


Clive Woodward's England will go into the 2003 Rugby World Cup as the No.1 side in the Zurich World Rankings narrowly ahead of the Tri-Nations' champions, and some people's RWC favourites, New Zealand with defending champions Australia in third place.

NZ set for assault on No.1 spot


Recently crowned Tri-Nations champions New Zealand will return to the top of the Zurich World Rankings if they beat their great rivals Australia by 22 points or more in their Bledisloe Cup clash on Saturday, over-taking England in the process.

Position Team Points
(+1) 1 New Zealand 1315 (-)
(-1) 2 England 1280 (-59)
(+1) 3 France 1203 (+65)
(-1) 4 Australia 1199 (-)
5 South Africa 1006
6 Ireland 970 (+39)
7 Argentina 873
(+1) 8 Wales 731 (+18)
(+1) 9 Samoa 689
(-2) 10 Scotland 678 (-71)
11 Fiji 568
12 Canada 557
13 Italy 552 (-4)
14 Tonga 518
15 USA 444
16 Japan 436
17 Romania 378 (+30)
18 Georgia 340 (-28)
(+1) 19 Portugal 315 (+23)
(-1) 20 Uruguay 298 (-)
21 Namibia 282 (-9)
22 Russia 281 (+5)
23 Morocco 273 (+12)
24 Tunisia 254
25 Chile 251
26 Cote d'Ivoire 237
(+2) 27 Korea 233
(+2) 28 Ukraine 232
(-3) 29 Czech Republic 229 (-8)
(+2) 30 Netherlands 226 (+8)
31 Germany 221
(-4) 32 Spain (-15)
33= Cook Islands 216
33= Denmark 216
35 Poland 215
36 Switzerland 211
37 Slovenia 208
38 Latvia 203
39 Croatia 202
40= Zimbabwe 196
40= Sweden 196
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