The IRB World Rankings are updated at 12:00 (UK time) every Monday on IRB.com. See below for a table indicating exactly how this weekend’s result could affect teams’ ratings points.
The November Tests are always fiercely contested affairs but this year there’s an added incentive with victories vital in a bid to get the best possible seeding for the Rugby World Cup 2015 Pool Allocation Draw on December 3.
The IRB World Rankings will be used to rank the 12 directly qualified teams for England 2015 into three bands for that draw with the sides ranked one to four in band one – and crucially avoiding each other until the knockout stages – those five to eight in band two and the remaining four in band three.
If the Pool Allocation Draw was to happen today (14 November), the bands would be as follows:
Band 1: New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, France
Band 2: England, Wales, Argentina, Ireland
Band 3: Scotland, Samoa, Italy, Tonga
Band 4: Oceania 1, Europe 1, Asia 1, Americas 1
Band 5: Africa 1, Europe 2, Americas 2, Repechage winner
Eleven of the 12 automatically qualified teams are in action this weekend, with only Ireland not playing a full international. Below is a table of exactly how this weekend’s results could affect the automatically qualified teams’ ratings points.
Wales v Samoa, Cardiff
Current rating: Wales (WAL) 80.60; Samoa (SAM) 77.14
If home team wins by more than 15 points: WAL 81.13; SAM 76.61
If home team wins by 15 points or less: WAL 80.95; SAM 76.79
If away team wins by 15 points or less: WAL 78.95; SAM 78.79
If away team wins by more than 15 points: WAL 78.13; SAM 79.61
If it’s a tie: WAL 79.95; SAM 77.79
England v Australia, Twickenham
Current rating: England (ENG) 83.09; Australia (AUS) 84.82
If home team wins by more than 15 points: ENG 84.40; AUS 83.51
If home team wins by 15 points or less: ENG 83.96; AUS 83.94
If away team wins by 15 points or less: ENG 81.96; AUS 85.94
If away team wins by more than 15 points: ENG 81.40; AUS 86.51
If it’s a tie: ENG 82.96; AUS 84.94
Scotland v South Africa, Murrayfield
Current rating: Scotland (SCO) 77.97; South Africa (RSA) 85.50
If home team wins by more than 15 points: SCO 80.15; RSA 83.32
If home team wins by 15 points or less: SCO 79.42; RSA 84.05
If away team wins by 15 points or less: SCO 77.42; RSA 86.05
If away team wins by more than 15 points: SCO 77.15; RSA 86.32
If it’s a tie: SCO 78.42; RSA 85.05
Italy v New Zealand, Rome
Current rating: Italy (ITA) 76.61; New Zealand (NZL) 92.91
If home team wins by more than 15 points: ITA 79.61; NZL 89.91
If home team wins by 15 points or less: ITA 78.61; NZL 90.91
If away team wins by 15 points or less: ITA 76.61; NZL 92.91
If away team wins by more than 15 points: ITA 76.61; NZL 92.91
If it’s a tie: ITA 77.97; NZL 91.91
Tonga v USA, Colwyn Bay
Current rating: Tonga (TGA) 74.22; USA 67.15
If Tonga wins by more than 15 points: TGA 74.66; USA 66.71
If Tonga wins by 15 points or less: TGA 74.51; USA 66.86
If USA wins by 15 points or less: TGA 72.51; USA 68.86
If USA wins by more than 15 points: TGA 71.66; USA 69.71
If it’s a tie: TGA 73.51; USA 67.86
France v Argentina, Lille
Current rating: France (FRA) 84.58; Argentina (ARG) 80.29
If home team wins by more than 15 points: FRA 84.99; ARG 79.89
If home team wins by 15 points or less: FRA 84.85; ARG 80.02
If away team wins by 15 points or less: FRA 82.85; ARG 82.02
If away team wins by more than 15 points: FRA 81.99; ARG 82.89
If it’s a tie: FRA 83.85; ARG 81.02
