World Rugby Rankings | France move up

Tuesday, 04 February 2020 at 10:01

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bySteven Smith

France, Georgia and Portugal all climb the World Rugby Men's Rankings following this weekend's matches in the Six Nations and Rugby Europe Championship.

France have moved above Australia and into sixth place in the World Rugby Men's Rankings – their highest position since June 2017 – after defeating England 24-17 at the Stade de France on Sunday.

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LATEST COMMENTS

JasonMarlow16-09-2026
Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.