British & Irish Lions
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Ireland Rugby
Ireland Eighth in IRB Rankings
Ireland have traded places with Wales in the IRB World Rankings after their defeat in the Triple Crown crash on Saturday. This slump is far from the lofty heights of fourth a year ago (and as high as third after 2006 autumn international wins over South Africa and Australia).
IRB WORLD RANKINGS (as of Monday, March 10, 2008):
- Last week’s position in brackets -
1(1) South Africa 90.81 rating points
2(2) New Zealand 89.59
3(3) Argentina 87.42
4(5) Australia 84.20
5(4) England 83.18
6(6) France 81.00
7(8) Wales 78.72
8(7) IRELAND 77.36
9(10) Scotland 75.97
10(9) Fiji 75.88
11(11) Italy 72.52