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Ireland ahead of England – IRB Rankings
The win against Italy didn’t only put Ireland at the top of the Six Nations table (on points difference to Wales), but also saw them move up the IRB World Rankings to sixth.
IRB WORLD RANKINGS (As of Monday, February 16):
1(1) NEW ZEALAND 92.68 rating points
2(2) SOUTH AFRICA 89.45
3(3) AUSTRALIA 85.86
4(4) WALES 82.51
5(5) ARGENTINA 81.56
6(7) IRELAND 80.49
7(6) ENGLAND 80.37
8(8) FRANCE 79.10
9(9) SCOTLAND 75.47
10(10) FIJI 75.24
11(11) ITALY 73.28
12(12) SAMOA 72.57
13(13) TONGA 70.05
14(15) CANADA 69.12
15(14) GEORGIA 68.48
16(17) ROMANIA 68.17
17(16) JAPAN 68.05
18(18) RUSSIA 65.32
19(19) USA 63.55
20(20) URUGUAY 62.78
Several Ireland players have already voiced the concern that England will be looking for revenge at Croke Park on the 28th, and Ireland will certainly need to be more organised and composed than they were against Italy at the weekend.