Rugby union rankings
Chronological ELO + Glicko ratings from completed ESPN rugby union results.
| # | Team | ELO | Matches | W-L-D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiefs | 1863.9 | 50 | 35-14-1 |
| 2 | Hurricanes | 1853.6 | 47 | 33-12-2 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 1852.7 | 21 | 13-2-6 |
| 4 | Leinster | 1843.4 | 62 | 40-13-9 |
| 5 | Bulls | 1840.8 | 62 | 40-14-8 |
| 6 | South Africa | 1839.3 | 21 | 14-1-6 |
| 7 | Stade Toulousain | 1838.5 | 72 | 50-19-3 |
| 8 | Bath Rugby | 1834.9 | 49 | 35-13-1 |
| 9 | Crusaders | 1826.5 | 47 | 27-19-1 |
| 10 | Montpellier Herault | 1824.0 | 68 | 36-30-2 |
| 11 | Northampton Saints | 1813.3 | 47 | 29-16-2 |
| 12 | Ireland | 1801.6 | 15 | 12-3-0 |
| 13 | Leicester Tigers | 1796.4 | 47 | 28-17-2 |
| 14 | France | 1792.9 | 15 | 11-3-1 |
| 15 | La Rochelle | 1790.6 | 70 | 37-30-3 |
| 16 | Racing 92 | 1789.0 | 69 | 33-32-4 |
| 17 | Glasgow Warriors | 1787.4 | 60 | 36-16-8 |
| 18 | Pau | 1784.7 | 68 | 36-31-1 |
| 19 | Poland | 1779.7 | 5 | 5-0-0 |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 1779.4 | 5 | 5-0-0 |
| 21 | South Africa | 1772.6 | 12 | 9-3-0 |
| 22 | England | 1771.3 | 14 | 9-5-0 |
| 23 | Denmark | 1770.6 | 7 | 6-1-0 |
| 24 | Sweden | 1770.5 | 7 | 6-1-0 |
| 25 | Blues | 1769.3 | 49 | 30-18-1 |
| 26 | Finland | 1768.2 | 6 | 5-1-0 |
| 27 | Stormers | 1766.7 | 56 | 30-18-8 |
| 28 | Clermont Auvergne | 1760.0 | 68 | 35-31-2 |
| 29 | Chile | 1759.8 | 15 | 10-4-1 |
| 30 | Austria | 1758.8 | 4 | 4-0-0 |
| 31 | Scotland | 1758.1 | 14 | 10-4-0 |
| 32 | Stade Francais Paris | 1755.7 | 69 | 35-31-3 |
| 33 | Lions | 1752.5 | 55 | 24-23-8 |
| 34 | Ireland | 1750.4 | 12 | 8-4-0 |
| 35 | Bristol Rugby | 1749.7 | 45 | 28-17-0 |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 1749.6 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 37 | Munster | 1748.7 | 58 | 30-19-9 |
| 38 | Saracens | 1747.1 | 45 | 25-20-0 |
| 39 | Mexico | 1746.1 | 7 | 5-2-0 |
| 40 | Bordeaux Begles | 1740.4 | 72 | 42-30-0 |
| 41 | Colombia | 1740.4 | 5 | 4-1-0 |
| 42 | Sharks | 1738.4 | 55 | 24-22-9 |
| 43 | Hong Kong | 1736.0 | 9 | 6-3-0 |
| 44 | France | 1735.9 | 12 | 7-5-0 |
| 45 | Brumbies | 1734.1 | 47 | 30-17-0 |
| 46 | New Zealand | 1730.2 | 12 | 7-5-0 |
| 47 | Barbados | 1727.5 | 4 | 3-1-0 |
| 48 | Czechia | 1727.3 | 8 | 5-3-0 |
| 49 | Switzerland | 1727.1 | 4 | 3-1-0 |
| 50 | Malta | 1726.2 | 4 | 3-1-0 |
| 51 | Australia | 1726.1 | 20 | 7-6-7 |
| 52 | Fiji | 1724.8 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 53 | Uruguay | 1723.4 | 14 | 7-7-0 |
| 54 | Algeria | 1722.0 | 4 | 3-1-0 |
| 55 | Andorra | 1721.1 | 5 | 3-2-0 |
| 56 | Germany | 1719.8 | 1 | 1-0-0 |
| 57 | Cayman Islands | 1719.4 | 5 | 3-2-0 |
| 58 | Exeter Chiefs | 1718.4 | 45 | 18-25-2 |
| 59 | TBC | 1718.3 | 2 | 0-0-2 |
| 60 | Jamaica | 1718.2 | 3 | 2-1-0 |
| 61 | Queensland Reds | 1717.3 | 45 | 24-21-0 |
| 62 | Belgium | 1716.1 | 6 | 3-3-0 |
| 63 | Slovenia | 1715.1 | 5 | 3-2-0 |
| 64 | Italy | 1714.8 | 12 | 6-6-0 |
| 65 | Netherlands | 1714.0 | 1 | 1-0-0 |
| 66 | Bayonne | 1711.5 | 3 | 0-0-3 |
| 67 | Connacht | 1709.9 | 55 | 21-26-8 |
| 68 | Thailand | 1708.1 | 2 | 1-1-0 |
| 69 | Moldova | 1707.9 | 6 | 3-3-0 |
| 70 | Latvia | 1707.2 | 5 | 3-2-0 |
| 71 | Kenya | 1705.7 | 5 | 3-2-0 |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1704.6 | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| 73 | RC Vannes | 1704.2 | 1 | 0-0-1 |
| 74 | Argentina | 1703.9 | 15 | 6-6-3 |
| 75 | Israel | 1702.0 | 2 | 1-1-0 |
| 76 | Chinese Taipei | 1700.4 | 2 | 1-1-0 |
| 77 | Cambridge | 1699.7 | 2 | 1-1-0 |
| 78 | England | 1699.3 | 15 | 8-7-0 |
| 79 | Venezuela | 1699.2 | 2 | 1-1-0 |
| 80 | Scotland | 1698.9 | 15 | 7-8-0 |
| 81 | Spain | 1696.5 | 8 | 4-4-0 |
| 82 | Bordeaux | 1696.1 | 3 | 0-0-3 |
| 83 | Turkey | 1696.0 | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| 84 | Stade Toulousain | 1695.9 | 1 | 0-0-1 |
| 85 | Ulster | 1695.7 | 55 | 22-24-9 |
| 86 | Samoa | 1694.4 | 5 | 2-2-1 |
| 87 | Ukraine | 1693.6 | 5 | 2-3-0 |
| 88 | Qatar | 1692.2 | 2 | 1-1-0 |
| 89 | Section Paloise | 1692.2 | 2 | 0-0-2 |
| 90 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1688.1 | 1 | 0-1-0 |
| 91 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1688.0 | 3 | 1-2-0 |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 1687.9 | 5 | 2-3-0 |
| 93 | Serbia | 1686.8 | 5 | 2-3-0 |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 1686.2 | 3 | 1-2-0 |
| 95 | Toulon | 1685.7 | 70 | 36-33-1 |
| 96 | Montenegro | 1684.7 | 3 | 1-2-0 |
| 97 | United States of America | 1684.2 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 98 | Cardiff Blues | 1683.6 | 55 | 20-26-9 |
| 99 | Namibia | 1682.0 | 5 | 2-3-0 |
| 100 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1681.8 | 5 | 2-3-0 |
| 101 | Hungary | 1681.2 | 5 | 2-3-0 |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 1680.5 | 1 | 0-1-0 |
| 103 | Singapore | 1679.6 | 3 | 1-2-0 |
| 104 | Senegal | 1677.6 | 4 | 1-3-0 |
| 105 | Uganda | 1677.1 | 5 | 2-3-0 |
| 106 | India | 1675.8 | 2 | 0-2-0 |
| 107 | United Arab Emirates | 1673.7 | 5 | 2-3-0 |
| 108 | Argentina | 1673.2 | 12 | 5-7-0 |
| 109 | Korea Republic | 1672.1 | 4 | 1-3-0 |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 1672.0 | 8 | 3-4-1 |
| 111 | Peru | 1671.3 | 4 | 1-3-0 |
| 112 | Bermuda | 1671.3 | 4 | 1-3-0 |
| 113 | Guyana | 1668.1 | 4 | 1-3-0 |
| 114 | Portugal | 1667.8 | 8 | 3-5-0 |
| 115 | Bahamas | 1667.7 | 2 | 0-2-0 |
| 116 | Burkina Faso | 1663.4 | 3 | 0-3-0 |
| 117 | Ospreys | 1662.2 | 55 | 20-24-11 |
| 118 | Paraguay | 1661.7 | 9 | 3-6-0 |
| 119 | Lyon | 1661.1 | 67 | 29-35-3 |
| 120 | Georgia | 1660.4 | 10 | 4-6-0 |
| 121 | Croatia | 1660.2 | 8 | 2-5-1 |
| 122 | Edinburgh | 1658.6 | 54 | 20-25-9 |
| 123 | Slovakia | 1657.8 | 3 | 0-3-0 |
| 124 | Castres Olympique | 1657.7 | 68 | 31-35-2 |
| 125 | Bayonne | 1656.3 | 69 | 33-35-1 |
| 126 | Kosovo | 1656.2 | 3 | 0-3-0 |
| 127 | Malaysia | 1651.7 | 5 | 1-4-0 |
| 128 | Italy | 1651.6 | 15 | 5-9-1 |
| 129 | Western Force | 1651.1 | 42 | 15-26-1 |
| 130 | Cyprus | 1651.1 | 3 | 0-3-0 |
| 131 | Romania | 1648.3 | 10 | 4-6-0 |
| 132 | Brazil | 1643.4 | 10 | 3-7-0 |
| 133 | Benetton Treviso | 1640.6 | 54 | 19-24-11 |
| 134 | Sale Sharks | 1639.8 | 46 | 22-24-0 |
| 135 | Melbourne Rebels | 1639.2 | 15 | 5-10-0 |
| 136 | Harlequins | 1637.1 | 44 | 17-26-1 |
| 137 | Estonia | 1633.3 | 4 | 0-4-0 |
| 138 | Norway | 1630.5 | 7 | 1-6-0 |
| 139 | Gloucester Rugby | 1628.2 | 44 | 18-26-0 |
| 140 | Lithuania | 1626.6 | 7 | 1-6-0 |
| 141 | Australia | 1624.0 | 12 | 3-9-0 |
| 142 | Scarlets | 1623.9 | 55 | 16-28-11 |
| 143 | Tonga | 1621.6 | 6 | 0-6-0 |
| 144 | Fijian Drua | 1604.1 | 43 | 15-28-0 |
| 145 | Japan | 1603.8 | 17 | 3-11-3 |
| 146 | Canada | 1603.5 | 10 | 1-8-1 |
| 147 | Wales | 1600.2 | 12 | 2-10-0 |
| 148 | Vannes | 1598.5 | 26 | 7-18-1 |
| 149 | Highlanders | 1595.9 | 43 | 14-29-0 |
| 150 | Oyonnax | 1590.3 | 15 | 2-12-1 |
| 151 | New South Wales Waratahs | 1586.9 | 42 | 13-29-0 |
| 152 | Perpignan | 1574.6 | 67 | 24-41-2 |
| 153 | Moana Pasifika | 1558.0 | 42 | 12-30-0 |
| 154 | Wales | 1555.6 | 15 | 1-14-0 |
| 155 | Dragons | 1529.8 | 54 | 6-36-12 |
| 156 | Zebre | 1517.8 | 53 | 7-37-9 |
| 157 | US Montauban | 1474.6 | 26 | 1-24-1 |
| 158 | Newcastle Falcons | 1435.0 | 44 | 4-40-0 |