Last week, Georgian national rugby team did not held match at World Cup. But considering the results of other matches, Georgians are ahead of Japan and Fiji and are in the 14th place.
After losing to Tonga, Japan moved to the 15th place. Fiji lost to Samoa with 20 points and lost two places too. On September 28, in case of beating Romanians, “The Lelos” will not advance. In case of winning with 15 points, “The Lelos” will gain 0,54 points. In case of winning with more points, they will earn 0,81 points. In case of draw, Georgians will lose 1, 46 points. In case of loss, Georgians will lose points.
On September 27, Canada will play against Japan. The result of this match will cause ranking changes like Georgia-Romania. If Fiji loses to Wales, this will have influence on the situation of “The Lelos”. According to the results of last week, the teams which were in the 8th-16th places changed their places. Other teams kept positions. Argentina which beat Scotland 13:12 is in the 8th place.
International Rugby Board (IRB) world ranking by September 26
1 (1). New Zealand 90,62
2 (2). South Africa 86,71
3 (3). Australia 84,84
4 (4). England 83,99
5 (5). France 83,72
6 (6). Ireland 82,50
7 (7). Wales 80,73
8 (9). Argentina 79,66
9 (8). Scotland 76,76
10 (12). Samoa 75,81
11 (10). Italy 73,88
12 (11). Canada 73,74
13 (15). Tonga 72,63
14 (16). Georgia 70,00
15 (13). Japan 69,62
16 (14). Fiji 68,78
17 (17). USA 66,38
18 (18). Romania 65,69
19 (19). Namibia 61,24
20 (20). Portugal 60,67
21 (21). Russia 60,54
22 (22). Uruguay 60,00
23 (23). Chile 59,52
24 (24). Spain 59,43
25 (25). Belgium 56,50
26 (26). Morocco 56,13
27 (27). Hong Kong 54,34
28 (28). Moldova 54,09
29 (29). Brazil 54,04
30 (30). CzechRepublic 53,78
31 (31). Kazakhstan 53,62
32 (32). Korea 53,36
33 (33). Ukraine 53,22
34 (34). Poland 52,88
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