Flying Fijians drop to 9th in World Rugby rankings

Flying Fijians drop to 9th in World Rugby rankings

By Alipate Narawa
Tuesday 12/09/2023
Photo:Reuters

After the first round of games at the Rugby World Cup, the Fiji Water Flying Fijians have dropped 2 positions on the World Rugby rankings, and are now 9th after their 32-26 loss to Wales.

Wales have moved up two spots to 8th while England has leapfrogged Australia in 7th to now lay claim to the 6th position.

The biggest mover of the week is Argentina who have dropped 4 places to round up the top 10.

Ireland are still ranked 1st while South Africa, France, New Zealand, and Scotland make up the top 5.

Rugby World Cup - Bronze and Grand Final
DateTimeTeamTeam
Bronze Final -
Sat 28 OctFull TimeArgentina23 - 26England
Grand Final -
Sun 29 OctFull TimeNew Zealand11 - 12South Africa
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