IRL Women's World Rankings
| Official rankings as of November 2025 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  |
 Australia |
100 |
| 2 | |
 New Zealand |
64 |
| 3 | |
 England |
39 |
| 4 | |
 France |
24 |
| 5 |  7 |
 Samoa |
20 |
| 6 |  1 |
 Papua New Guinea |
18 |
| 7 | 1 |
 Wales |
18 |
| 8 | |
 Ireland |
18 |
| 9 | |
 Cook Islands |
14 |
| 10 | 6 |
 Fiji |
12 |
| 11 | 1 |
 Canada |
12 |
| 12 | 5 |
 Nigeria |
12 |
| 13 | 6 |
 Greece |
12 |
| 14 | 1 |
 Tonga |
11 |
| 15 | 2 |
 Netherlands |
11 |
| 16 | 5 |
 United States |
10 |
| 17 | 3 |
 Serbia |
7 |
| 18 | |
 Kenya |
6 |
| 19 |  |
 Scotland |
4 |
| 20 | 2 |
 Italy |
3 |
| 21 | 3 |
 Ghana |
3 |
| 22 | 2 |
 Philippines |
3 |
| 23 | 4 |
 Brazil |
3 |
| 24 | 3 |
 Uganda |
3 |
| 25 | 2 |
 Jamaica |
2 |
| 26 | |
 Turkey |
1 |
| 27 | |
 Lebanon |
1 |
| 28 | 3 |
 Malta |
1 |
| Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com | |||
The IRL Women's World Rankings are the ranking system for women's national teams in the sport of rugby league football.[1] The rankings were first published in December 2017.[2][3]
Current calculation method
[edit]Match status
[edit]A weighting system has been implemented by the IRL to give more points to teams if they gain a victory over a major team in a major tournament, with friendlies ranked with considerably fewer points than any World Cup finals match or the final of Cups such as the European, Mediterranean and Pacific Cups.
Opponent strength
[edit]The IRL has organized the ranking so that a win against a very highly ranked opponent is a considerably greater achievement than a win against a low-rated opponent, so the strength of the opposing team is a factor.
Assessment period
[edit]All matches played over the last three years are included in the calculation of the rankings, but there is a weighting system implemented to put more emphasis on recent results.
Historical rankings
[edit]| Team | Dec 2017 | Jul 2018 | Dec 2018 | Jul 2019 | Nov 2019 | Jun 2020 | Dec 2021 | Jul 2022 | Dec 2022 | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Jun 2024 | Dec 2024 | Jun 2025 | Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 () |
22 | 28 ( 6) |
– | – | – | – |
| Australia
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil
|
– | – | – | 11 () |
13 (2) |
13 | 15 (2) |
17 (2) |
10 (7) |
10 | 11 (1) |
12 (1) |
20 (8) |
19 (1) |
23 (4)
|
| Canada
|
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 (1) |
5 | 6 (1) |
6 | 7 (1) |
7 | 7 | 8 (1) |
9 (1) |
10 (1) |
11 (1)
|
| Cook Islands
|
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 (2) |
7 | 12 (5) |
11 (1) |
6 (5) |
6 | 6 | 6 | 10 (4) |
9 (1) |
9 |
| England
|
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Fiji
|
– | – | – | 9 () |
10 (1) |
10 | 9 (1) |
12 (3) |
18 (6) |
19 (1) |
21 (2) |
26 (5) |
16 (10) |
16 | 10 (6)
|
| France
|
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 (1) |
6 | 5 (1) |
5 | 5 | 4 (1) |
5 (1) |
4 (1) |
4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ghana
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 () |
23 (2) |
24 (1) |
24 | 21 (3)
|
| Greece
|
– | – | – | – | – | 14 () |
16 (2) |
18 (2) |
11 (7) |
11 | 10 (1) |
9 (1) |
8 (1) |
7 (1) |
13 (6)
|
| Ireland
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 14 () |
14 | 8 (6) |
8 | 9 (1) |
10 (1) |
7 (3) |
8 (1) |
8 |
| Italy
|
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 (5) |
14 (1) |
13 (1) |
15 (2) |
19 (4) |
21 (2) |
22 (1) |
20 (2)
|
| Jamaica
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 () |
24 (2) |
23 (1) |
23 | 25 (2)
|
| Kenya
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 () |
20 (4) |
18 (2) |
18 | 18 |
| Lebanon
|
9 | 9 | 9 | 14 (5) |
14 | 15 (1) |
17 (2) |
19 (2) |
21 (2) |
21 | 27 (6) |
27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Malta
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 () |
17 (1) |
19 (2) |
21 (2) |
25 (4) |
25 | 28 (3)
|
| Netherlands
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 () |
13 (5) |
13 | 13 | 15 (2)
|
| New Zealand
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nigeria
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 () |
18 (5) |
17 (1) |
17 | 12 (5)
|
| Papua New Guinea
|
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 (2) |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 (1) |
4 (1) |
5 (1) |
5 | 5 | 6 (1)
|
| Philippines
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 () |
14 (5) |
14 | 15 (1) |
19 (4) |
20 (1) |
22 (2)
|
| Samoa
|
– | – | – | 10 () |
12 (2) |
12 | 11 (1) |
16 (5) |
20 (4) |
20 | 20 | 25 (5) |
11 (14) |
12 (1) |
5 (7)
|
| Scotland
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 ()
|
| Serbia
|
– | – | – | 13 () |
9 (4) |
9 | 7 (2) |
8 (1) |
12 (4) |
12 | 12 | 11 (1) |
12 (1) |
14 (2) |
17 (3)
|
| Tonga
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 () |
15 (5) |
16 (1) |
13 (3) |
14 (1) |
15 (1) |
15 | 14 (1)
|
| Turkey
|
– | – | – | 12 () |
11 (1) |
11 | 10 (1) |
9 (1) |
13 (4) |
15 (2) |
17 (2) |
17 | 26 (9) |
26 | 26 |
| Uganda
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 () |
22 (4) |
22 | 21 (1) |
24 (3)
|
| United States
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 () |
17 (2) |
18 (1) |
16 (2) |
16 | 14 (2) |
11 (3) |
16 (5)
|
| Wales
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 13 () |
7 (6) |
9 (2) |
9 | 8 (1) |
7 (1) |
6 (1) |
6 | 7 (1)
|
| References: | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10][11] | [12][13] | [14] | [15] | [16][17] | [18][19] | [20][21] | [22][23] | [24][25] |
See also
[edit]
References
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- ^ "Australia women join men at the top of inaugural rugby league rankings". Inside the Games. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Latest World Rankings Announced". RLIF. 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017.
- ^ "RLIF – Rugby League International Federation". RLIF. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Latest Rugby League International Federation World Rankings Announced". RLIF. 3 December 2018. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Cook Islands rise 17 places in latest Rugby League World Rankings". RLIF. 13 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Kiwis knock Kangaroos from No.1 spot in world rankings". NRL. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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- ^ "Serbia, Philippines, Wales big movers in IRL World Rankings". IRL. 27 July 2023. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Kangaroos still ranked No.1 despite record loss to Kiwis". NRL. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "World Rankings: Women". IRL. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024.
- ^ "IRL World Rankings: June 30, 2024". IRL. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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