Rugby’s governing body confirmed the order of the top teams just two weeks before the start of the most important event on the calendar. Ireland comes first ahead of France.
In 13 days, the Chilean anthem will sound for the first time during a Rugby World Cup. The one that the Cóndores will arrive as the most inexperienced team, both in the matches of this level and by the official classification. In the latest update, those led by Pablo Lemoine was ranked 22nd in the world showing how difficult it is to participate in these tournaments.
Concretely, the nationals maintain this position after the tour of friendly matches where they faced Uruguay and Namibia before their arrival in France. Weeks where all the teams qualified for the planetary event have seen action.
Thus, the world leader at the start of the World Cup will be Ireland, big favorites to fight for the title. The Europeans beat Italy, England and Samoa in the preparatory test matches, putting in a perfect performance on the circuit.
Just behind the “XV de Trébol” there are changes, because South Africa and France overtook the All Blacks, who fell to fourth in the standings. . The explanation is that the Gauls beat Australia 41-17 and secured 14 home wins in a row.
The changes between South Africa and New Zealand are totally linked, as the Springboks beat the Oceanians last Friday 35-7, the biggest defeat in All Blacks history.
The top five is completed by Scotland, who are coming off two wins and two losses in the last four games. A team with big names, but who will have to find consistency in France, where they will make their debut against South Africa.
If we analyze the rivals of Chile find themselves with two top ten in the group and two more top 15 transforming the country section in the first phase as one of the most complex in the tournament. The best placed are the Pumas, who go from seventh to sixth place in the standings. . England are close behind, falling two places in the latest update to drop to eighth. Samoa and Japan appear in 12th and 14th place respectively, unchanged in this latest record.
The Condors’ position 22, leaves it like the World Cup team with the lowest ranking of this edition and behind other teams that will not be in France such as the United States (18) and Spain (20).
The format for calculating places for World Rugby is done using a “points exchange system” which is depending on the result of the match, the relative strength of each team and the margin of victory, with the possibility of taking the advantage at home. All official international matches have the same value, although in the World Cup the points will be doubled, recognizing the importance of the event.
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Source: Latercera
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