Leading IRB world rugby rankings ahead of the November internationals:

Rank Country Rating
1. New Zealand 91.95
2. South Africa 88.99
3. Australia 84.85
4. France 84.13
5. Wales 83.08
6. England 82.81
7. Ireland 82.14
8. Argentina 75.66
9. Scotland 74.20
10. Fiji 73.47
11. Italy 72.78
12. Samoa 71.52
13. Canada 68.42
14. U.S. 68.31
15. Uruguay 67.11
16. Japan 65.93
17. Portugal 65.57
18. Romania 65.48
19. Georgia 63.38
20. Tonga 62.04

It's only a a couple percentage points from 3rd to 8th Not that we'll have to worry about that