this makes interesting reading...

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IRB World Rankings as at 17/03/08:

1. South Africa            90.81
2. New Zealand           89.59
3. Argentina                 87.42
4. Australia                  84.20
5. England                   83.36
6. Wales                       80.12
7. France                     79.61
8. Ireland                     77.18
9. Fiji                           75.88
10. Scotland                74.92
11. Italy                       73.57
 
We've gone above France! We're 6th in the world! Considering we were teetering between 10 and 11 after the world cup....

the only reason England are above us is that points awarded are doubled for World Cup games, and we had such an appalling tournament compared to England's lucky escapes.

If we go to South Africa and win in the summer, while England go to New Zealand and lose, we'll go above them, and SA will no longer be Number One. We'll be seriously challenging Australia for their place by the time they come over to Wales in the autumn :-)

Its all good