Top 10 International Rugby Union Teams

The All Blacks are the best team ever! I've been following them since I was 2. I just love the way they play and work as a team. The 2023 World Cup. Okay, that sucked. We got cheated by TMO and Wayne Barnes. Then South Africa food poisoning us in 1995 was also evil by the way. Anyway, these guys deserve 1 in every way. I love them so much and they are just so awesome to watch and cheer on!

PS: France is my 2nd favourite team. They deserve to win a World Cup.

Ireland number 1?! You must be joking - when was the last time they won anything? New Zealand's winning percentage against all opponents is 77%, compared to South Africa, the next best, at 65%, and Ireland at 44%. For the credibility of this website, take Ireland down!

When you think about it, Ireland have had one of the best, if not the best, flankers (Stephen Ferris). They also produced the best ever centre (Brian O'Driscoll) and have the strongest centres in Europe (Stuart McCloskey). Not even talking about their out-half like Ronan O'Gara and Johnny Sexton.

The All Blacks are really good and they do deserve to be first. The Springboks are great so they should be second, but I think Ireland should be third, and if not, fourth. As long as they are in front of England.

Yay! The Irish team won 56-19 against Italy in Rome a couple of days ago. We have beaten the All Blacks a few times, which is a phenomenal feat since they are undoubtedly the best team in the world. Overall, Ireland is a very strong team for such a small country and has many very talented players. Take Johnny Sexton's drop goal against France. That was complete skill.

England is brilliant, way better than Scotland, Ireland, France, Wales, and Italy. We have beaten every team in the 6 Nations more times than they have beaten us. The only teams that are better than England are Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. SCOTLAND SUCK.

Simple, really. England is the heart and soul of rugby. They are the most committed and possibly the most talented. I give credit to New Zealand, but England is the best.

England is so much better than Scotland, Ireland, Australia, the Springboks, and New Zealand. We have some of the best young talent coming through and have some great experienced players as well! Swing low, sweet chariot.

How the hell is England in front of Australia? I'm a New Zealander and I don't actually support the Wallabies, but they deserve 2nd place? (All Blacks first of course). That's so stupid. Australia has won the World Cup twice and England has won once? That doesn't actually make sense.

Strong team historically and now rebuilding promisingly with a productive U20s program and Dave Rennie's masterminded series victory over France. Furthermore, winning two World Cups is hard to argue with over history and their win rate over other tier-one nations is not to be trifled with. Also, they won the first Olympic gold in women's rugby 7s.

Is this for real? South Africa third and Ireland second? How many World Cups has Ireland won again? As far as I remember, there is only one European team that has ever won the Rugby's biggest showpiece. I respect New Zealand. They deserve to be at the top, but South Africa has to be second.

I'm from Scotland and I really don't get how it is fifth on this list (IRB says we are ninth). But seriously, South Africa and New Zealand are clearly first and second. Ireland may have been at one point and Australia is starting to look really good as well, but South Africa's squad just stands out for me, especially with all their young talent such as Le Roux and Pieterson.

I think it is absolute bull that Canada, Italy, and Argentina are higher on this list than Wales. Wales is one of two countries (along with New Zealand) that are said to have rugby as a religion. Wales is not only the 5th best team in the world now, above the Aussies and French, but they had legendary teams in the 70s and 1900s.

We did come number 4 in the World Cup. So I think we should be at least 4. Also, we have got a young team. I think the next World Rugby Cup we will be at least all the northern teams.

Also, we beat England, Scotland, and a lot more countries in the World Cup. So come on, vote for Wales.

Obviously from English people, Scotland was in the quarterfinals in 2015, where was England? So Scotland is in the top 8. Simple mathematics.

Going to beat Australia with no biased refs and we're going to win the World Cup.

I'm a New Zealand fan all the way, but I love these guys too. They deserve to win a World Cup. They've lost three World Cups and won 0. I feel really bad for them. They are an amazing team and I really enjoy watching them. I'm trying to learn the French language right now. Anyway, I'm wishing these guys luck in the next World Cup!

PS: After Beauden Barrett, Antoine Dupont (sorry if I got the spelling wrong) is my 2nd favourite player.

This list is a joke. France has 13 Six Nations titles and 3 World Cup finals, while Wales and Scotland have none.

Yes, the Pumas are getting a lot better through the years. I think they deserved to be in the top 10. I'll say they are on top of France. They are the number 8 in the world!

Argentina's rugby has been improving at a great rate, and they seem to be unstoppable. I am super glad that they are bringing more rugby to the world. I wish a lot more countries could follow the Argentinian example!

The Pumas are currently number 4 in the official ranking.

Georgian Rugby players are very patriotic. Georgian Rugby has always progressed. This is the result of the players and trainer. Well done, boys! Gaumarjos Saqartvelos.

Best Rugby in Georgia.

The Georgian national team has extremely powerful and highly dedicated players. They will achieve even greater things soon.

I don't go for Georgia, but they are better than this!

I agree Canada should not be in the top ten, but they should be in the top 15. In the world rankings, they are above the USA.

Best Pacific Islands team of all time. Some of the greatest players ever. They should be at least in the top ten.

They are the obvious best. They won Rio Olympics 2016 to prove all the other teams are just there because people like them, but this team had Hall of Famer Waisale Serevi.

They are the kings of sevens. They should surely be in the top ten for sure.

Fiji is better than Tonga and Samoa because Fiji beat both of them.

Kenya is soaring to the top, sooner or later will be number one. Watching our team win the Singapore Sevens was thrilling and assuring. Honestly, we all know where this is heading: number one. Cheers to South Africa and New Zealand. Keep up the speed. Soon we will be head to head.

Kenya is really good at sevens.

Kenya are horrible at rugby union but are kind of good at sevens.

I really thought Japan would be a lot higher in the rankings. They made it to the quarterfinal. Four teams I see in front of Japan didn't make it.

The Japanese rugby team beat South Africa and the Samoa rugby team. Therefore, they are the best.

Unlucky to not make the playoffs! Not the best but definitely my team of the RWC 2015.

MMT vs. England, Tonga almost caught up to England in the semifinals in 2017. They're a really good team. Don't disrespect another team/country.

They do play rugby and they are quite good at it.

India is trying hard to get into the world rugby format. Army India is the best team in India.

India is rising in all sports, including rugby.

At least 2nd in Africa. In my opinion, they are 5th in the world. How is Zimbabwe behind South Africa? Ahead of Zimbabwe are New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and Tonga. They are all Pacific islands.

Upcoming team with plenty of power, speed, and strength. This makes them hard to stop and solid in defense.