All Blacks still head list as Eagles fall continues
September 3, 2002

With the Northern Hemisphere nations not in action New Zealand have continued to top the Zurich World Rankings for a tenth month.

There is no change amongst the top countries, although South Africa, in fourth, have built a bigger lead over fifth placed France.

The most significant change sees the USA continue to fall after their disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign. The Eagles are now in eighteenth - their lowest position since the rankings were introduced in 1998.

Chile and Uruguay - both still in with a shout of making the World Cup Finals continue to improve with the Uruguayans closing in on nineteenth placed Namibia.

Zurich World Rankings:
1 New Zealand 1219 (-8)
2 Australia 1171 (+3)
3 England 1164
4 South Africa 1109 (+21)
5 France 1068
6 Ireland 834
7 Scotland 797
8 Wales 759
9 Argentina 736
10 Samoa 680
11 Canada 599 (-5)
12 Fiji 583
13 Italy 582
14 Tonga 501
15 Japan 483
16 Romania 368
(+1) 17 Georgia 361
(-1) 18 United States 345 (-18)
19 Namibia 296
20 Uruguay 287 (+28)

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