Band 1/A is the four top teams in the IRB world rankings that have qualified for the world cup by being in the top 3 in their group at RWC 2011 on the 26th November 2012. None of these teams can be in the same group.
Those teams are:
Position (last week) | Member Union | Rating Point |
---|---|---|
1(1) | NEW ZEALAND | 92.91 |
2(2) | SOUTH AFRICA | 86.94 |
3(3) | AUSTRALIA | 86.31 |
4(4) | FRANCE | 85.07 |
Band 2/B is 5th to 8th highest teams that have qualified for RWC 2015. Again None of these teams can be in the same Group.
5(5) | ENGLAND (Host Nation) | 81.07 |
6(7) | IRELAND | 80.22 |
7(8) | WALES | 78.95 |
8(9) | SAMOA | 78.71 |
Band 3/C is 9th to12th highest teams that have qualified for RWC 2015. You get the idea.
9(6) | ARGENTINA | 78.71 |
10(11) | ITALY | 76.24 |
11(12) | TONGA | 76.10 |
12(10) | SCOTLAND (Winners of RWC 2015) | 75.83 |
Band 4/D and 5/D will be made up of teams from regional qualifying tournaments.
Region | Qualyfing Tournement Name | Team(s) Leading or most likely to qualify | 20th team play-off spots | |
Africa | CAR Division 1A | Namibia (Highest Ranked Team) (24) | 1 | |
Americas | Regional Play-off | USA (16) and Canada (14) (HRT) | 1 | |
Asia | Asian 5 Nations | Japan (15) (HRT) | 1 | |
Europe | European Nations Cup | Georgia (17) Spain (18) (HRT) | 1 | |
Oceania | Oceanic Cup Winner vs Fiji | Fiji (13) (HRT) | 0 |
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