* The source adds the following information: "The World Rugby global ranking is calculated using a points exchange system in which teams take points from each other based on the match result. Whatever one team gains, the other loses. The points exchanges are based on the match result, the strength of each team, and the margin of victory. There is a weighting when the match is played at home. The points exchange is doubled during a World Cup final to emphasize the importance of this event. But all other international matches are treated the same way in order to be as fair as possible to nations that play both friendly matches and competitive matches around the world. A match that does not have a purely international character between two countries does not count. Each member country has a rating between 0 and 100. The best team in the world has a rating above 90."
The statistic represents only the top twenty national teams in the ranking. The full ranking can be found on the World Rugby website.
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Women's Rugby Union: Ranking of National Teams Worldwide 2023
This chart represents the ranking of women's national rugby union teams worldwide as of May 31, 2023. It shows that England was leading the ranking at that date with more than **** points out of a maximum of 100.
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World Rugby. (May 31, 2023). Ranking of women's national rugby union teams worldwide as of May 31, 2023* (in points) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1638512/ranking-women-s-national-rugby-union-teams-world/
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