The Georgian national rugby union team is still in the 16^th place with 69,07 points in IRB ranking.

“The Lelos” beat Belgium 35:0 in the previous match of “Nations Cup”. However, it did not bring us ranking points. Next Saturday the team of Milton Haig will play Portugal in Lisbon. In case of victory, the Georgians will gain 0,33 points. If the difference is 15 or more points, they will earn 0,495 points.

Anyway, this victory will not promote Georgia. It will only reduce points with Canada. In case of draw, “The Lelos” will lose 0,67 points. In case of loss, the Georgians will lose 1,67 points and losing with more points – 2,50 points.

IRB ranking by February 3

1      (1). New Zealand     93,81

2      (2). South Africa     89,34

3      (3). Australia            86,88

4      (4). England               84,52

5      (5). France        82,05

6      (6). Wales                 80,19

7      (7). Ireland         79,96

8      (8). Samoa                  77,34

9      (10). Argentina        76,44

10    (9). Scotland        75,92

11    (11). Fiji                 74,21

12    (12). Tonga                73,21

13    (13). Italy               73,13

14    (14). Japan               72,06

15    (15). Canada                70,75

16   (16). Georgia     69,07

17    (17). Romania       67,47

18    (18). USA                   67,41

19    (19). Russia          62,39

20    (20). Uruguay         60,77

21    (22). Portugal          59,37

22    (21). Spain            59,37

23    (23). Namibia               58,79

24    (24). Korea                 58,10

25    (25). Hong Kong             56,35

26    (26). Germany             56,20

27    (27). Belgium               55,72

28    (28). Chile                 55,44

29    (29). Moldova         55,11

30    (30). Zimbabwe            53,56

31    (31). Holland            52,86

32    (32). Poland            52,32

33    (33). Ukraine              52,17

34    ...

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