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Is Life fair? – World Rankings

On 19 April I was unwise enough to refer to the three nations at the top table, England, New Zealand and France. It was all about world rankings. I pointed to the narrow margin between the latter two: 88.58 and 88.43 Then came the Big Battle between France and England at Bayonne. Result: not only

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World Rugby Women’s Rankings

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the matches in the TikTok Women’s Six Nations, the Rugby Europe Women’s Trophy and the Tri-Series in Australia this weekend. Permutation highlights: France will climb above New Zealand into second place if they avoid defeat against England – the first time they have been ranked as high

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The Latest ICC World Rankings

It’s fascinating to see how differently these rankings are assessed. If you place batters, bowlers and all-rounders in a single list, the all-rounders would find themselves in Division three at best. Rather surprisingly ODI bowlers figure highest of all, Jess Jonassen reaching a summit of 808 points, while Mithali Raj manages only 762 points with

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