Inviato: 26 feb 2007, 18:20
Italy break into world's top 10 26 FEBRUARY 2007
Italy have climbed into the top 10 of the IRB World Rankings for the very first time.
Pierre Berbizier's side stunned the Scots by scorching over for three intercept tries in the early stages at Murrayfield and built on the start to run out 37-17 winners.
The victory was their first ever away from home in the Six Nations and takes them up to ninth in the rankings, ahead of Scotland, who fall two places to 10th.
Wales also rise one place to eighth as a result of Scotland's fall, while Ireland's comprehensive win over England at Croke Park moves their rating closer to the South Africans in fourth.
IRB World Rankings 26/02/2007 Position
(last week) Member Union Rating points
1(1) NEW ZEALAND 94.59
2(2) FRANCE 87.17
3(3) AUSTRALIA 85.55
4(4) SOUTH AFRICA 84.71
5(5) IRELAND 84.36
6(6) ARGENTINA 79.61
7(7) ENGLAND 79.11
8(9) WALES 75.74
9(12) ITALY 75.31
10(8) SCOTLAND 74.23
11(10) SAMOA 73.86
12(11) FIJI 73.15
13(13) USA 68.73
14(14) CANADA 68.52
15(15) GEORGIA 66.93
16(16) ROMANIA 66.76
17(17) TONGA 66.66
18(18) JAPAN 64.95
19(19) RUSSIA 63.98
20(20) URUGUAY 63.45
21(21) PORTUGAL 62.65
22(22) KOREA 59.55
23(23) NAMIBIA 59.29
24(24) CHILE 59.27
25(25) SPAIN 56.43
26(26) MOROCCO 55.67
27(27) GERMANY 55.62
28(28) CZECH REPUBLIC 53.94
29(29) PARAGUAY 53.82
30(30) HONG KONG 53.35
31(31) UKRAINE 53.07
32(32) TUNISIA 52.65
33(33) BELGIUM 52.58
34(34) MOLDOVA 52.39
35(35) BRAZIL 52.31
36(36) POLAND 50.92
37(37) LATVIA 49.54
38(38) NETHERLANDS 49.53
39(39) CROATIA 49.39
40(40) KENYA 48.86
41(41) SWEDEN 48.75
42(42) CHINESE TAIPEI 48.41
43(43) ARABIAN GULF 48.32
44(44) IVORY COAST 48.22
45(45) SRI LANKA 48.16
46(46) KAZAKHSTAN 47.95
47(47) MADAGASCAR 47.95
48(48) SWITZERLAND 47.13
49(49) CHINA 46.58
50(50) UGANDA 46.34
51(51) SINGAPORE 46.00
52(52) COOK ISLANDS 45.87
53(53) ZIMBABWE 45.51
54(54) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 45.09
55(55) MALTA 44.23
56(56) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 43.97
57(57) CAYMAN 43.87
58(58) VENEZUELA 43.40
59(59) BARBADOS 43.13
60(60) DENMARK 42.92
61(61) LITHUANIA 42.65
62(62) ANDORRA 42.63
63(63) SENEGAL 42.13
64(64) SLOVENIA 41.90
65(65) PERU 41.75
66(66) MALAYSIA 41.70
67(67) BERMUDA 41.69
68(68) COLOMBIA 41.69
69(69) HUNGARY 41.36
70(70) ZAMBIA 41.35
71(71) SERBIA 41.14
72(72) NIUE ISLANDS 40.96
73(73) THAILAND 40.80
74(74) GUYANA 40.35
75(75) AUSTRIA 39.97
76(76) ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 39.30
77(77) SOLOMON ISLANDS 39.06
78(78) JAMAICA 38.97
79(79) MONACO 38.81
80(80) BOTSWANA 38.64
81(81) CAMEROON 38.52
82(82) GUAM 38.13
83(83) LUXEMBOURG 37.93
84(84) SWAZILAND 37.57
85(85) ST. LUCIA 37.57
86(86) NORWAY 37.03
87(87) TAHITI 36.25
88(88) INDIA 36.20
89(89) NIGERIA 36.00
90(90) BAHAMAS 35.61
91(91) VANUATU 34.77
92(92) BULGARIA 34.10
93(93) ISRAEL 33.56
94(94) FINLAND 30.87
95(95) BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 30.25
