IRL Wheelchair World Rankings
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| Official rankings as of November 2025 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  |  England | 100 |
| 2 | |  France | 86 |
| 3 | |  Ireland | 63 |
| 4 | |  Australia | 62 |
| 5 | |  Wales | 46 |
| 6 | |  Scotland | 41 |
| 7 | |  Spain | 25 |
| 8 | |  United States | 23 |
| 9 |  |  New Zealand | 5 |
| 10 |  1 |  Italy | 0 |
| Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com | |||
The IRL Wheelchair World Rankings are the ranking system for national teams in the sport of wheelchair rugby league football. The first rankings were published in June 2020.
The world rankings are calculated by International Rugby League using a points system based on the following criteria which are used for men's, women's and wheelchair teams:[1]
- Match result: win, draw or loss
- Margin of victory or loss: a larger winning margin is worth more than a narrow win
- Opponent strength: playing higher ranked teams is of greater value than playing lower ranked teams
- Assessment period: all matches played[a] over the current season and the three preceding seasons are included, using a weighting system in which more recent matches are of greater value
- Importance of match: World Cup matches are of greatest value, followed by World Cup qualifiers,[b] regional championships and then one-off matches
History
The first rankings were published in June 2020.[3] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rugby league, the rankings remained unchanged over the following year until being updated in December 2021.[4] In contrast to this, December 2022 saw a complete reordering of rankings as a result of the 2021 World Cup. This included England displacing France from the top position for the first time, and the addition of the United States following their début at the tournament.[5] In December 2024, New Zealand featured in the rankings for the first time having made their début against Australia the previous month.[6]
Historical rankings
| Team | Jun 2020 |
Dec 2021 |
Jun 2022 |
Dec 2022 |
Jun 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jun 2024 |
Dec 2024 |
Jun 2025 |
Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
4 | 4 | 7 ( 3) | 3 ( 4) | 4 (1) | 4 | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 | 4 |
| England |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| France |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ireland |
5 | 6 (1) | 4 (2) | 5 (1) | 5 | 5 | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 |
| Italy |
8 | 7 (1) | 6 (1) | 9 (3) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 (1) | 9 (1) | 10 (1) |
| New Zealand |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 () | – | 9 () |
| Scotland |
6 | 5 (1) | 5 | 6 (1) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Spain |
7 | 8 (1) | 8 | 7 (1) | 7 | 7 | 8 (1) | 7 (1) | 7 | 7 |
| United States |
– | – | – | 8 () | 8 | 8 | 7 (1) | 8 (1) | 8 | 8 |
| Wales |
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 | 5 (2) | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| References: | [3] | [4][7] | [8][9] | [10] | [11] | [12][13] | [14] | [6][15] | [16][17] | [18][19][c] |
