IRL Wheelchair World Rankings

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.

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Official rankings as of July 2025
Rank	Change	Team	Pts %
1		England	100
2		France	96
3		Ireland	60
4		Australia	52
5		Wales	49
6		Scotland	41
7		Spain	27
8		United States	25
9	1	Italy	0
Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com

Ranking calculation method

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
Australia	4	4	7 (3)	3 (4)	4 (1)	4	3 (1)	4 (1)	4
England	2	2	2	1 (1)	1	1	1	1	1
France	1	1	1	2 (1)	2	2	2	2	2
Ireland	5	6 (1)	4 (2)	5 (1)	5	5	4 (1)	3 (1)	3
Italy	8	7 (1)	6 (1)	9 (3)	9	9	9	10 (1)	9 (1)
New Zealand	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9 ()	–
Scotland	6	5 (1)	5	6 (1)	6	6	6	6	6
Spain	7	8 (1)	8	7 (1)	7	7	8 (1)	7 (1)	7
United States	–	–	–	8 ()	8	8	7 (1)	8 (1)	8
Wales	3	3	3	4 (1)	3 (1)	3	5 (2)	5	5
References:	[3]	[4][7]	[8][9]	[10]	[11]	[12][13]	[14]	[6][15]	[16][17]

See also

• Sports portal

• RLIF Awards
• IRL Men's World Rankings
• IRL Women's World Rankings

Notes

1. Only officially sanctioned matches are included
2. Participation at the 2026 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup is based on previous tournament results and application/invitation so, as with previous tournaments, no qualification matches have been played^[2]