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WR rankings : RWC23 Seedings

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2		Analysis - Men's RWC 2023: Seedings v current WR rankings
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4	Date of WR rankings used for seedings for RWC 2023			Mon, 30 December 2019
5	Date draw made for RWC 2023			Mon, 14 December 2020
6	Date of first match in Rugby World Cup 2023			Fri, 8 September 2023	(3 years and 8 months after rankings used for seedings)
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8	Current WR rankings			Mon, 29 April 2024		Created by Leighton Price
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10	• Only 3 of the 12 seeded teams are currently occupying the same seeding band as was assigned to them for the RWC 2023 draw
11	• They are: Fiji, New Zealand & South Africa
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13	Country	RWC Pool	Seeding for draw	WR ranking used for pool seeding in draw	Current WR ranking	Rank movement	Seedings based on current rankings	Rankings as at 2 Oct 2020 when announced draw would take place on 14 Dec 2020 using rankings for seedings from 30 Dec 2019	Rankings as at 14 Dec 2020 when draw took place
14	New Zealand	A	1	2	3	-1	1	2	3
15	France	A	2	7	4	+3	1	5	4
16	Italy	A	3	12	8	+4	2	14	14
17	Uruguay	A		18	17	+1		17	18
18	Namibia	A		23	21	+2		24	24
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20			Avg rank of pool	12.4	10.6	+1.8
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22	South Africa	B	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
23	Ireland	B	2	5	2	+3	1	4	5
24	Scotland	B	3	9	6	+3	2	8	7
25	Tonga	B		13	15	-2		13	13
26	Romania	B		19	19	0		19	19
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28			Avg rank of pool	9.4	8.6	+0.8
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30	Wales	C	1	4	10	-6	3	6	9
31	Australia	C	2	6	9	-3	3	7	6
32	Fiji	C	3	11	11	0	3	11	11
33	Georgia	C		14	13	+1		12	12
34	Portugal	C		24	16	+8		21	20
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36			Avg rank of pool	11.8	11.8	0.0
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38	England	D	1	3	5	-2	2	3	2
39	Japan	D	2	8	12	-4	3	9	10
40	Argentina	D	3	10	7	+3	2	10	8
41	Samoa	D		15	14	+1		15	15
42	Chile	D		29	22	+7		29	29
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44			Avg rank of pool	13	12	+1.0
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