IRB World Rankings
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The IRB World Rankings are the official international standings system used to rate and compare the performance of men’s national rugby union teams worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IRB World Rankings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: IRB World Rankings Context triple: [World Rugby Men’s Rankings, originalName, IRB World Rankings]
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A.
UCI World Ranking
The UCI World Ranking was an earlier season-long points-based classification system used by cycling’s world governing body to rank professional road cyclists and teams globally.
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B.
IIHF World Ranking
The IIHF World Ranking is the official system used by the International Ice Hockey Federation to rate and seed national ice hockey teams based on their performance in recent international tournaments.
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C.
FIFA rankings
FIFA rankings are the official system used by football’s global governing body to periodically rate and order national teams based on their international match results and performance.
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D.
FIVB Olympic ranking
The FIVB Olympic ranking is an official points-based system used by the International Volleyball Federation to determine which beach volleyball teams qualify for the Olympic Games.
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E.
Elo club rankings
Elo club rankings are a football team rating system based on the Elo statistical model, designed to evaluate club strength over time using match results and opponent quality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IRB World Rankings Target entity description: The IRB World Rankings are the official international standings system used to rate and compare the performance of men’s national rugby union teams worldwide.
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A.
UCI World Ranking
The UCI World Ranking was an earlier season-long points-based classification system used by cycling’s world governing body to rank professional road cyclists and teams globally.
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B.
IIHF World Ranking
The IIHF World Ranking is the official system used by the International Ice Hockey Federation to rate and seed national ice hockey teams based on their performance in recent international tournaments.
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C.
FIFA rankings
FIFA rankings are the official system used by football’s global governing body to periodically rate and order national teams based on their international match results and performance.
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D.
FIVB Olympic ranking
The FIVB Olympic ranking is an official points-based system used by the International Volleyball Federation to determine which beach volleyball teams qualify for the Olympic Games.
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E.
Elo club rankings
Elo club rankings are a football team rating system based on the Elo statistical model, designed to evaluate club strength over time using match results and opponent quality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rugby union ranking system
ⓘ
sports ranking system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
World Rugby Rankings
ⓘ
linked to:
World Rugby
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| appliesTo | men’s national rugby union teams ⓘ |
| basisOf |
seeding for Rugby World Cup draw
ⓘ
seeding for some international tournaments ⓘ |
| calculationMethod |
Elo-style rating system
ⓘ
points exchange system between teams ⓘ |
| considersFactor |
home advantage
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importance of match ⓘ margin of victory (within limits) ⓘ match result ⓘ relative strength of teams ⓘ |
| dataFormat | ordered list of teams with rating points ⓘ |
| dataPublishedOn | World Rugby official website ⓘ |
| excludesMatchType |
matches against non-test teams
ⓘ
non-capped matches ⓘ |
| formerGoverningBodyName |
International Rugby Board
ⓘ
linked to:
World Rugby
|
| governingBody | World Rugby ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquartersLocation |
Dublin, Ireland
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linked to:
Dublin
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| homeAdvantagePoints | 3 rating points ⓘ |
| includesCompetitionType |
Rugby World Cup matches
ⓘ
Six Nations Championship matches ⓘ
linked to:
Six Nations Championship
The Rugby Championship matches ⓘ other World Rugby-recognised internationals ⓘ test matches ⓘ |
| influences |
perception of team strength
ⓘ
seeding in major rugby tournaments ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
International Rugby Board
ⓘ
linked to:
World Rugby
|
| introducedInYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| maximumPointsChangePerMatch | about 2 rating points ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | global ⓘ |
| rankingScale | open-ended rating points scale ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | informal or media-based rankings ⓘ |
| scope |
international
ⓘ
worldwide ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| topRankedTeamCount | one ⓘ |
| updateFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| updateTrigger | results of international test matches ⓘ |
| usedBy |
World Rugby
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rugby union fans ⓘ rugby union media ⓘ |
| usedFor |
comparing national rugby union teams
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rating national rugby union teams ⓘ |
| usedSince |
2003 Rugby World Cup cycle
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linked to:
2003 Rugby World Cup
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Subject: IRB World Rankings Description of subject: The IRB World Rankings are the official international standings system used to rate and compare the performance of men’s national rugby union teams worldwide.
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