Los Pumas: Why the World Rugby ranking will have a key relevance in 2025
Less than a month for the first game of Los Pumas In the year, which will be on June 20 in front of British & Irish Lions In Dublin, World Rugby announced that the raffle for the 2027 World Cup It will take place in December. All rugby, in Disney+.
In this way, the ranking of the International Union now takes enormous significance. Not only for Argentines, in whom it will not impact what happens to the British-Irlandes, but for the rest of the selected ones, who will seek to stay as above.
It is that with the expansion of 20 to 24 participants, now the first six of the classification will be considered as standard heads to lead the six World Cup groups. It remains to confirm if Australia (today eighth) will have that privilege for being the host, regardless of the position in which it arrives.
The truth is that being standard head imply avoiding powerful selected as South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland or Francewho lead the first four positions.
Los Pumastoday, they are closely followed by England. And it is not a minor fact, since the rose will arrive in July to Argentina to dispute a series of two tests, without those figures that were summoned by Andy Farrell for the Lions. In case the Wallabies are finally favored as organizers, the place that those of Felipe Contepomi are worth and much.
In a second bass drum will be the selected ones located from 7 to 12th, which today -in order- Scotland, Australia, Fiji, Italy, Georgia and Wales. What if the dragon deepens its crisis and falls further? The fact of having classified directly from the RWC 2023 “protects it” (like the rest) so as not to move on to the third hype and end in an area with two powers.
The third and fourth line of equipment will also be known this year, once the regional classifications and the final repechage end, which will take place from November 8 to 18 in Dubai. In total, there are 12 nations with tickets to get.
With the modification of the raffle, which will now be closer to the Kick off of the tournament, World Rugby It seems to have taken note of what happened in France 2023. For the last edition, the matches were known in January 2020 with the ranking left by Japan 2019 and found, four years later, the best selected of the moment crossing with each other as soon as in the quarterfinals.
With the series against England in July, the demanding Rugby Championship and the always plaintiff tour of Europe in November, can the Pumas arrive as a group head to the draw?
The Pumas fixture for 2025
1.6/6 vs British & Irish Lions in Dublin (does not affect the ranking)
2. 5/7 vs England in Buenos Aires
3. 12/7 vs England in San Juan
4. 19/7 vs Uruguay in Salta
5th 16/8 vs. New Zealand in Córdoba
6. 23/8 vs New Zealand in Buenos Aires
7. 6/9 vs Australia in Queensland
8. 13/9 vs Australia in Sydney
9. 27/9 vs South Africa in Durban
10. 4/10 vs South Africa in London
11. 9/11 vs Wales in Cardiff
12. 16/11 vs Scotland in Edinburgh
13. 11/23 vs England in London
The World Rugby ranking today
1. South Africa – 92.78
2. New Zealand – 90.36
3. Ireland – 89.83
4. France – 89.51
5th Argentina – 84.97
6. England – 84.73
7. Scotland – 82.36
8. Australia – 81.52
9. Fiji – 80.07
10. Italy – 77.77
11. Georgia – 74.69
12. Wales – 73.39
13. Japan – 72.95
14. Samoa – 72.68
15. United States – 70.02
