Ireland in 6th position in the Zurich World Rankings.
Issued on 30 June 2002, the Zurich World Rankings, placed Ireland in sixth place, after New Zealand, England, Australia South Africa and France.
Here are the Zurich World Rankings Top 20 as of June 30 2002.
1 New Zealand
2 England
3 Australia
4 South Africa
5 France
6 Ireland
7 Scotland
8 Wales
9 Argentina
10 Samoa
11 Canada
12 Italy
13 Fiji
14 Tonga
15 Japan
16= Romania
16= United States
18 Georgia
19 Namibia
20 Uruguay
The next update will be on August 1, 2002.