With the climax of the World Cup behind us, and the new Sevens season about a month and a half away, I crunched some useless ranking numbers and came up with this. It is completely unscientific and should not be used as a basis for any kind of wagering. This is based on the outcomes of the World Cup and the Sevens season.
1) New Zealand
2) South Africa
3) Australia
4 [tie]) Argentina and Scotland
6) England
7) Fiji
8) Wales
9 [tie]) France and Samoa
11 [tie]) Ireland, Japan and the U.S.A.
14) Canada
15) Italy
16) Georgian Republic
17) Tonga
18 [tie]) Kenya and Romania
20) Portugal
21) Namibia
22 [tie]) Brazil and Uruguay
24 [tie]) American Samoa, Belgium, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, Russia and Zimbabwe