Since the ranking system was introduced, Southern Hemisphere teams mostly have occupied the top spots: New Zealand held the No. “We’ve got enough on our hands digesting what happened at the weekend and then focusing on the game to worry about things like world rankings. Many leading coaches from Southern Hemisphere also have moved north in the absence of opportunities at home and their influence is seen in the improvement of skills among northern players. Southern Hemisphere teams have won eight of the nine World Cup titles to date — England edged then defending champion Australia with an extra-time dropped goal in the 2003 final to break the southern sequence. ADVERTISEMENT“It was a Northern Hemisphere weekend,” last weekend, Foster said.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 13, 2022 04:20 UTC