A difficult international window saw the side lose two vital Euros qualifiers against France and the Netherlands.

Brazil and the other sides who are in contention to triumph.

New Zealand will relinquish their spot at the top of the rankings to South Africa.

The 34-year-old Waterford native has secured a coveted spot in the top 125 of the FedEx Cup rankings

France, Italy, England and other contenders.

The area is described as feeling “at once lived-in and lively”.

Quirk of World Rugby’s ranking system safeguards Ireland from losing valuable points as they hope to be top seeds in November draw for 2023 tournament.

Ireland are currently outside the top four of the official rankings.

Eddie Jones’ side are favourites but if Ireland get off to a good start, they could spring a surprise.

Varadkar came in eighth place and Hogan came tenth.

Despite being hammered by England last time out, Ireland can secure top spot.

The Boys in Green drop down 33rd following a stalemate with Denmark and a home defeat to Wales in Dublin.

World Cup winners France and third-placed Belgium both sit at the summit.

Ireland remain unchanged as the 31st ranked side.

Trinity College Dublin has lost its place in the top 100 universities.

Joe Schmidt’s men benefited from their win over Scotland and England’s defeat in Paris.

A dramatic fall for Egypt has benefited Martin O’Neill’s men.

Tesco came second with 22% of the market share (a 4.3% rise on a similar period last year).

Dustin Johnson remains the world number one despite missing the cut at Erin Hills.

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Trinity College Dublin came in at 131st in the world rankings.

A new report states that education of students should be focused on in the rankings.

The Dubliner moves up to 97th on the back of his win in Portugal.

World Rugby confirmed the draw will take place in Japan next year.

World Rugby say the rankings will encourage more matches to be played.

The Kiwi head coach probably won’t mind too much.

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Joe Schmidt’s men replace South Africa in World Rugby’s official list.

Joe Schmidt’s men have moved above the English thanks to their commanding victory.

Defeats for Australia and England, as well as Ireland’s win, mean a change in the official ladder.

It is a long, long way to Rio but Phil Mickelson already has work to do to represent the USA.

Sweden’s Henrik Stenson drops to number three while Justin Rose of England is fourth.

Eight Irish institutions made the top 1,000.

The minimum grade requirement for job applicants is different depending where someone graduated.

Two of the top three universities listed are in Korea with a university in Switzerland coming in at second.

La Roja go into a World Cup year as top dogs again.

The MBA programme has moved up five spots in the Financial Times Global Executive MBA Rankings.