<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[World Rankings]]></title><link>http://www.irb.com/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[Latest News On]]> <![CDATA[World Rankings]]></description><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright© 2007 RWCL. All rights reserved]]></copyright><pubDate><![CDATA[]]></pubDate><lastBuildDate><![CDATA[]]></lastBuildDate><category><![CDATA[Tuesday]]></category><image><title><![CDATA[Rugby World Cup RSS channel]]></title><url>http://www.irb.com/imgml/IRB/head/irb-logo-102.gif
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2009]]></title><link>http://www.irb.com/rankings/news/newsid=2035321.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=</link><description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe, Israel, Bulgaria, Colombia and Malaysia have all risen 10 places in the IRB World Rankings over the last 12 months, which end with New Zealand on top.]]></description><enclosure lenght="150" url="http://www.irb.com//mm/photo/newsmedia/0/2009d2-malaysiacelebrate%5f9431%5fnrhp.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate><![CDATA[Monday 4 January 2010]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong end historic tour with loss]]></title><link>http://www.irb.com/rankings/news/newsid=2035304.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=</link><description><![CDATA[Hong Kong round off their historic first ever European tour with a 25-10 loss against the Netherlands in Amsterdam, to slump to a lowest ever IRB World Ranking.]]></description><enclosure lenght="150" url="http://www.irb.com//mm/photo/worldrankings/0/2q1o1201%5f9495%5fnrhp.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate><![CDATA[Monday 21 December 2009]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong look for rankings boost]]></title><link>http://www.irb.com/rankings/news/newsid=2035251.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=</link><description><![CDATA[Hong Kong must beat the Netherlands if they aren't to return home from their historic European tour occupying a lower position in the IRB World Rankings.]]></description><enclosure lenght="150" url="http://www.irb.com//mm/photo/worldrankings/0/2q1o1201%5f9495%5fnrhp.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate><![CDATA[Thursday 17 December 2009]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany on the rise in rankings]]></title><link>http://www.irb.com/rankings/news/newsid=2035172.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=</link><description><![CDATA[Germany climb one place to 26th in the IRB World Rankings on the back of a 24-14 victory over Hong Kong in the first ever meeting between the sides.]]></description><enclosure lenght="150" url="http://www.irb.com//mm/photo/worldrankings/0/gervhkg%5f9471%5fnrhp.jpg" 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