While no-one argues Australia's place at the top of the RLIF World Rankings, the same can't be said about the next two spots.
New Zealand occupy the No.2 spot, with England ranked in third position. That's what the rankings say at least.
Based on their respective performances at last year's World Cup, it would seem England have gone past the Kiwis, who didn't even reach the semi-final stage.
New Zealand were so underwhelming that some observers believe they are no better than rapidly improving Tonga and Fiji, both of whom had World Cup wins over the Kiwis. First-year coach Michael Maguire has a job on his hands, especially with seven debutants in his 19-man squad.
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