Thanks to the draw won on Sunday in Lille against the XV of France (13-13), Italy climbed to tenth place in the world rankings, in place of Fiji, according to the latest ranking published by World Rugby. This is the first time in 10 years that the Nazionale, now coached by Gonzalo Quesada, has climbed into the top 10 in the world. At the time, the Transalpines coached by Jacques Brunel had beaten Ireland and France in Rome in the 2013 Six Nations Tournament, obtaining their best ranking (4th) since their integration into the competition in 2000.