| When he received his Abitur in 1928 it was with distinction and he was ranked top in his school. |
| Ireland is ranked one place above South Africa in the IRB world rankings, in fifth place. |
| Seventy-four percent of the students ranked this last factor as least important. |
| No matter that from all accounts, including this Sunday morning's, his cricketing abilities ranked somewhere near mine. |
| Any quatorze beats any trio, and when comparing two quatorzes or two trios, the one with the higher ranked cards wins. |
| He is now a senior whip and is ranked seven places above the finance spokesperson. |
