As the Springboks prepare for Rugby Championship action, this is where the teams shape up in the world rankings.
At the top of the rankings, the Springboks’ slender 0.99 advantage over Ireland remains intact after they beat Portugal 64-21 in Bloemfontein, and yet it’s impossible to say whether they should be regarded as Rugby Championship favourites.the Springboks weren’t awarded any points because of the large points differential between the teams, and that also applied to New Zealand, Scotland and Argentina who were victorious against much lower-ranked opposition.
The All Blacks sit third in the standings, 2.74 points behind the Springboks . Argentina are seventh and Australia are ninth .The Springboks will face Australia in Brisbane and Perth on 10 and 17 August respectively, before returning to South Africa to play back-to-back matches against New Zealand on Saturday, 31 August in Johannesburg, and 7 September in Cape Town.
They will then take a short trip to Argentina to face Los Pumas in Santiago on Saturday, 21 September, before wrapping up theAt the end of the year, the team will travel to the UK for their traditional northern hemisphere tour in November where they will line up against Scotland , England and Wales in Cardiff .
The year-end tour will be preceded by a one-week training camp in Jersey – one of the largest of the Channel Islands between England and France – where the team will have the luxury of acclimatising to the conditions, while at the same time focusing on their conditioning and preparation for the tour.
The Rugby Championship squad will assemble in Johannesburg on Sunday for a short preparation camp before departing for Australia on Wednesday 31 July. Ben-Jason Dixon , Pieter-Steph du Toit , Thomas du Toit , Eben Etzebeth , Johan Grobbelaar , Vincent Koch , Siya Kolisi , Elrigh Louw , Frans Malherbe , Malcolm Marx , Bongi Mbonambi , Salmaan Moerat , Ox Nche , Ruan Nortje , Kwagga Smith , RG Snyman , Gerhard Steenekamp , Marco van Staden , Jan-Hendrik Wessels .
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