The All Blacks' win over Ireland has seen the Springboks return to No 1 in the world rankings on the eve of their Test against Scotland.
The All Blacks’ win over Ireland has seen the Springboks return to No 1 in the world rankings on the eve of their Test against Scotland.
The All Blacks have now jumped ahead of Ireland into second spot, while Andy Farrell’s team have fallen from No 1 to No 3 as a result of losing 1.55 rankings points. Four teams can end the weekend in fourth – current incumbents France and then Argentina, England and Scotland if Les Bleus lose at home to Japan.
If Argentina and Scotland do win then England will fall a place to sixth even if they beat the Wallabies by more than 15 points – two if France’s defeat is by a smaller margin.Scotland must win by more than 15 points if Los Pumas secure a narrow victory to reach a new high of fourth place. Fiji could climb as many as two places with victory over Wales, but it is dependent on the scoreline and results of other matches involving teams around them.
Japan would jump three places in this case, also climbing above both Samoa and Georgia who are not in test action this weekend with the latter playing the All Blacks XV in Montpellier.
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