England have leapfrogged Ireland in the World Rugby rankings after beating the All Blacks at Twickenham.
Maro Itoje’s men triumphed 33-19 to move up to third, with Ireland dropping to fourth despite hammering the Wallabies 46-19 in Dublin.
The Springboks, who beat Italy 32-14 in Turin, now have a 2.73 ranking points lead over the All Blacks.
Scotland dropped one place to ninth after blowing a 21-0 lead to lose 33-24 to Argentina at Murrayfield, while Wales remain 12th after edging 13th-placed Japan 24-23 in Cardiff.
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World Rugby rankings (top 15)
1. South Africa 93.06
2. New Zealand 90.33 (-1.03)
3. (↑1) England 89.09 (+1.03)
4. (↓1) Ireland 88.85
5. France 87.07 (+0.12)
6. Argentina 85.30 (+0.99)
7. Australia 81.69
8. (↑1) Fiji 81.03 (-0.12)
9. (↓1) Scotland 80.22 (-0.99)
10. Italy 78.98
11. Georgia 74.69
12. Wales 74.23 (+0.67)
13. Japan 72.58 (-0.67)
14. Spain 69.12
15. Uruguay 68.52
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England have leapfrogged Ireland in the World Rugby rankings after beating the All Blacks at Twickenham. Maro Itoje’s men triumphed 33-19 to move up to third, with Ireland dropping to fourth despite hammering the Wallabies 46-19 in Dublin. The Springboks, who beat Italy 32-14 in Turin, now have a 2.73 ranking points lead over the All Blacks. Scotland dropped one… Read more →
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