This past weekend saw a shift in the World Rugby rankings after the first matches of the Rugby Championship 2017.
The All Blacks extend their World Rugby rankings after their 54 – 34 drubbing of Australia at the ANZ Stadium. South Africa jump ahead of the Wallabies following their 37 – 15 triumph over a lackluster Argentinian outfit at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, 19 August.
The Rugby Championship will continue this weekend with Australia traveling to Dunedin, kick off is scheduled for 09:35 SAST. The Springboks will converge in a different atmosphere when they head to Salta, a venue where the Springboks were stunned 27 – 26 on the 27th of August 2016.
Latest World Rugby Rankings
|
Rank
|
Team
|
Points
|
|
1
|
New Zealand
|
95.21
|
|
2
|
England
|
90.14
|
|
3
|
Ireland
|
85.39
|
|
4
|
South Africa
|
84.51
|
|
5
|
Australia
|
84.21
|
|
6
|
Scotland
|
82.47
|
|
7
|
Wales
|
81.73
|
|
8
|
France
|
79.63
|
|
9
|
Fiji
|
79.48
|
|
10
|
Argentina
|
79.15
|
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