The Springboks increased their lead at the top of the World Rugby rankings while the All Blacks slipped and Ireland progressed after the weekend’s Autumn Nations Series action.

New Zealand knocked Ireland out of top spot in the world rankings following their 23-13 victory at the Aviva Stadium a fortnight ago, as Andy Farrell’s side moved from first to second third place.

However, the All black peopleTheir time in second place lasted just over a week as Scott Robertson’s side lost 30-29 to France in Paris.

This result, combined with others during the weekend’s international action, saw eight teams change positions in the top 20.

South Africa remains in the lead

Cheslin Kolbe scored two tries in the Springboks“29-20 victory over England at the Allianz Stadium, a result which saw South Africa extend their lead at the top of the world rankings.

The Boks now hold a 2.0 point lead – having started the weekend with a 1.25 advantage – over second-placed Ireland, who moved ahead of New Zealand after their narrow 22-19 win over the Boks. Argentina Friday evening.

France claimed their third consecutive victory against the All Blacks on Saturday, but the result was not enough to see them move into the top three in the rankings, but allowed them to close the gap on New Zealand to just under two ranking points. The Blues remain in fourth place for at least another week while the rest of the top 10 is unchanged.

Argentina lost 0.20 ranking points due to their three-point defeat to Ireland and retained fifth place while Scotland gained no points for their comprehensive victory over Portugal.

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Meanwhile, Australia are just 0.14 points behind seventh-placed England after losing 52-20 to Wales and losing Steve Borthwick’s side to the Boks.

Fiji retains ninth place despite Italy’s victory over Georgia, with the latter two nations retaining 10th and 11th place respectively in the rankings.

However, there was some movement in the top 20, with Japan leapfrogging Samoa into 13th place after Eddie Jones’ side beat Uruguay 36-20 at the Stade Chambéry Savoie in France.

The United States’ first victory over Tonga since 1999 saw the Americans swap places with Portugal, with the Eagles moving up to 15th. As for Tonga, they lost one place behind Uruguay and find themselves in 19th place, with Romania completing the top 20.

Outside the top 20, the Netherlands and Kenya were the biggest climbers, with the Dutch rising from 27th to 24th position after their shock win over Chile, while the Kenyans beat Uganda 21-5 to also gain three places, going from 36th to 33rd.

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Latest World Rugby ranking as of 11/18/2024

1 South Africa 92.78
2 Ireland 90.78
3 New Zealand 90.09
4 France 88.08
5 Argentina 85.40
6 Scotland 82.70
7 England 82.31
8 Australia 82.17
9 Fiji 80.07
10 Italy 78.92
11 Wales 74.01
12 Georgia 73.85
13 Japan 72.95
14 Samoa 72.68
15 United States 68.90
16 Portugal 68.82
17 Spain 67.10
18Uruguay 65.94
19 Tonga 65.46
20 Romania 63.87

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