OFFICIAL: Springboks leave rivals in the dust in updated Test rankings

Saturday’s 29-20 win over England has seen the Springboks put more daylight between themselves and the rest of the chasing pack in the World Rugby rankings.

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RANKINGS SUMMARY

Heading into this past weekend’s Test match action, the Springboks, All Blacks and Ireland (in that order) as the top three rated teams in the world, were engaged in a three-way race for top honours in the rankings by the close of the calendar year.

And by the end of the weekend’s action, it was the Springboks who had opened up a two-point lead at the summit of the rankings.

HOW SPRINGBOKS LEFT RIVALS BEHIND

The Springboks’ rating in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings has increased to 92.78 points following their 29-20 win over England at Twickengam Stadium in London on Saturday.

The Springboks had started the weekend with a 1.25-point advantage over New Zealand but they’re now two points clear of Ireland, who have replaced the All Blacks in second place in the rankings.

Ireland picked up just two-tenths of a point for their hard-fought 22-19 win at home to Argentina, but their new rating of 90.78 points puts them in front of New Zealand, whose rating dropped to 90.09 points after they lost 30-29 to France at Stade de France in arguably the best game of this weekend’s Test fixtures.

France remain fourth in the rankings but continue to close the gap on the top three, while the rest of the positions in the top 10 remained the same with results falling as expected.