UPDATED world ranking after Springboks win over England

The Springboks have maintained their status as the number one side in the world after defeating England 29-20 on Saturday evening.

The Springboks started the week as the number one side in the world.

Now, South Africa have increased their gap at the top after beating England.

SPRINGBOKS EXTEND THEIR GAP AT THE TOP

Ireland scrapped past Argentina with a narrow 22-19 victory in Dublin on Friday evening.

Thereafter, the Irish accumulated an additional 0.20 points to their overall tally. So, Ireland now sit on 90.78 points (up from 90.58 at the start of the week).

However, this not enough to see them leap frog South Africa.

In fact, by virtue of SA’s 29-20 win over England, the Boks have extended their gap over the Irish. Albeit, very slightly. The Springboks added 0.32 points to their tally which sees SA on 92.78 points, as the world’s number one ranked rugby side.

Meaning, they have extended their gap over their Irish rivals by 0.12 this weekend. Here are the latest world rankings.

TOP 20 IN THE UPDATED WORLD RUGBY RANKINGS

RANK	COUNTRY	POINTS
1	South Africa	92.78
2	New Zealand	91.21
3	Ireland	90.78
4	France	86.96
5	Argentina	85.40
6	Scotland	82.70
7	England	82.62
8	Australia	81.14
9	Fiji	80.07
10	Italy	78.67
11	Wales	75.04
12	Georgia	74.10
13	Samoa	72.68
14	Japan	72.31
15	Portugal	68.82
16	USA	67.49
17	Spain	67.10
18	Tonga	66.87
19	Uruguay	66.58
20	Romania	63.87

SA FAVOURITES TO FINISH THE YEAR AT NUMBER ONE

Rassie Erasmus has had a huge year with the Springboks. Upon returning to the coaching box, the Boks have won everything in site.

They secured the Nelson Mandela plate and regained the Freedom Cup, ending a long 15-year wait on route to securing the 2024 Rugby Championship. Prior to this, the Springboks secured convincing victories over Wales and Portugal. They drew an intense test series 1-1 with Ireland.

Now, they have just secured their second succussive win on tour. Meanwhile, the Boks are strongly favored to finish their tour with a win over Wales. Therefore, they will likely finish the 2024 international rugby season as the number one ranked side in world rugby. Rightfully so.

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