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 was 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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