The Rugby Championship could not have got off to worse start for the Springboks as they were shocked by the Wallabies, while the All Blacks thrashed Argentina, leading to a major shake up in the World Rugby rankings.
As a result of the Springboks’ horror 38-22 loss to Australia, they have lost a whopping thee rankings points, and plunged to third place.
In turn, the All Blacks secured a big 41-24 victory against Argentina, gaining 0.45 rankings points to further strengthen their spot at No 1 after already leapfrogging the Springboks even before kick off.
Meanwhile, Australia gained three rankings points for their incredible win over South Africa, but remain in sixth place.
UPDATED WORLD RANKINGS AFTER SPRINGBOKS’ LOSS, ALL BLACKS’ WIN
| 1 | (↑2) | New Zealand | 92.51 | |
| 2 | (↑3) | Ireland | 89.83 | |
| 3 | (↓1) | South Africa | 89.78 | (-3.00) |
| 4 | France | 87.82 | ||
| 5 | England | 87.64 | ||
| 6 | Australia | 85.08 | (+3.00) | |
| 7 | Argentina | 81.60 | ||
| 8 | Scotland | 81.57 | ||
| 9 | Fiji | 80.50 | ||
| 10 | Italy | 77.77 |
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