World rankings: Springboks remain 2nd despite winning Rugby Championship: Planet Rugby

South Africa remain second in the World Rugby rankings despite winning the 2024 Rugby Championship following an emphatic victory over Argentina.

The Springboks dropped back to the top after losing 29-28 to Los Pumas in the fifth round of the tournament and failed to return to the top despite a 48-7 win in Nelspruit.

The victory for Mbombela secured a first Rugby Championship title for South Africa since 2019.

This also marked the first time any side other than New Zealand had won the full version of the tournament, with the Springboks and Wallabies winning the shortened editions in 2019 and 2015 respectively.

World Rankings after the Rugby Championship

Due to the 7.47 point difference between South Africa and Argentina before taking home weight into account, Springboks They failed to reclaim the top spot or gain any rating points with the victory over Los Pumas.

This meant that despite the landslide victory they were left behind in second place. Ireland. South Africa maintained its leadership with 91.77 points, while Ireland was at the top with 92.12 points before the Autumn Nations Series.

Meanwhile, a similar incident occurred elsewhere. Rugby Championship The All Blacks come into play this weekend having failed to improve their ratings with a win against the Wallabies.

New Zealand entered the game with a 9.38 rating point advantage over Australia before home weight was taken into account.

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Therefore, while their 33-13 win did not boost their ratings, Australia and Argentina did not lose any ratings points from the defeat.

Results during the Rugby Championship mean Ireland move to the top of the table in the Autumn Nations Series, followed by South Africa, New Zealand, France, England, Argentina, Scotland, Italy, Fiji and Australia in the top 10.

Ireland will face the All Blacks in the opening match of the international tournament in November, with the top-ranked team facing Argentina, Fiji and Australia.

South Africa will face Scotland, England and Wales, while New Zealand will face Japan, France and Italy to complete their international season.

Joe Schmidt’s first year in charge will end with matches against England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland; Los Pumas will face Italy, Ireland and France.

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Latest World Rankings as of 1/10/2024

1 Ireland 92.12
2 South Africa 91.77
3 New Zealand 88.70
4 France 86.96
5 England 85.40
6 Argentina 84.30
7 Scotland 82.82
8 Italy 79.98
9 Fiji 79.64
10 Australia 79.32
11 Wales 76.04
12 Georgia 74.10
13 Samoa 72.68
14 Japan 72.31
15 Portugal 70.61
16 Tonga 68.12
17 Uruguay 67.39
18 Spain 66.29
19 US 65.70
20 Romania 62.62