Eire and New Zealand have closed the hole on the Springboks after the world champions’ shock loss to the Irish in Durban.
Eire shocked the Springboks 25-24 at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday to shut the hole on the prime of the World Rugby rankings.
In the meantime, arch-rivals New Zealand have additionally closed the hole on South Africa within the rankings after beating England in Auckland.
Fortunately, the Springboks are nonetheless the ranked No 1 within the World Rugby rankings.
SPRINGBOKS LOSE GROUND AS IRELAND, NZ CLOSE GAP
The Springboks have misplaced some floor on the prime of the World Rugby rankings.
In truth, SA’s dramatic 25-24 loss to Eire in Durban and New Zealand’s 24-17 win over England have seen a shake as much as the factors tally of the world’s prime three groups.
In the meantime, in different main modifications, Italy have leap-frogged Australia, whereas Georgia shocked Eddie Jones’ Japan to climb to twelfth spot.
LATEST WORLD RUGBY RANKINGS
| Rank | Nation | Factors |
| 1 | South Africa | 93.11 (-1.75) |
| 2 | Eire | 92.12 (+1.75) |
| 3 | New Zealand | 90.37 (+0.25) |
| 4 | France | 88.49 |
| 5 | England | 85.40 (-0.25) |
| 6 | Scotland | 82.82 |
| 7 | Argentina | 80.10 |
| 8 | Italy | 78.98 (+0.99) |
| 9 | Australia | 78.70 (+0.54) |
| 10 | Fiji | 77.44 |
| 11 | Wales | 76.04 (-0.54) |
| 12 | Georgia | 74.36 (+1.42) |
