Updated World Rugby Rankings After Springboks Beat Scotland

Updated World Rugby rankings after Springboks beat Scotland

The Springboks strengthened their grip as the world's No 1-ranked team. Meanwhile, England climbed, Scotland slipped and several nations moved in the latest rankings.

Boks sitting pretty on rankings ladder

The Springboks have edged further clear at the top of the World Rugby rankings after Saturday’s result against Scotland in the Nations Championship. Rassie Erasmus’ world champions needed a 15-point winning margin from the Loftus Versfeld Test to add a full 0.03 rating points, but settled for 0.02 after their 42-28 victory. England and Scotland swapped places in the top 10 for a second straight week. The Scots’ opening-round win in the Nations C…

Latest World Rugby rankings: Springboks strengthen stronghold while England, Japan and Spain climb

The Springboks have marginally strengthened their position at the top of the World Rugby standings following the latest weekend of results in the Nations Championship.

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