UPDATED World Rugby rankings after All Blacks beat sloppy Ireland
11/09/2024 03:15 AM
There was a major shake-up at the top of the World Rugby rankings after New Zealand beat an out-of-sorts Ireland side in Dublin on Friday night.
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The All Blacks triumphed 23-13, ending Ireland’s 19-match unbeaten streak at Lansdowne Road.
Man of the match Damian McKenzie scored 18 of the All Blacks points – with Will Jordan maintaining his record of scoring a try every time he has played Ireland.
Ireland replied with a try by Josh van der Flier and a conversion and two penalties by Jack Crowley.
The Irish will have to up their game as they regroup to host Argentina next Friday while the All Blacks play France.
Rankings
New Zealand picked up 1.55 ranking points for their victory and moved from third to second place, while Ireland lost 1.55 points and fell from first to third spot.
That meant South Africa inherited the top spot once again in the World Rugby rankings.
However, the Springboks will need to beat Scotland at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Sunday, 10 November to remain in the No 1 position.
Kick-off is at 18:10 (SA time).
A win by the Springboks by 15 points or less will see them pick up a further 0.46 points.
Victory by 16 or more points for Rassie Erasmus’s men will add 0.69 points to their current tally.
However, a draw would see the Springboks lose 0.54 (but stay at No 1 by a mere 0.02 points), while a defeat by between 1 and 15 points would see South Africa shed 1.54 points and slip to third.
An unthinkable defeat by 16 or more points for the Springboks would see them lose 2.31 points.
UPDATED RUGBY WORLD RANKINGS
| RANK | COUNTRY | POINTS |
| 1 | South Africa | 91.77 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 91.21 |
| 3 | Ireland | 90.58 |
| 4 | France | 86.96 |
| 5 | England | 84.43 |
| 6 | Argentina | 84.30 |
| 7 | Scotland | 83.39 |
| 8 | Italy | 79.98 |
| 9 | Australia | 79.32 |
| 10 | Fiji | 79.07 |
| 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 | USA | 65.70 |
| 20 | Romania | 62.62 |
WEEKEND TEST FIXTURES
All times SA
FRIDAY, 8 NOVEMBER
Ireland 13-23 New Zealand
SATURDAY, 9 NOVEMBER
Canada vs Chile – 13:00
Spain vs Uruguay – 13:45
Kenya vs Uganda – 15:00
England vs Australia – 17:10
Portugal vs USA – 18:00
Romania vs Tonga – 18:00
Italy vs Argentina – 19:40
France vs Japan – 22:10
SUNDAY, 10 NOVEMBER
Wales vs Fiji – 15:40
Scotland vs South Africa – 18:10
