The Springboks and All Blacks secured victories in Round 5 of the Rugby Championship.
The Springboks secured a resounding 67 – 30 victory over Argentina in Durban.
Whilst, rivals the All Blacks maintained their 30-year streak at Eden Park after defeating the Wallabies 33-24 in Eden Park, earlier in the day. So, the Boks have maintained their spot as the number one ranked team in the latest world rankings.
UPDATED RUGBY WORLD RANKINGS
1 | South Africa | 91.62 | |
2 | Ireland | 89.83 | |
3 | New Zealand | 89.28 | (+0.17) |
4 | France | 87.82 | |
5 | England | 87.64 | |
6 | Argentina | 84.40 | |
7 | Australia | 83.67 | (-0.17) |
8 | Scotland | 81.57 | |
9 | Fiji | 81.16 | |
10 | Italy | 77.77 |
The Springboks have maintained their place at the top of the world rankings.
However, the Boks could not add to their total points tally due to the difference in positions in the world rankings. The Boks headed into the Test match against Los Pumas as the number one ranked side – and that is how they walked out.
Meanwhile, Argentina