{"id":75154,"date":"2025-08-17T13:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T13:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/75154\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T13:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T13:54:13","slug":"the-all-blacks-react-to-learning-theyve-replaced-boks-as-world-no-1s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/75154\/","title":{"rendered":"The All Blacks react to learning they&#8217;ve replaced Boks as world No.1s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Put on the spot in the post-match press conference, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/new-zealand\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All Blacks<\/a> gave their immediate reaction upon learning that they\u2019ve climbed back to the top of the World Rugby Rankings after their 41-24 victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/argentina\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Argentina<\/a> in C\u00f3rdoba.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand leapfrogged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/south-africa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Africa<\/a> to reclaim the No.1 spot for the first time since November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Robertson\u2019s side only needed a draw to move past the Springboks after the reigning champions imploded in Johannesburg, throwing away a 22-0 lead to lose 38-22 to Australia. New Zealand\u2019s bonus-point win ensured they took full advantage, tightening their grip on the rankings shake-up at the end of the opening round of The Rugby Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately the All Blacks\u2019 pace and power eventually told in C\u00f3rdoba. After a gutsy start from Los Pumas, the men in black ran in six tries to three, their superior finishing and set-piece platform proving decisive.<\/p>\n<p>The win marked their first time back at No.1 since November 2021, but Robertson downplayed the significance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s actually something we just learned, because you just told us,\u201d Robertson said in his post-match reaction. \u201cLook, it just shows how tough this footy is and how close it is, the margins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArgentina were great for a lot of the match tonight. They defended really well, they\u2019re really passionate \u2013 just like the Springboks were too. And then it can turn on a moment: discipline, a card, a great play, two or three tries back-to-back can turn Test matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The All Blacks next head to Buenos Aires to face Argentina again in round two of The Rugby Championship; and Robertson says his squad\u2019s focus remains on the performance, not the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re pleased with number one, but our sights will probably be more settled on next week\u2019s match than on rankings.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Put on the spot in the post-match press conference, the All Blacks gave their immediate reaction upon learning&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-75154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}