{"id":578756,"date":"2026-08-24T11:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/578756\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T11:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:44:07","slug":"world-rugby-rankings-new-no-1-as-springboks-fall-from-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/578756\/","title":{"rendered":"World Rugby rankings: New No.1 as Springboks fall from top spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The All Blacks have returned to the top of the World Rugby rankings following their impressive 33-16 victory over the Springboks at Ellis Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Africa went into the opening Test of Rugby\u2019s Greatest Rivalry sitting at number one, but their defeat in Johannesburg has seen them surrender top spot to New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Springboks lost 1.75 rating points as a result of the defeat, with the All Blacks gaining the same amount to move clear at the summit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2b50 Save us to your <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4bziEdo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Favourites <\/a>for nonstop RUCK content!<\/p>\n<p>All Blacks replace Springboks as world number one<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the top two sides going head-to-head, the winner at Ellis Park was always going to finish the weekend as the number one ranked team in the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the All Blacks\u2019 17-point winning margin ensured they collected the maximum number of ranking points available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Zealand now sit on\u00a094.03 points, giving them a\u00a01.82-point advantage\u00a0over the Springboks, who have dropped to second on 92.21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The All Blacks produced a clinical display in Johannesburg, outscoring the hosts five tries to one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will Jordan crossed twice, while Josh Moorby, Fabian Holland and Luke Jacobson also touched down for New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andre Esterhuizen scored South Africa\u2019s only try, with Cheslin Kolbe kicking the remainder of the Springboks\u2019 points.<\/p>\n<p>Springboks can reclaim top spot<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The battle for number one is far from over, with the two great rivals set to meet again in Cape Town next weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Africa will have the opportunity to immediately reclaim the summit, with a victory of any kind enough to move them back above New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It means the world\u2019s number one ranking will once again be on the line when the Springboks and All Blacks collide in the second Test.<\/p>\n<p>Latest World Rugby rankings<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand\u00a0\u2013 94.03 (+1.75)<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u00a0\u2013 92.21 (-1.75)<\/p>\n<p>Ireland\u00a0\u2013 88.08<\/p>\n<p>France\u00a0\u2013 87.43<\/p>\n<p>England\u00a0\u2013 85.68<\/p>\n<p>Scotland\u00a0\u2013 84.78<\/p>\n<p>Argentina\u00a0\u2013 83.13<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u00a0\u2013 82.67<\/p>\n<p>Fiji\u00a0\u2013 78.00<\/p>\n<p>Wales\u00a0\u2013 76.38<\/p>\n<p>Italy\u00a0\u2013 76.30<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u00a0\u2013 75.36<\/p>\n<p>Georgia\u00a0\u2013 73.94<\/p>\n<p>USA\u00a0\u2013 70.22<\/p>\n<p>Portugal\u00a0\u2013 69.39<\/p>\n<p>Chile\u00a0\u2013 66.94<\/p>\n<p>Spain\u00a0\u2013 66.83<\/p>\n<p>Uruguay\u00a0\u2013 65.75<\/p>\n<p>Tonga\u00a0\u2013 65.14<\/p>\n<p>Samoa\u00a0\u2013 64.73<\/p>\n<p>LATEST RUGBY NEWS<\/p>\n<p>Rugby Quiz: Can you name the past 25 Springboks captains?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How well do you know the Springboks? South Africa have had some legendary leaders over the years, with some of the game\u2019s biggest names taking on the responsibility of captaining the current world champions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel\/AbYd2l05pp1bM_Ix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Join RUCK\u2019s Instagram broadcast channel <\/a>and get the latest rugby news straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But how many of their last 25 captains can you remember? Test your rugby knowledge and see if you can name every player to have led the Springboks in their most recent appearances.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The All Blacks have returned to the top of the World Rugby rankings following their impressive 33-16 victory&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":578757,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":["post-578756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578756\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/578757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}