The All Blacks will finish the year in third place in the World Rugby rankings, while the Springboks boast a buffer of more than four rankings points.
Despite not playing a Test in 2020, the Boks have maintained a healthy lead in the rankings, but the All Blacks have slipped into third, with England boosted by Sunday’s win over France in the Autumn Nations Cup final.
France, Ireland and Australia finish fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.
World Rugby rankings (Top 10):
1 South Africa – 94.20
2 England – 89.49
3 New Zealand – 88.95
4 France – 85.30
5 Ireland – 84.65
6 Australia – 83.08
7 Scotland – 80.82
8 Argentina – 80.31
9 Wales – 79.36
10 Japan – 79.29
