England have moved to fifth in the World Rugby rankings following their 25-21 victory over Wales at Twickenham.

England have been in good form since Eddie Jones took over as coach, clinching the 2016 Six Nations title and the Triple Crown with one round of games still to play.

Their undefeated streak has seen England's rankings points total increase from 81.62 to 83.06, promoting them above Argentina who drop to sixth place. 

Despite the loss which effectively ended their title hopes, Wales are still the highest ranked northern hemisphere team in fourth position with 83.10 rankings points, but their lead over England has been cut to just 0.04 of a point.

Ireland rose one spot higher to seventh position after their 58-15 drubbing of Italy, while France's first defeat against Scotland in 10 years sees them demoted to eighth place. 

World Rugby rankings (Top 20)

1. New Zealand 96.10
2. Australia 89.33
3. South Africa 87.66
4. Wales 83.10
5. England 83.06
6. Argentina 82.59
7. Ireland 79.70
8. France 79.29
9. Scotland 78.95
10. Japan 77.05
11. Fiji 76.96
12. Georgia 72.21
13. Tonga 71.60
14. Italy 70.78
15. Samoa 70.36
16. Romania 67.93
17. USA 65.68
18. Canada 64.27
19. Uruguay 63.23
20. Russia 62.77
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