The Springboks remain No 5 in the World Rugby rankings despite their 35-6 win over Italy in Padua.

South Africa didn’t gain any rankings points because the Azzurri are ranked too low (13th).

Australia’s 53-24 thrashing of Scotland came as good news for Ireland, who have replaced the Wallabies in third place. Michael Cheika’s side were docked 1.8 ratings points and are now ranked fourth.

Lower down, France dropped below Argentina to ninth place as a result of their 23-23 draw with Japan.

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World Rugby rankings (Top 20):

1. New Zealand 93.99
2. England 90.87
3. Ireland 86.39
4. Australia 85.49
5. South Africa 84.90
6. Scotland 84.11
7. Wales 80.98
8. Argentina 78.22
9. France 78.09
10. Fiji 77.93
11. Japan 75.66
12. Georgia 73.46
13. Tonga 71.87
14. Italy 71.25
15. Romania 69.58
16. Samoa 69.03
17. USA 66.87
18.  Uruguay 65.63
19. Russia  64.45
20. Spain 61.68
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