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The No 1 World Rugby ranking position will be on the line over the next couple of weeks as teams battle to claim top spot come year end.

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The action really hots up this weekend when England host New Zealand at the Allianz Stadium (the old Twickenham) in London on Saturday, 2 November.

Kick-off is at 17:10 (SA time).

Scotland host Fiji at Murrayfield in Edinburgh in another Test which will have World Rugby ranking implications that same day at 19:40 (SA time).

The good news from a Springbok point of view is that no matter the result in those two aforementioned Tests, they cannot lose their current second-place spot.

Ireland currently lead the way by 0.35 points from South Africa.

The Springboks will play three Tests on their end-of-year tour to the United Kingdom.

Those fixtures are:

Sunday, 10 November vs Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh – 18:10 (SA time)

Saturday, 16 November vs England, Allianz Stadium, London – 19:40 (SA time)

Saturday, 23 November vs Wales, Principality Stadium, Cardiff – 19:40 (SA time)

LATEST WORLD RUGBY RANKINGS

RANKCOUNTRYPOINTS1Ireland92.122South Africa91.773New Zealand88.704France86.965England85.406Argentina84.307Scotland82.828Italy79.989Fiji79.6410Australia79.3211Wales76.0412Georgia74.1013Samoa72.6814Japan72.3115Portugal70.6116Tonga68.1217Uruguay67.3918Spain66.2919USA65.7020Romania62.62

Updated Springbok squad:

Props: Thomas du Toit (Bath), Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Wilco Louw (Bulls), Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Gerhard Steenekamp (Bulls)

Hookers: Johan Grobbelaar (Bulls), Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears), Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks)

Locks: Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Franco Mostert (Honda Heat), Ruan Nortje (Bulls), RG Snyman (Leinster)

Loose forwards: Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz), Cameron Hanekom (Bulls), Siya Kolisi (captain, Hollywoodbets Sharks), Elrigh Louw (Bulls), Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs), Marco van Staden (Bulls), Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks)

Scrumhalves: Jaden Hendrikse (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Cobus Reinach (Montpellier), Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks)

Flyhalves: Jordan Hendrikse (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Manie Libbok (Stormers), Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers)

Centres: Lukhanyo Am (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Damian de Allende (Wild Knights), Andre Esterhuizen (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles)

Outside backs: Kurt-Lee Arendse (Bulls), Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath), Willie le Roux (Bulls), Makazole Mapimpi (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Canan Moodie (Bulls)

WHICH TEAM WILL BE NO 1 AT THE END OF 2024?

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Publish date : 2024-10-29 14:05:59

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