A much-changed Boks facet misplaced to Wales in Bloemfontein on Saturday – and likewise slipped to third in the World Rugby rankings.
It was a dramatic fall from grace after the Boks have virtually completely occupied prime spot in the rankings since their 2019 World Cup success.
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France now prepared the ground on 89.41 factors head of Ireland (88.79), whereas the Springboks now discover themselves on 88.61 after shedding two full factors following their loss.
The third and closing Test between the Boks and Wales will happen on the Cape Town Stadium this Saturday. Kick-off is scheduled for 17:05.
France’s keep on the prime of the rankings could be short-lived as a second consecutive win for Ireland in opposition to the All Blacks would earn see them overtake Les Bleus.
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If the Boks are overwhelmed closely and find yourself shedding the sequence 2-1, they could drop as far down as fifth, however provided that they lose by greater than 15 factors in opposition to Wales.
Below, you possibly can learn all of the World Rankings permutations, and the way they may affect the Boks:
World Rugby has printed the rating permutations for the boys’s internationals this weekend, together with a Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifier and the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.
Permutation highlights:
- A victorious Ireland are the one staff ready to change France on the prime of the rankings this weekend
- Ireland spent two weeks atop the rankings in September 2019, having change into the fifth staff to occupy prime spot on 9 September off the again of a 19-10 victory over Wales
- The different nations to prime the rankings are England, New Zealand, South Africa and Wales
- Any margin of victory would additionally see Ireland break the 90-rating level mark for the primary time for the reason that rankings started in October 2003
- If Ireland fail to win in opposition to New Zealand, then France’s first foray to the highest of the rankings will last more than per week with Les Bleus not in motion this weekend
- South Africa can’t enhance their ranking with victory over Wales due to the 7.33 ranking factors between the edges earlier than house weighting is factored in
- The Springboks could drop one other two locations to fifth in the event that they lose by greater than 15 factors in opposition to Wales, relying on outcomes in Australia and New Zealand
- Victory for New Zealand will see them swap locations with Ireland and guarantee their keep at fourth – their lowest ever rating – is short-lived
- New Zealand will climb above South Africa into third if either side draw this weekend
- However, the All Blacks could drop to a brand new low of fifth in the event that they lose by greater than 15 factors, relying on the outcomes in South Africa and Australia
- England could finish the weekend in third place in the event that they win by greater than 15 factors, offering that New Zealand lose by the identical margin and South Africa lose
- However, they could fall to seventh in the event that they lose by greater than 15 factors and Scotland beat Argentina
- Australia should win by greater than 15 factors to climb again above England into fifth
- The Wallabies could fall two locations to a brand new low of eighth in the event that they lose and Wales and Scotland each win on the highway
- Argentina can’t enhance on ninth place even when they beat Scotland by greater than 15 factors
- With Japan not taking part in this weekend, Los Pumas will stay ninth however could see their cushion lower to simply 0.24 over the Brave Blossoms beneath in the event that they endure a heavy defeat
- Scotland could leap as excessive as fifth – equalling their highest ever place – in the event that they win by greater than 15 factors and Australia win by a smaller margin
- Fiji can’t enhance on eleventh place with victory over Samoa however could shut to solely 0.43 ranking factors behind Japan
- Samoa will leap two locations to eleventh with victory, changing into the upper ranked of the 2 nations in the method
- Fiji will fall two locations – successfully swapping locations with Samoa – in the event that they lose by greater than 15 factors and Georgia beat Portugal
- USA can’t enhance their ranking with victory over Chile due to the 7.93 ranking factors between the edges earlier than house weighting is factored in
- The Eagles will climb one place to sixteenth in victory if Romania slip to defeat in Uruguay
- USA will drop beneath Tonga if held to a draw by Chile – a outcome which might nonetheless see them qualify for Rugby World Cup 2023 as Americas 2 – and could fall as little as nineteenth in defeat
- Chile will leap two or three locations to their highest ever rating in victory
- Georgia can’t enhance their ranking with victory over Portugal due to the 9.43 ranking factors between the edges earlier than house weighting is factored in
- Portugal can nonetheless fall one place if overwhelmed in tandem with a win for Uruguay in opposition to higher-ranked Romania
- The Lelos will fall one or two locations in defeat, relying on the result of Fiji v Samoa
- Portugal could climb as excessive as sixteenth in the event that they win by greater than 15 factors and Romania misplaced to Uruguay
- Uruguay should beat Romania by greater than 15 factors to climb again above the Oaks with seventeenth place doable relying on the result of USA v Chile and Georgia v Portugal matches
- This margin of defeat could trigger Romania to fall at the least three locations
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