World Rugby rankings set for shake-up this weekend

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.

The World Rugby rankings No 1 position will be on the line over the next couple of weeks as teams battle to claim top spot come year end. Image: Gerhard Duraan / BackpagePix

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

RANK	COUNTRY	POINTS
1	Ireland	92.12
2	South Africa	91.77
3	New Zealand	88.70
4	France	86.96
5	England	85.40
6	Argentina	84.30
7	Scotland	82.82
8	Italy	79.98
9	Fiji	79.64
10	Australia	79.32
11	Wales	76.04
12	Georgia	74.10
13	Samoa	72.68
14	Japan	72.31
15	Portugal	70.61
16	Tonga	68.12
17	Uruguay	67.39
18	Spain	66.29
19	USA	65.70
20	Romania	62.62

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)