Springboks top World Rugby RankingsIt was a monstrous effort from the Springboks in the final with Handre Pollard kicking four first half penalties.
The All Blacks had two chances to take the lead in the second half but Richie Mo’unga missed a conversion off the first try ever scored against the Springboks in a Rugby World Cup.New Zealand will drop to third behind Ireland, who had been No 1 heading into the Rugby World Cup. France are fourth after their quarter-final exit to the Springboks with England’s playoff win not enough to move them up but staving off what would have been a drop to their worst ever position in the rankings.How the rankings work
Both Men’s and Women’s World Rugby Rankings are calculated using a ‘Points Exchange’ system, in which sides take points off each other based on the match result. Whatever one side gains, the other loses.The exchanges are based on the match result, the relative strength of each team, and the margin of victory, and there is an allowance for home advantage.
Points exchanges are doubled during the World Cup Finals to recognise the unique importance of this event, but all other full international matches are treated the same, to be as fair as possible to countries playing a different mix of friendly and competitive matches across the world.All member countries have a rating, typically between 0 and 100. The top side in the world will normally have a rating above 90.
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