The Springboks will have the opportunity to reclaim their status as the top-ranked Test team when they take on Ireland in Dublin on an action-packed Saturday.
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World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the men’s internationals in the northern hemisphere this weekend.
The major highlight on Saturday sees the world champions Springboks take on current world number one Ireland.
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South Africa will replace Ireland as the number one ranked team in the world if they beat them at the Aviva Stadium.
Ireland are guaranteed to stay top of the rankings if they avoid defeat against South Africa, but could drop as low as fourth if they lose by more than 15 points.
Currently ranked third in the world, the Springboks can fall no lower than fourth with a heavy defeat in Dublin.
Aiding the Boks’ quest for first place is the fact that world number two France will not be able to climb any higher in the rankings in their Test against Australia, due to the 7.33 rating points between the sides.
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.@mark_keohane and Zels give their predictions for the Boks vs Ireland, and it’s not all smiles for the World Champs… pic.twitter.com/M8nfg4aKUF
— SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) November 2, 2022
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