In September, the Springboks opened up a handy buffer at the top of the World Rugby rankings as they claimed a 43-28 victory in the fourth Test against the All Blacks, which also secured a 3-1 series win.
However, since then the Springboks suffered a shock 42-38 defeat to the Wallabies, which saw South Africa lose two full rankings points.
This past weekend the All Blacks, in turn, picked up a comrehensive win over Australia, which saw the Kiwis add 0.66 World Rugby ranking points, while the Wallabies lost an equivalent amount.
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New Zealand moved to 91.81 points, 1.28 behind the
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