South Africa have surrendered the top spot in the World Rugby rankings following their 21-19 defeat to France at the Stade de France in Paris.
New Zealand have benefitted from Rassie Erasmus’ side loss to Fabien Galthie’s Les Bleus with the All Blacks returning to the top of the rankings for the second time this year.
Springboks surrender top spot
Dave Rennie’s side went to the top of the standings following their win over South Africa in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series but were knocked back down a week later after losing in Cape Town.
The Springboks‘ second defeat of the
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