South Africa has retained its place at the top of the World Rugby rankings after their comfortable 66-7 win over Italy in Turin on Saturday.
The Springboks’ nine-try success means there will be no change at the summit, despite the All Blacks defeating Scotland 43-21 at Murrayfield.
Rassie Erasmus’ troops could not improve on their 93.09 ranking but had they lost to the Azzurri it would have opened the door for New Zealand. That was never on the cards though at the home of Juventus as South Africa raced into a 45-0 half-time lead before later adding the gloss.
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