World Rugby rankings: Springboks’ top spot on the line as Scotland target historic All Blacks victory and all-time high in intense battle for third

South Africa put top spot in the World Rugby rankings on the line in Turin this weekend in the Nations Championship, while France risk an eight-year low in Lyon.

International rugby returns this weekend with action across the Nations Championship and Nations Cup, with both competitions resuming after the July fixtures.

With the help of World Rugby, we delve into the weekend’s ranking permutations with plenty of movement possible in the top 10.

World Rugby rankings permutations

The Springboks collide with Italy at the home of Juventus in Saturday’s first Nations Championship match with Rassie Erasmus’ charges heading into the fixture