Updated World Rankings after Springboks and All Blacks wins
The Springboks lead at the top of the world rankings has been cut with the All Blacks closing in.
The Springboks demolished Georgia 55-10 on Saturday evening.
Meanwhile, the All Blacks secured a clean sweep over the French after defeating 'Les Bleus' 1 South Africa 92.78 2 New Zealand 92.06 (+0.34) 3 Ireland 89.83 4 France 87.82 (-0.34) 5 England 87.64 6 Australia 82.08 7 Argentina 82.05 8 Scotland 81.57 (+0.20) 9 Fiji 80.50 10 Italy 77.77
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