Boks could have unseated ABs from #1 world ranking position

...Could have been major movement in World Rugby Rankings this weekend..

A big win by the Boks w ould have unseated the ABs from top place in world rankings. And Wales would have occupied the top spot for the first time since rankings were introduced...

Here were the ranking permutations ahead of this weekend's test matches

NEW ZEALAND (1) 92.54 v SOUTH AFRICA (5) 85.30

• New Zealand win by 15 points or less – New Zealand 92.54, South Africa 85.30 (no change)
• New Zealand win by more than 15 points – New Zealand 92.54, South Africa 85.30 (no change)
• Draw – New Zealand 91.54, South Africa 86.30 South Africa win by 15 points or less – New Zealand 90.54, South Africa 87.30 South Africa win by more than 15 points – New Zealand 89.54, South Africa 88.30
• The sides will meet again at Rugby World Cup 2019 on 21 September
• New Zealand will surrender top spot to Wales if lose by more than 15 points
• New Zealand cannot improve their rating with victory over the Springboks
• The All Blacks need six points to be the first to score 16,000 points in test rugby
• The Springboks cannot fall from fifth even if lose heavily and Australia win by similar margin

AUSTRALIA (6) 81.68 v ARGENTINA (10) 77.05

• Australia win by 15 points or less – Australia 81.91, Argentina 76.81
• Australia win by 15 points or more – Australia 82.03, Argentina 76.69
• Draw – Australia 80.91, Argentina 77.81
• Argentina win by 15 points or less – Australia 79.91, Argentina 78.81
• Argentina win by more than 15 points – Australia 79.03, Argentina 79.69
• Australia cannot improve position with win but will drop below Scotland with loss
• If they lose by more than 15 points and Fiji beat Japan by the same margin, the Wallabies will drop to 10th and be ranked below Fiji for the first time
• Argentina have lost their last six tests since beating Australia 23-19 in Robina last year
• Los Pumas will climb one place if they win and Fiji lose their Pacific Nations Cup encounter with Japan in Kamaishi
• Argentina could climb as high as seventh – a position they last held in August 2017

World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup

TONGA (13) 73.02 v SAMOA (16) 68.78

• Tonga win by 15 points or less – Tonga 73.89, Samoa 67.90
• Tonga win by more than 15 points – Tonga 74.33, Samoa 67.46
• Draw – Tonga 72.89, Samoa 68.90
• Samoa win by 15 points or less – Tonga 71.89, Samoa 69.90
• Samoa win by more than 15 points – Tonga 71.33, Samoa 70.46
• Tonga have won the last two meetings between the sides – Samoa had won 15 of the previous 19 matches
• Tonga can only climb a place if they win by more than 15 points and Japan lose by the same margin
• Samoa will swap places with Spain below in defeat to equal their lowest ever position
• Samoa can only climb if they win and USA lose to Canada at home
• Tonga will drop below Italy in defeat and also USA if they lose by more than 15 points and the Eagles win against Canada

FIJI (9) 77.95 v JAPAN (11) 75.24

• Fiji win by 15 points or less – Fiji 78.98, Japan 74.21
• Fiji win by more than 15 points – Fiji 79.49, Japan 73.70
• Draw – Fiji 77.98, Japan 75.21
• Japan win by 15 points or less – Fiji 76.98, Japan 76.21
• Japan win by more than 15 points – Fiji 76.49, Japan 76.70
• Fiji will climb above France into eighth if win by more than 15 points, equalling their highest ever position achieved after beating Les Bleus last November
• Fiji can fall as low as 11th depending on margin and Australia v Argentina outcome
• Japan will fall one or two places in defeat, depending on margin and outcome of Tonga v Samoa match
• On the flip side Japan could equal their highest ever ranking of ninth if win by more than 15 points and Argentina lose by same margin

USA (15) 71.71 v CANADA (21) 61.36

• USA win by 15 points or less – USA 71.71, Canada 61.36 (no change)
• USA win by more than 15 points – USA 71.71, Canada 61.36 (no change)
• Draw – USA 70.71, Canada 62.36
• Canada win by 15 points or less – USA 69.71, Canada 63.36
• Canada win by more than 15 points – USA 68.71, Canada 64.36
• USA have won nine of last 10 matches (one draw) with Canada
• Canada’s last win was 13-11 in Toronto on 24 August, 2013
• A USA victory will have no impact on the ratings of either side
• Canada would still trail Russia above by 0.45 points with win by more than 15 points

...the Japanese Brave Blossom also having a ripper of a game against Fiji... the Japanese recieved a standing ovation after an unlikely 34 - 21 win in the Pacific Nations Cup -debutant captain Labushagne going off injured before half time...

so former Chief Michael Leitch took over and led the Japanese to victory...

word has it that even the Irish are worried about the Japanese who they face in the same RWC pool...Ireland should go through but who knows what will happen in Pool A between Scotland, Samoa and Japan ..will be interesting to see who progresses there..

See SA has overtaken England and go to fourth in world rankings thanks to the recent leg up courtesy of NZ...will they be able to beat Argentina and hang on in there is the question ?

• (1)

 
• NEW ZEALAND

• (2)

 
• WALES

• (3)

 
• IRELAND

• (5)

 
• SOUTH AFRICA

• (4)

 
• ENGLAND

Brycy my good friend you are obviously trying to tell us something. But wading through all that speculation is tooooo much. 

NZ se Beeno en Suid-Afrika se Beeno probeer n gesprek voer.