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South Africa Will End the Year as the Number One Ranked Side for the Third Year in Succession

World Rugby has published the permutations for the men’s rankings this week in its preview.

South Africa will end the year as the number one side for the third year in succession, regardless of what happens at the Principality Stadium this weekend.

The Springboks can only lose a maximum of three points in defeat by Wales, which will leave them still 0.61 rating points above New Zealand in second.

South Africa cannot improve their rating with victory over Wales due to the 19.71 points between the teams before home weighting is factored in.

Even a win by more than 15 points would not be enough for Wales to climb from 11th.

Standings:

  1. South Africa: 93.94
  2. New Zealand: 90.33
  3. England: 89.41
  4. Ireland: 87.97
  5. France: 87.24
  6. Argentina: 84.97
  7. Australia: 81.53
  8. Fiji: 81.14
  9. Scotland: 80.22
  10. Italy: 78.98
  11. Wales: 74.23
  12. Japan: 74.09
  13. Georgia: 73.18
  14. Uruguay: 69.19
  15. Spain: 69.01
  16. USA: 68.26
  17. Chile: 66.72
  18. Tonga: 66.66
  19. Samoa: 66.43
  20. Portugal: 64.98
  21. Belgium: 62.32
  22. Romania: 61.50
  23. Hong Kong China: 59.61
  24. Zimbabwe: 58.80
  25. Canada: 58.75
  26. Netherlands: 57.01
  27. Namibia: 56.96
  28. Switzerland: 55.26
  29. Czechia: 54.78
  30. Poland: 52.96
  31. Paraguay: 52.15
  32. Russia: 52.06
  33. Sweden: 51.88
  34. Brazil: 51.50
  35. Germany: 50.37
  36. Kenya: 50.09
  37. Korea: 49.29
  38. Mexico: 47.57
  39. Morocco: 47.54
  40. United Arab Emirates: 47.45
  41. Colombia: 47.11
  42. Algeria: 45.82
  43. Madagascar: 45.76
  44. Senegal: 45.72
  45. Tunisia: 45.56
  46. Sri Lanka: 45.53
  47. Cayman Islands: 45.38
  48. Croatia: 45.34
  49. Trinidad & Tobago: 45.18
  50. Uganda: 45.12
  51. Malta: 44.75
  52. Ukraine: 44.46
  53. Philippines: 44.11
  54. Malaysia: 43.36
  55. Luxembourg: 42.30
  56. Lithuania: 41.78
  57. Denmark: 40.94
  58. Kazakhstan: 40.49
  59. Moldova: 40.41
  60. Israel: 40.25
  61. Jamaica: 39.88
  62. Singapore: 39.64
  63. Latvia: 39.63
  64. Zambia: 39.24
  65. Chinese Taipei: 39.12
  66. Cook Islands: 39.11
  67. Cote D’Ivoire: 39.06
  68. Serbia: 39.03
  69. Guyana: 39.02
  70. Bulgaria: 38.50
  71. Barbados: 38.50
  72. Austria: 38.12
  73. Thailand: 37.69
  74. Bermuda: 37.20
  75. Finland: 37.06
  76. Nigeria: 36.82
  77. Venezuela: 36.78
  78. Botswana: 36.21
  79. Andorra: 35.75
  80. Peru: 35.05
  81. St Vincent and the Grenadines: 35.05
  82. Slovenia: 34.57
  83. Ghana: 34.38
  84. Hungary: 32.38
  85. Turkey: 32.15
  86. India: 31.83
  87. Qatar: 31.31
  88. Burkina Faso: 31.05
  89. Lesotho: 30.46
  90. Guam: 30.38
  91. Pakistan: 30.13
  92. Iran: 30.00
  93. Costa Rica: 29.75
  94. China: 28.91
  95. Bosnia & Herzegovina: 28.36
  96. St Lucia: 27.71
  97. Papua New Guinea: 27.68
  98. Bahamas: 27.46
  99. Eswatini: 25.58
  100. Uzbekistan: 25.28
  101. Norway: 24.58
  102. Mauritius: 24.56
  103. Laos: 24.00
  104. Nepal: 24.00
  105. Rwanda: 23.78
  106. Cameroon: 23.12
  107. Niue Island: 22.63
  108. Burundi: 20.16
  109. Solomon Islands: 17.97
  110. Indonesia: 15.95
  111. Monaco: 11.17
  112. Greece: 10.55
  113. Vanuatu: 9.29
  114. American Samoa: 7.53
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