France, Wales make progress in World Rugby Rankings

France and Wales have made progress in the World Rugby Rankings following the latest round of international fixtures played last weekend.

The Les Bleus ended a 14-game losing streak against New Zealand with a 40-25 triumph. Peato Mauvaka scored a double while Romain Ntamack and Damian Penaud touched down apiece. Melvyn Jaminet also made a handy contribution of 20 points as France gained 1.28 rating points moving them from sixth place to fifth.

New Zealand continued to remain at second but their difference over top ranked South Africa remain at 1.86 points as the Springboks were edged out by England with a 26-27 margin.

Even though Eddie Jones' men continued to remain at third place they made a gain of 1.12 rating points aided by tries from Manu Tuilagi, Freddie Steward and Raffi Quirke.

The other team that made a climb in the top 10 rankings is Wales as they edged out Wallabies 29-28 in Cardiff. The win saw Wales gain 1.17 rating points taking their tally to 81.56 as they made a move from ninth place to eighth while Australia slipped to sixth position.

Ireland and Scotland also increased their tally in the total points following wins over Argentina and Scotland respectively as they consolidated the 4th and 7th places. Italy continue to remain at 14th position despite a 17-10 win over Uruguay, who have slipped to the 18th place following the defeat.

World Rugby Top 10 Rankings:

Rank	Team	Rating Points
1	South Africa	90.61
2	New Zealand	88.75
3	England	87.83
4	Ireland	86.53
5	France	85.53
6	Australia	83.92
7	Scotland	83.05
8	Wales	81.56
9	Argentina	80.58
10	Japan	78.26