New Zealand reclaim number one ranking

The All Blacks have officially claimed the number one position in the World Rugby Rankings following the recently concluded fourth round in the Rugby Championship.

Tupou Vaai scored a double while Patrick Tuipulotu, TJ Perenara and Samisoni Taukei'aho all touched down for Ian Foster's men as they defeated Argentina with a 36-13 margin.

The result meant, New Zealand gained rating points of 2.37 taking their tally to 91.15 which meant they have displaced South Africa from the top position. The victory also saw the All Blacks consolidate their top position in the Rugby Championship table as they registered their fourth successive win.

Despite the defeat, Argentina continued to remain at seventh with a 1.84 rating point difference over sixth placed France.

Meanwhile, Australia's 30-17 win over South Africa following doubles from Len Ikitau and Marika Koroibete saw them climb two places over England and Ireland to move to the third place in the table.

The Springboks have now suffered two successive defeats against the Wallabies and have 90.95 rating points at second place now.

The final two rounds of the Rugby Championship will see South Africa and New Zealand facing each other twice while the Wallabies take on Argentina.

World Rugby Top 10 Rankings:

Rank	Team	Rating Points
1	New Zealand	91.15
2	South Africa	90.95
3	Australia	85.65
4	England	85.44
5	Ireland	84.85
6	France	83.87
7	Argentina	82.03
8	Scotland	82.02
9	Wales	80.59
10	Japan	79.13