South Africa retain third place in World Rugby Rankings

South Africa have retained their third position in the World Rugby Rankings following the latest round of the Rugby Championship which was claimed by New Zealand.

The Boks entered the final game of the competition against the Pumas needing a bonus point win with a point difference of 40 or more to win the tournament.

Even though Jasper Wiese, Siya Kolisi and Kurt-Lee Arendse touched down and they were awarded two penalty tries, they managed to win the encounter with a 38-21 margin which saw them finish second.

The result also meant South Africa continue to remain at third with 89 rating points behind top placed Ireland and second positioned France.

Meanwhile, New Zealand's 40-14 win over Australia at Eden Park saw them win the Rugby Championship title but they continue to remain at fourth place with 87.30 rating points.

Australia have slipped to their lowest ever ranking to ninth position while Argentina, who finished last in the competition are at eighth place.

World Rugby Top 10 Rankings:

Rank	Team	Rating Points
1	Ireland	90.03
2	France	89.41
3	South Africa	89.00
4	New Zealand	87.30
5	England	86.25
6	Scotland	81.93
7	Wales	81.28
8	Argentina	81.21
9	Australia	80.65
10	Japan	77.74