Wales climb to fifth position in World Rugby Rankings

Wales have climbed to the fifth position in the World Rugby Rankings following their 40-24 win over England in the third round of the Six Nations at Principality Stadium.

Wayne Pivac's men riding on tries from Josh Adams, Liam Williams, Kieran Hardy and Cory Hill went on to register their consecutive win in the tournament to consolidate the top position in the Six Nations table.

The result also meant Wales gained 1.86 rating points to climb two places to fifth position in the table.

Meanwhile, England, who suffered their second consecutive defeat of the competition have slipped from third place to fourth with rating points of 85.63.

Despite, Ireland recording their first win of the competition with a 48-10 victory over Italy have lost one place and are now at seventh with 82.55 rating points.

Italy, who suffered yet another Six Nations defeat are with 70.65 rating points and have now moved down to 15th place.

World Rugby Top 10 Rankings:

Rank	Team	Rating Points
1	South Africa	94.20
2	New Zealand	88.95
3	France	86.42
4	England	85.63
5	Wales	83.97
6	Australia	83.08
7	Ireland	82.55
8	Scotland	81.29
9	Argentina	80.31
10	Japan	79.29