The Vodafone Flying Fijians have moved down to 11th place in the World Rugby Rankings after the Rugby World Cup.
Japan who was outstanding has moved up to 10th place.
The World Champions All Blacks have extended their lead over the Wallabies to 6.77 points following their 34‑17 victory in the Rugby World Cup Final.
At the top it’s a case of what it was, with the 1‑2‑3 of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa still very much intact.
As well as winning a host of new admirers for their adventurous approach throughout RWC 2015, beaten semi‑finalists Argentina and headline‑grabbing Japan have also enjoyed the biggest rise of all the competing nations in the World Rugby Rankings.
Both are ranked three places higher than where they were when RWC 2015 began at Twickenham.
Los Pumas have moved up from eighth to fifth thanks to their second place finish behind New Zealand in Pool C and the way that they effortlessly brushed Ireland aside in the quarterfinals.
Sharing their pain were the three Pacific Island nations. Fiji and Tonga dropped two places to 11th and 13th place respectively while Samoa’s disappointing showing at England 2015 cost them three places and they now find themselves in 15th.
Rankings:
1. New Zealand – 96.10
2. Australia – 89.33
3. South Africa – 87.66
4. Wales – 83.49
5. Argentina – 82.59
6. Ireland – 81.17
7. France – 79.77
8. England – 79.77
9. Scotland – 77.94
10. Japan – 77.05
11. Fiji – 76.96
12. Italy – 72.74
13. Tonga – 71.60
14. Georgia – 71.45
15. Samoa – 70.36
16. USA – 68.66
17. Romania – 66.59
18. Canada – 62.65
19. Uruguay – 62.11
20. Namibia – 61.75
Source: planetrugby
