Flying Fijians still ranked 10th
The Samu Domoni coached side relied on the boots of Seremaia Bai's last second penalty to earn Fiji a deserved 16-16 draw with Wales on Sunday but it has not improved their standing of 10th place, but has edged them out to a point ahead of their fellow islanders Samoa and slightly closer to the Welsh above them.
Scotland's reward for causing the upset of the weekend and beating world champions South Africa 21-17 is a two place climb to sixth in the latest IRB World Rankings, their highest ever position since the rankings were introduced in October 2003.
Andy Robinson's side bounced back from a record loss to New Zealand seven days earlier to taste victory over the Springboks for the first time since 2002 and climb above Ireland and Argentina to better their previous best of seventh achieved with victory over the Pumas in June.
South Africa's first loss of their European tour means they surrender second spot back to Australia.
New Zealand celebrated Richie McCaw and Mils Muliaina surpassing Sean Fitzpatrick's record of 92 caps for the All Blacks with a four try 38-18 defeat of Ireland to remain the number one ranked team.
England remains the leading northern hemisphere nation in the IRB World Rankings in fourth place.
Story by: Dreu Vukailagi
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