No.1 Springboks are third-best in the World Rankings record books
2026/06/16
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While South Africa have dominated world rugby since Rassie Erasmus turned things around for the Springboks and led them to back-to-back Rugby World Cup wins in 2019 and 2023, in World Rugby Rankings terms they still have a very long way to go before becoming the most successful team on the planet.
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The Springboks will go into the inaugural Nations Championship in July sitting proudly at the top of the rankings, with a sizeable 3.61-point gap between themselves and the All Blacks, who are about to embark on a new era under Dave Rennie.
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