Wales' stay at the summit of the World Rugby rankings lasted barely 27 hours after they lost their record-breaking 14-match unbeaten run at Twickenham on Sunday.
Eddie Jones' relatively inexperienced side beat the world number two team 33-19 in their first World Cup warm-up match.
Top 10 Rugby World rankings
1: New Zealand 89.04pts
2: Wales 88.89pts
3: Ireland 88.69pts
4: England 87.34pts
5: South Africa 86.83pts
6: Australia 84.41pts
7: Scotland 80.17pts
8: France 79.42pts
9: Japan 77.21pts
10: Fiji 76.98pts
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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