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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