Boks lose No 1 ranking
The Springboks have slipped to second on the IRB rankings after their defeat to France last Friday.
After the weekend results, the All Blacks have jumped the Boks into first place with their victory against 12th-placed Italy at the San Siro. Other climbers include France and England, who are now fourth and sixth respectively after their wins last weekend.
These movements see Ireland (fifth) and Argentina (seventh) fall one place each.
Scotland have also moved into ninth position, while Fiji drop to 10th.
IRB Rankings:
1 New Zealand 90.52
2 South Africa 89.97
3 Australia 85.63
4 France 83.20
5 Ireland 83.20
6 England 81.07
7 Argentina 80.49
8 Wales 80.39
9 Scotland 76.06
10 Fiji 75.69
November 17th, 2009 at 12:16 am
#50 WakaNathan: i don’t normally visit kuk countries like yours!
November 17th, 2009 at 1:27 am
This demonstrates the truth about rankings, they’re a load of ****. SA beat NZ 3-0 yet NZ are ahead. Such nonsense.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:38 am
#36 Valkyrie: Oh we know dutchie we know allright where we are, but do you dutchie??
November 17th, 2009 at 1:41 am
#51 Valkyrie: So a dutchie saying that, and living in SA, boy did you fall out of the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down!!!
November 17th, 2009 at 2:24 am
#54 CHAZ: lol.at least i am not that stupid to prefer ****** sheep instead off women.poor kiwi women,being second best to sheep!
November 17th, 2009 at 2:27 am
#54 CHAZ: dutchie?not one for your info but is that the best you can do you ****** sheep shagger!
November 17th, 2009 at 2:47 am
#56 Valkyrie: So you know me do you little tosspot, boy have you got a complex about sheep, silly little boy, go and play with your wilderbeast or ya goats, comming from someone that lives with the worst murder rate in the world, and worst apartheid record in the world, find it a bit rich, and its the aussies you silly little boy that are the s/s you need to get out of the jungle more boy!!
November 17th, 2009 at 4:10 am
#56 Valkyrie: Go on , dig the arrogance hole deeper for every South African
November 17th, 2009 at 6:20 am
Well i hate to say this as it is a real told youy so after the 3N’s but just happened alot earlier than I expected and I think alot of others expected as well. What SA has to worry a bout now is not regaining the number one but what happens if Aust win the next two and the Boks lose. Wales and Arentina are snapping on Englands heels as well…this quite funny at the end of the day for some
November 17th, 2009 at 6:22 am
Jeez who this Valkrie character—anyone reported her yet?
November 17th, 2009 at 8:51 am
#60 captain fantail: Mate blogging 101…ignore the site idiots, it feeds their rage. Not everyone has an opinion worth reading. Sift through the vitriolic ****, and find the people who enjoy rugby for rugby and not some tribalistic siege mentality.
I cringe when I read these one eyed posts.
FYI my teams for last weekend…Pumas Abs Boks Samoa Fiji Walabies… maybe I am one eyed.. SH v NH
November 17th, 2009 at 11:05 am
#51 Valkyrie:
and how could you possibly know it was ‘kuk’ unless you had ?
November 17th, 2009 at 11:20 am
In the latest Poll doing the Keo rounds, the majority do not believe Valkyrie to be any older than 17yrs. Presumably this has as much to do with his overuse of ‘fkkin’ as it does with his preoccupation of intimate relationships with sheep.
And for all those Safas about to board that Barracking Bus, a quick reminder that he’s also the 1 who wished a “career-ending injury” on J.Smit only hours prior to k.o. Boks vs France.
Yep, you can have him alright.
November 17th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
#52 Big Hit: You forget (conveniently) that SA were more than 3 points behind NZ in June. Thanks to those wins (and Frogs favour) they catched NZ and leapfroged them.
Until Frogs now and Wallas previously did favour to NZ.
November 17th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
#52 Big Hit: France have beaten SA 3 times in a row now, one must wonder why they are lagging behind SA in the rankings, according to your logic. Surely they must be no1 team, no?
November 17th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Seems the All Blacks only need to refrain from drooling all over their jerseys to get awarded the No 1 spot.
Fat Boy BOD the Flying Kopstamper nominated for Player of the Year…
Shane Williams actually AWARDED Player of the Year last year, ahead of some Italian nobody…
Bakkies suspended for cleaning out a ruck…
The likes of Wayne Barnes continuing to be placed in charge of professional rugby matches…
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you… the International Rugby Board!
November 17th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
#57 CHAZ: I thought we had the best apartheid record in the world. Jeez these international rankings are all very confusing.
November 21st, 2009 at 2:30 pm
1(2) NEW ZEALAND 90.52
2(1) SOUTH AFRICA 89.97
3(3) AUSTRALIA 85.63
4(5) FRANCE 83.20
5(4) IRELAND 83.20
6(8) ENGLAND 81.07
7(6) ARGENTINA 80.49
8(7) WALES 80.39
9(10) SCOTLAND 76.06
10(9) FIJI 75.69
11(11) SAMOA 73.47
12(12) ITALY 71.23