Unofficial World Rankings - all change!

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A momentous occasion took place on New Zealand's defeat of Australia on Sunday, which may in a few weeks be mirrored in the official rankings.

 

New Zealand, for the first time since their shock defeat to South Africa in 1963, now top the Unofficial World Rankings. Australia had topped the table since defeating Great Britain (and deposing them from #1) in the second Ashes test of 1973 (over 15,000 days on top!), but three consecutive defeats to the Kiwis was enough to finally bridge the gap.

 

Lower down, wins for Fiji and Samoa consolidated their position at the head of the so-called second tier of nations, and of the developing countries, both Belgium and Japan boosted themselves upwards with excellent home wins.

 

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