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Springboks slide down ladder

August 25 2008

South Africa have had their woes slightly compounded post defeat to Australia as Robbie Deans' men leapfrogged them into second spot on the IRB World Rankings.

Defeat for the Springboks in Durban last week was their third in four games in this season's Tri-Nations competition with pressure subsequently mounting on boss Peter de Villiers.

And with the Wallabies 27-15 result behind them, another victory this Saturday in Johannesburg could widen the margin further from the current 1.24 points.

IRB World Rankings:

(Previous ranking in brackets)

1(1) New Zealand 91.21

2(3) Australia 87.75

3(2) South Africa 86.51

4(4) Argentina 83.36

5(5) England 83.16

6(6) Wales 80.12

7(7) France 78.99

8(8) Ireland 77.18

9(9) Scotland 76.92

10(10) Italy 75.57