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South Africa are first in the World Rugby men's rankings on 93.09 points and Ireland third on 88.08, a gap of 5.02 points, in the rankings dated 2 Nov 2026.
As of 2 Nov 2026 · #IRLRugby
Ireland v South Africa · Sat 21 Nov · 16:40 Irish time · Aviva Stadium, Dublin · Nations Championship
The opposition · Ireland v South Africa
Ranking points are shown to two decimal places; the gap is worked from World Rugby's unrounded points.
As of 2 Nov 2026World Rugby (men's rankings)Derived
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IRL Rugby counted this from the published records listed here. As of 2 Nov 2026; it holds until 7 Nov 2026.
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