Scotland have closed the gap on fifth-placed South Africa in the latest World Rugby Rankings released on Monday.
Scotland thrashed Australia 53-24 at Murrayfield on Saturday, while the Springboks produced a 35-6 win over Italy in Poldova. The win for Scotland in sixth place on the rankings, meant the Northern Hemisphere side closed to within a point of South Africa in the rankings points.
The Boks have 84.90 points while Scotland are now on 84.11. Ireland, meanwhile, replaced Australia in third place on the rankings.
Hosts Ireland beat Argentina 28-19 also on Saturday.
New Zealand’s 33-18 win over Wales in Cardiff sees them preserve their 3.12-point advantage over England at the top of the rankings heading into 2018. The All Blacks are unchanged on 93.99 points, while England stay on 90.87 points as no points were on offer for their 48-14 victory against Samoa because of the points difference between the two.
