World Rugby Rankings: Australia close gap on England

Australia have closed the gap on England in the World Rugby Rankings after bouncing back from back-to-back losses against New Zealand in the opening two rounds of The Rugby Championship with a hard-fought 23-18 win over South Africa in Brisbane.

The Wallabies picked up a fraction under half a rating point for the win to move on to 84.45 points – 1.22 behind England in fourth place.