New Zealand's lead at the top of the IRB World Rankings has
stretched to more than eight points after their dramatic victory
over South Africa in the Tri Nations on Saturday.
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The All Blacks are inching closer to their biggest-ever
advantage at the top of the rankings, 9.51 on 25 June 2007 after
they had defeated the Springboks 26-21 in Durban.
South Africa remain in second place, but now lie just over
one rating point above Australia, who they face on Saturday in
Pretoria. Should Australia win, they will go above South Africa
into second in the rankings.
Dan Carter scored 14 points against South Africa, to become
the leading all-time points scorer for a national side with 1,118,
ahead of Jonny Wilkinson. Wilkinson remains number one in all
international test matches, having scored 67 points for the British
& Irish Lions.
Carter also passed Andrew Mehrtens to become the leading
points scorer for New Zealand against South Africa, whilst New
Zealand passed the 1,500 point mark against South Africa in all
tests.
The IRB World Rankings are published at midday UK time every
Monday.
