England still pip All Blacks in world rankings

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The All Blacks have moved to within a whisker of the No 1 spot on the International Rugby Board's world ranking table.

World champion England's 21-24 loss to France over the weekend saw them drop to 90.56 points, still just clear of New Zealand's 90.12.

There is no change in order to the top 20 teams from last week's rankings, although France have climbed to pressure third-ranked Australia.

Top-20 IRB world rankings:

1 England 90.56 points

2 New Zealand 90.12

3 Australia 86.58

4 France 86.05

5 Ireland 82.52

6 South Africa 81.23

7 Argentina 78.02

8 Wales 76.77

9 Scotland 74.1

10 Samoa 73.46

11 Italy 72.4

12 Fiji 71.82

13 Canada 68.55

14 United States 67.65

15 Romania 66.94

16 Uruguay 64.88

17 Portugal 64.66

18 Tonga 63.15

19 Morocco 61.56

20 Japan 61.42

- NZPA