Joe Schmidt played down expectations after Ireland’s rise to 3rd in the world rankings. Ireland are expected to leapfrog both Australia and England when the IRB release their world rankings today.
Ireland will not gain any ranking points for their victory over Georgia on Sunday given their difference in the world rankings, but England’s loss to South Africa, and Australia’s loss to France should see them both dropping down below Ireland.
England performed badly at home to South Africa on Sunday, and their 28-31 defeat to the Springboks sees them lose between 0.5 and 1.0 ranking points. Australia’s loss to an improving France by 3 points sees them lose between 1 and 1.5 ranking points. Australia had an advantage of 0.6 over Ireland, while England were .28 ahead of Ireland, and both should now be 4th and 5th.
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