The coveted World Rugby rankings No 1 position will be on the line over the next couple of weeks as teams battle to claim top spot come year end.
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The action starts THIS weekend when the All Blacks take on Japan at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama in Japan.
Ireland currently lead the way by 0.35 points from the Springboks.
The Springboks will play three Tests on their end-of-year tour to the United Kingdom.
Those fixtures are:
Sunday, 10 November vs Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh – 18:10 (SA time)
Saturday, 16 November vs England, Allianz Stadium, London – 19:40 (SA time)
Saturday, 23 November vs Wales, Principality Stadium, Cardiff – 19:40 (SA time)
WORLD RUGBY RANKINGS AHEAD OF END OF YEAR TESTS
| RANK | COUNTRY | POINTS |
| 1 | Ireland | 92.12 |
| 2 | South Africa | 91.77 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 88.70 |
| 4 | France | 86.96 |
| 5 | England | 85.40 |
| 6 | Argentina | 84.30 |
| 7 | Scotland | 82.82 |
| 8 | Italy | 79.98 |
| 9 | Fiji | 79.64 |
| 10 | Australia | 79.32 |
| 11 | Wales | 76.04 |
| 12 | Georgia | 74.10 |
| 13 | Samoa | 72.68 |
| 14 | Japan | 72.31 |
| 15 | Portugal | 70.61 |
| 16 | Tonga | 68.12 |
| 17 | Uruguay | 67.39 |
| 18 | Spain | 66.29 |
| 19 | USA | 65.70 |
| 20 | Romania | 62.62 |
WHICH TEAM WILL BE NO 1 AT THE END OF 2024?
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