The coveted No 1 World Rugby ranking 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 started this weekend when the All Blacks took on Japan at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama in Japan.
New Zealand ran out 64-19 winners.
However, the result had NO impact on the World Rugby rankings.
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)
LATEST WORLD RUGBY RANKINGS
| 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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