Leapfrogged.

Wales have leapfrogged South Africa in the World Rugby Rankings after Ryan Elias’ late try in Washington DC on Saturday gave them a 22-20 victory on American soil.

The win was their third consecutive win over the Springboks, and was worth 1.05 rating points – enough to lift them above the Springboks and Scotland into fifth place, their highest ranking since February last year.

Meanwhile New Zealand still lead the way at the top, almost five points clear of second placed Ireland. But Joe Schmidt’s are almost three points clear of third-placed England – an incredible feat when you think how far England were ahead of them this time last year.

This month’s internationals should see the rankings greatly affected, with all the top nations set to do battle.