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New World Rugby rankings as England and France fall and Italy climb after impressive win

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A dramatic opening weekend to summer Test rugby has seen a major reshuffle in World Rugby's official rankings, with six of the top eight teams all moving around the table.

The All Blacks, Australia and Argentina have all risen while France, England and Scotland have dropped, with the world champions South Africa retaining their number-one spot despite New Zealand's win over Ireland, with Wales, Ireland and Japan also remaining unmoved.

Kicking off with the first big Test from Saturday, France's 42-23 win against Japan in Toyota made it nine wins on the bounce for Les Bleus (one short of their all-time record), adding 0.37 of a point to their rankings score.

However, it wasn't enough of a cushion to prevent the All Blacks, who avenged their autumn defeat to the Irish with a 42-19 win over Andy Farrell's men at Eden Park in Auckland, from leapfrogging France, who drop from second to third to swap places with Ian Foster's Kiwis.

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