The Springboks will climb from seventh to third in the World Rugby rankings if they beat England and Ireland beat the Wallabies.

The Boks stayed at No 7 despite beating England 42-39 at Ellis Park last Saturday, with Eddie Jones’ team dropping from No 3 to No 4.

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However, South Africa would break back into the world’s top three if they took a 2-0 series lead by winning in Bloemfontein, and the Irish levelled their series with Australia in Melbourne.

However, if the Wallabies win to take a 2-0 series lead they will replace Ireland at No 2.

These permutations were confirmed by World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper on Twitter.