England are the top-ranked northern hemisphere side despite finishing a lowly fifth in the Six Nations.
The latest World Rugby rankings have been released following the conclusion of the championship that saw Scotland stun France on Friday night, ending Les Bleus’ title hopes.
And the result of that game means France have dropped two places to fifth and have been overtaken by both England and Ireland, who now sit third and fourth respectively.
Despite Wales being confirmed as champions for a second time in three years, they are below all three of those sides and remain sixth.
England lost three out of their five games and finished with a negative points difference, with only Italy below them in the table, but Eddie Jones' side had enough credit already banked from reaching the 2019 World Cup final and winning both the Six Nations and Autumn Nations Cup last year to retain a lofty position.
Scotland have climbed above Argentina into eighth thanks to Duhan van der Merwe’s late try giving them victory at the Stade de France.
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New world rugby rankings after Six Nations
1. South Africa
2. New Zealand
3. England
4. Ireland
5. France
6. Wales
7. Australia
8. Scotland
9. Argentina
10. Japan
