(Reuters) - Three-times world champions New Zealand have slipped to third in the World Rugby rankings after their shock defeat by Argentina in the Tri-Nations over the weekend, with England moving up to second behind current world champions South Africa.
The All Blacks, who were number one in the rankings between 2009-2019, briefly dropped to third after last year's World Cup semi-final defeat by England but moved up to second after beating Wales for the bronze medal.
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