Rugby-All Blacks back on top of the world after win over Argentina


  • Rugby
  • Saturday, 18 Sep 2021

The All Blacks perform the Haka before the Round 4 Rugby Championship match between the Argentina Pumas and the New Zealand All Blacks at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, September 18, 2021. AAP Image/Darren England/via REUTERS

(Reuters) -New Zealand snatched South Africa's world number one ranking and placed one hand on the Rugby Championship trophy after subjecting Argentina to a second successive thrashing within a week in Brisbane on Saturday.

The All Blacks' 36-13 bonus-point victory in front of 38,000 at Lang Park extended their lead to 10 points over second-placed South Africa in the Rugby Championship table while knocking Argentina and Australia out of the tournament.

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