After a dominant display against the Welsh, Australia sits in second place on the IRB world rankings.

Wales who were fourth last week drop down to sixth place in the standings and Ireland’s 60-0 loss to New Zealand sees them drop from 6th to seventh.

New Zealand, Australia and South Africa remain the top three sides in the world, but the flurry of Test activity means every side from fourth to 12th changes position.If the Wallabies can defeat the incomparable All Blacks in The Castrol EDGE Rugby Championships they can secure top spot in The IRB World Rankings.

IRB World Rankings – 25 June 2012
Position (last week)
1(1) NEW ZEALAND 91.43
2(2) AUSTRALIA 87.05
3(3) SOUTH AFRICA 84.87
4(5) ENGLAND 83.09
5(7) FRANCE 83.03
6(4) WALES 82.26
7(8) IRELAND 79.85
8(6) ARGENTINA 79.25
9(10) SCOTLAND 77.97
10(9) SAMOA 76.23
11(12) ITALY 76.03