The 2024 Test rugby season is officially over following an intense match between Ireland and Australia.
Ireland scrapped past the Wallabies 22-19 in Dublin on Saturday.
Here are your final Rugby World rankings for 2024.
UPDATED RUGBY WORLD RANKING
| RANK | COUNTRY | POINTS |
| 1 | South Africa | 92.78 |
| 2 | Ireland | 90.78 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 90.36 |
| 4 | France | 88.51 |
| 5 | Argentina | 84.97 |
| 6 | Scotland | 83.34 |
| 7 | England | 82.31 |
| 8 | Australia | 81.52 |
| 9 | Fiji | 80.07 |
| 10 | Italy | 78.64 |
| 11 | Wales | 74.01 |
| 12 | Georgia | 73.85 |
| 13 | Japan | 72.95 |
| 14 | Samoa | 72.68 |
| 15 | USA | 70.02 |
| 16 | Portugal | 68.82 |
| 17 | Uruguay | 67.06 |
| 18 | Spain | 65.98 |
| 19 | Tonga | 65.46 |
| 20 | Romania | 63.01 |
SPRINGBOKS FINISH 2024 TEST SEASON AT NUMBER ONE
The Springboks’ lead at the top of the World Rankings stands at two points.
They finish the 2024 season with a substantial gap over the rest of the world following a tumultuous season.
Following the return of Rassie Erasmus to the coaching box, the Boks have conquered everything in their path.
The Springboks won the Freedom Cup, Nelson Mandela before lifting the Rugby Championship title.
Thereafter, they went on to beat Scotland, England and Wales en route to an unbeaten end-of-year tour to wrap up the season.
DO YOU THINK THE FINAL WORLD RANKING ARE A FAIR REFLECTION OF THE CURRENT RUGBY LANDSCAPE?
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