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All Blacks take top ranking back after win over South Africa

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All Blacks are back at the top of world rankings after their opening World Cup victory over South Africa.

Tokyo, Japan: New Zealand returned to the top of the world rankings after their opening World Cup victory over South Africa ended Ireland's two-week stay at the summit.

The All Blacks' decade-long reign at the world's number one ranked team came to an end last month, first losing the mantle to 2019 Six Nations champions Wales and then to Ireland.

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