Ireland climb to fifth in latest rankings

Following their 29-9 victory over Argentina yesterday, Ireland have climbed two places to fifth in the latest top 10 of the IRB World Rankings.

Declan Kidneys men jump above France in the table after their horror show in Paris- Marc Lievremont’s side leaked 46 unanswered points in the final 30 minutes of Saturday’s night’s game and eventually went down 59-16 to Australia.