Back into Fifth, by a whisker!
That narrow victory over Italy on Friday has raised Ireland back upto Fifth in the IRB World Rankings (by gaining 0.46 rating points!), leap-frogging Argentina and pushing them back down to sixth.
The Pumas took part in a non-ranking match on Saturday beating a Belgium team reinforced by French players by 36-8 in Brussels.
France gained ground on second-placed Australia with their 34-7 victory over Wales in Cardiff yesterday. Thanks to their four-try triumph, Les Bleus moved from 86.35 to 86.90 rating.
IRB WORLD RANKINGS (As of August 27):
(1) New Zealand 93.38 rating points
(2) Australia 87.03
(3) France 86.90
(4) South Africa 85.40
(5) IRELAND 81.42
(6) Argentina 81.05
(7) England 78.89
(8) Wales 76.45
(9) Italy 75.07
(10) Samoa 74.97