New World Rugby rankings announced as Wales overtaken and England hit back

Wales have dropped to 12th in World Rugby's rankings, falling below Japan following their 35-21 defeat to Argentina on Saturday.After beating Fiji in the opening round of the Nations Championship, Steve Tandy's side rose to 11th but defeat in San Juan resulted in Wales losing 0.29 ranking points and dropping to 12th.Despite losing to Ireland, Japan jump above Wales due to being just 0.04 points better.Get the latest breaking Welsh rugby news sent straight to your inbox for FREE with our daily newsletter. Sign up here.‌Wales have not been in the top 10 of World Rugby's rankings since July 2024 and are 0.93 points behind Italy who are tenth.They've not troubled the top 10 since then, even falling to as low as 14 last summer.Elsewhere, England rose to fifth in the world rankings after their 7