Ireland have climbed above England in the World Rugby rankings after their crushing victory over Wales.
It means the rampant Irish are now officially the third best team in the world, behind South Africa and New Zealand.
England are fourth, France fifth and Scotland rise above Australia to sixth after holding on to beat England at Murrayfield.
Wales remain eighth after the Dublin defeat, ahead of Argentina and Japan.
Wayne Pivac's side can, though, leapfrog the Scots if they win by more than 15 points in Cardiff on Saturday.
Further down the table there was a big rise for Portugal, who now sit 17th after an impressive 25-25 draw in Georgia. The result ended Georgia's 20-game winning run in the Rugby Europe Championship.
The Georgians slip from 12th to 13th as a result, one place above Italy who were beaten in France.
The World Rugby rankings
| 1 | |
South Africa | 90.61 | |
| 2 | |
New Zealand | 88.75 | |
| 3 | (↑4) | Ireland | 86.83 | (+0.30) |
| 4 | (↓3) | England | 86.66 | (-1.18) |
| 5 | |
France | 85.53 | |
| 6 | (↑7) | Scotland | 84.23 | (+1.18) |
| 7 | (↓6) | Australia | 83.92 | |
| 8 | |
Wales | 81.26 | (-0.30) |
| 9 | |
Argentina | 80.58 | |
| 10 | |
Japan | 78.26 | |
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