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Bledisloe finale: All Blacks can close gap on Boks, Wallabies eyeing top-five finish

New Zealand can cut the gap to South Africa to 0.82 ranking points with a win in Sydney, while Australia stand to crack the top five if they end a 12-match losing streak against the All Blacks in the second Bledisloe Cup Test.

World Rugby has released the ranking permutations for Saturday's second Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney, with several places in the top seven at stake.

New Zealand can gain up to 0.46 rating points with a win, which would leave them 0.82 points behind South Africa heading into the Nations Championship in November. The All Blacks retained the Bledisloe Cup last weekend with a 50-19 demolition of Australia at Eden Park.

Australia, who have lost 12 consecutive Tests against New Zealand, would climb above England into fifth with a win in Sydney. A winning margin of more than 15 points would also lift the Wallabies above France into fourth. A defeat drops them to seventh.

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