Wales head coach Warren Gatland said he is prepared for a backlash from New Zealand media following the news that Wales have taken the number one spot in the World Rugby rankings.
The Welsh beat England 13-6 in Cardiff on Saturday while the All Blacks hammered Australia 36-0, yet New Zealand have lost the top ranking for the first time since November 2009.
š£ļø “It’s just a number, that’s all it is”
š Wales head coach Warren Gatland on Wales becoming the number one ranked team in the world pic.twitter.com/Zn0YYMnHq0
ā BBC Sport Wales (@BBCSportWales) August 17, 2019
āItās nice for a day, but we wonāt be shouting from the rooftops about it,ā said Gatland. āWe have got to keep things in perspective.
āLots of journalists will be out there saying āthis is a jokeā ā probably Kiwi journalists more than anything. Itās just a number.ā
England head coach Eddie Jones took the opportunity to put pressure on the Welsh leading into the World Cup, which starts next month.
āTheyāre favourites for the World Cup now. When you go to number one, youāre favourites for the World Cup,ā said Jones.
Watch highlights from both games below:
Wales v England
New Zealand v Australia
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