England head coach Eddie Jones says Wales are 'favourites to win the World Cup' after they beat his side 13-6 to secure a rise to the top of the world ranking.
Wales ended New Zealand's 10-year reign at the top of the world ranking with victory against England
England head coach Eddie Jones says Wales are"favourites to win the World Cup" after they secured their rise to the top of the world rankingsGeorge North's try helped Wales to a victory that will see them become world number one for the first time.against Warren Gatland's side in their first World Cup warm-up, but faltered away from home."It was a fantastic World Cup prep game for us. We found out a little bit about ourselves.
"We had to work hard to get back into the game. We had a number of difficult situations - some of them we handled really well and some of them we didn't handle well."earlier on Saturday, the All Blacks will now drop to second on Monday when the ranking is updated."It's nice for a day but we won't be shouting from the rooftops about it," the New Zealander said.
"We've got to keep things in perspective. Lots of journalists will be out there saying"this is a joke" - probably Kiwi journalists more than anyone! It's just a number.
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