A 37-7 win at home to Austria has lifted Denmark to the top of Rugby Europe's Conference 2 North table as well as improving their World Rugby Ranking by one position.

The Danes now have a two-point cushion over their nearest rivals Latvia, who have a game in hand, making next weekend's match between the teams crucial in deciding the destiny of the title. 

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Five different players got their names on the scoresheet in Copenhagen and full-back Cassius Deschamps kicked 10 points in a bonus-point win that was worth just over eight-tenths of a rating point. Denmark now find themselves above St Vincent and the Grenadines in the rankings in 78th place. Papua New Guinea, Serbia and China all profit from Austria's three-place fall to 87th.

In the only other match to count towards the rankings, Pakistan beat Uzbekistan 44-13 in the Asia Rugby Championship Division III Central fixture in Lahore. Victory came with a reward of 1.13 rating points and a three-place rise to 90th. Uzbekistan drop five places to 95th.

Meanwhile, Guadeloupe beat Guyana 19-5 in the Rugby Americas North Championship and will now play Bermuda in the competition's final. The match did not carry rating points as Guadeloupe are not members of World Rugby.

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