FloRugby Professional Club Power Rankings: Oct. 22, 2025
FloRugby Professional Club Power Rankings: Oct. 22, 2025
Munster and Ulster make major statements as Europe’s elite clubs battle for supremacy in the latest FloRugby Power Rankings, led by data-driven insights.
‘Be the hunter, not the hunted.’ - Munster head coach Clayton McMillan.
Setting the table for this week’s FloRugby power rankings, new Munster head coach Clayton McMillan saw his side be one of the four teams to truly shift the narrative around the big three European and South African professional rugby competitions.
It started with Munster, which shredded a Lions and Irish international-laden Leinster side at Croke Park to send a signal that the team is firmly on the right path under McMillan.
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Away from the 52,000 spectators in Dublin, fellow Irish province Ulster was completing an equally impressive feat by trouncing a Springboks-stacked Hollywoodbets Sharks side in Durban.
Away from a dominant scrum, the Sharks had no answers for their visitors, who continued their evolution under Richie Murphy.
Across the Irish sea, Exeter, Saracens and the Leicester Tigers were the big winners in the Gallagher Prem. Facing tough competition, the three sides looked impervious to the pressure and all netted key victories.
Finally, in the Top 14, the new kids on the block in terms of genuine success in Section Paloise (Pau) and Bayonne each claimed big-time wins to take the top two spots on the table.
The FloRugby Power Rankings provide a clear, data-driven view of form across the professional game. Rather than relying on raw standings or recent headlines, the model evaluates performance through a combination of consistency, opposition strength and result context.
Home advantage, quality of opponent, and overall momentum are all factored in to paint a truer picture of where each club really stands.
Every fixture counts, and every shift in ranking is earned through on-field outcomes, not reputation or margin of victory.
The system rewards teams that win the right games and perform above expectations, while maintaining transparency and balance across leagues.
Updated weekly, the rankings aim to cut through bias and emotion, showing which sides are trending up, which are slipping and which are quietly building into contenders.
It’s the fairest measure of who’s truly playing the best rugby right now.
So, without further ado, here is how our Professional Club Power Rankings shake out on Oct. 22, 2025:
1. Munster (1,620)
Andy Farrell, are you watching?
Munster Rugby sent the Irish head coach, and Irish Rugby in general, a message Saturday night at Croke Park, battering Leinster 31-14 in a dominant display that called into question their measly four-player representation in the national squad.
While one win does not signal an overhaul of Irish Rugby’s power dynamic, it does feel as though the blue tide of dominance is beginning to ebb, which is only a positive for Irish Rugby as a whole.
2. DHL Stormers (1,605)
Simply perfect, the DHL Stormers have been lights out through four rounds of the BKT United Rugby Championship.
Led in the pack by the indomitable Evan Roos, whose continued absence from the Springbok setup is head-scratching, with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu dominating proceedings in the back line.
The Stormers are all the way back.
3. Ulster (1,591)
It was back-to-back statement wins for Richie Murphy’s side against two Springbok-laden outfits, as Ulster cruised past the Sharks in Durban.
Something special is brewing north of the border under the tutelage of a highly successful former Ireland U20 coaching staff.
Mark Sexton – remember the name, the younger brother of Ireland legend Johnny, is fast becoming one of the most highly respected coaches in Irish Rugby.
4. Pau (1,590)
Speaking of statement wins, Section Paloise’s crunch win over Stade Toulousain has put the Top 14 on notice.
Now firmly entrenched as the No. 1 team in the Top 14, Pau’s form has been nothing of spectacular through the opening seven rounds of action.
Adding new wrinkles to an already impressive attack, Pau appears to have enough firepower to go toe-to-toe with any side in the league.
5. Castres (1,582)
Riding a three-match win streak since a shellacking at the hands of Toulouse, Castres appears to be rounding into form.
As ever, Castres is one of the toughest teams to beat at home, with three of the team's four wins coming at the Stade Pierre-Fabre.
That Toulouse result aside, Castres has been close in every loss, with a big win over Bayonne being the signature victory thus far.
6. Northampton Saints (1,581)
Now sitting atop the Prem table, the Saints appear to have taken yet another step forward under Phil Dowson.
Built around a core nucleus of homegrown talent (plus Fin Smith), the addition of bruiser JJ van der Mescht, physical No. 8 Callum Chick, powerhouse prop Danilo Fischetti and the magical play of Anthony Belleau, the Saints have a squad that is deep enough to go all the way.
7. Cardiff Rugby (1,563)
One of the URC’s surprise packages, Cardiff has been supremely impressive through the opening four rounds.
Losing just once away to Munster, Cardiff holds the fourth spot on the table with three wins.
The key to Cardiff's success has been the stardust out wide that young Tom Bowen has brought to the wing - getting the ball to the teenage sensation, fly-half Callum Sheedy, who is getting back to his very best behind a physical pack.
8. Bristol Bears (1,563)
Could this be Pat Lam’s best coaching job since Connacht’s Pro 12 victory? We certainly think so. Leading a squad besieged with injuries, Lam and his coaching staff have seen his side stay firmly in contention with three wins and just a lone loss to a powerful Saracens side.
9. Toulon (1,566)
With a game in hand courtesy of their postponed fixture away to La Rochelle, Toulon is sitting pretty with four wins and two losses.
Say, for argument's sake, Toulon had won that fixture against an out-of-sorts Les Maritimes squad, it would be tied for the top spot on the table.
10. Bayonne (1,567)
Bouncing back after a chastening loss to Pau with a big-time 44-17 win over Clermont, Bayonne reiterated that it's a contender this season.
Next up, is a big clash with a desperate UBB outfit itching to get back into the top 6.
And The Rest
11. Saracens (1,552)
12. Vodacom Bulls (1,545)
13. Bath (1,538)
14. Glasgow Warriors (1,538)
15. Leicester Tigers (1,530)
16. Stade Francais (1,524)
17. Montpellier (1,526)
18. Exeter Chiefs (1,518)
19. Toulouse (1,511)
20. ASM Clermont Auvergne (1,507)
21. Racing 92 (1,506)
22. Bordeaux Bègles (1,509)
23. Benetton (1,498)
24. Edinburgh (1,496)
25. Lyon (1,470)
26. Zebre (1,472)
27. Sale (1,478)
28. Leinster (1,467)
29. Ospreys (1,467)
30. La Rochelle (1,466)
31. Connacht (1,461)
32. Lions (1,451)
33. Harlequins (1,457)
34. Dragons (1,419)
35. Hollywoodbets Sharks (1,411)
36. Scarlets (1,403)
37. Gloucester (1,397)
38. Newcastle Red Bulls (1,386)
39. Montauban (1,349)
40. Perpignan (1,324)
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