FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings: Feb. 4, 2026

Glasgow stay top as Leinster and Saints chase, Stormers slide again, and Japan League One pauses, in FloRugby Professional Club Power Rankings update.

Feb 4, 2026 by Philip Bendon

FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings: Feb. 4, 2026

Glasgow Warriors tightened their grip on the top spot in this week’s FloRugby Professional Club Power Rankings after a 31 - 22 bonus point win over Munster at a sold out Scotstoun, a result that underlined the depth behind Franco Smith’s front liners as Six Nations squads peeled away.

A much changed Glasgow side ran in four first half tries to build a 28 - 5 cushion, then held firm as Munster steadied late. Skipper Stafford McDowall framed it as a club standard rather than a one off. “It’s something we pride ourselves on here massively is that whoever steps into the jersey does the same job,” he said. Smith called it “a tough one” and added, “we are excited to get five points against Munster who are a very tough team to play.”

Leinster stayed in touch at the top of the ladder with a 28 - 20 bonus point win over Edinburgh at the Aviva Stadium, turning a 15 - 7 halftime deficit into control through repeated close range pressure. Flanker Scott Penny powered in a second half hat trick, later describing it as a response game. “In the first half, we weren’t really up to the standard that we hold ourselves to and Edinburgh were really testing us,” Penny said. “But there was a really good response in the second half.”

The URC weekend also delivered another twist in South Africa, with the Hollywoodbets Sharks handing the DHL Stormers a second straight league defeat, this time 36 - 24 at Kings Park. Winger Jaco Williams scored two of the Sharks’ five tries as they overturned a 17 - 14 halftime deficit and continued to squeeze a Stormers side that had set the early pace.

In Belfast, Ulster edged Cardiff Rugby 21 - 14 in a tight contest that kept both teams near the playoff line. Ulster coach Richie Murphy said, “We are delighted with the win. We were made to work really hard, especially in the second half.” Cardiff’s Corniel van Zyl pointed to the resilience in defeat, saying, “the way the boys fought back to stay in the fight was really pleasing to see.”

Further down the URC slate, the Vodacom Bulls rolled to a 52 - 17 win over the Lions in Johannesburg, while Connacht beat Zebre 31 - 15 in Italy with back row forward Sean Jansen scoring twice. In Treviso, Benetton and Scarlets finished 20 - 20 again, matching last season’s scoreline in a game played in thick fog after the break. Scarlets No 8 Fletcher Anderson, the Player of the Match, called the conditions a novelty. “We rocked up and it was a little bit foggy, but coming out for the second half we couldn’t really see the crowd,” he said.

In England, competitive rugby carried on through the PREM Rugby Cup, where Gloucester squeezed past Bristol Bears 16 - 8 at Ashton Gate in a rain soaked West Country derby, while Saracens won 35 - 12 away to the Newcastle Red Bulls in stormy conditions. Exeter Chiefs ran up a 59 - 14 win over Sale Sharks at Sandy Park, and Northampton Saints took the East Midlands derby 40 - 22 over Leicester Tigers at Franklin’s Gardens.

Japan League One, meanwhile, had a bye week, so the Japanese clubs held their positions in the rankings without any new results feeding into the model.

The overall picture is a familiar one at the top, with URC and Premiership contenders dominating the first page, but the margins are tightening behind Glasgow. Leinster remain within striking distance, Northampton continue to travel well across competitions, and Bath and Bristol are still carrying Champions Cup form into domestic weeks. With the next block of fixtures arriving after the international window, the coming recalculation points are likely to be sharper, not softer, because squads will look different and the results will be less predictable.

Power Rankings Method In Brief
These power rankings use a rating system that updates after every match. Teams start from a common baseline, then move up or down based on three big ideas: opponent strength, match context, and performance. Beating a strong side is worth more than beating a struggling one, and away results carry more weight than home results. The margin matters, but it is capped so one freak scoreline does not break the table. Competition strength is also considered so that elite European matches have more impact than lower tier games. The model is designed to be consistent week to week, reward sustained form, and avoid overreacting to a single result.

Full Rankings
1 Glasgow Warriors 1676
2 Leinster 1668
3 Northampton Saints 1663
4 Bath 1642
5 Bristol Bears 1640
6 Stade Francais 1584
7 Leicester Tigers 1582
8 Toulouse 1582
9 Montpellier 1574
10 Saitama Wild Knights 1563
11 Ulster 1562
12 Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo 1561
13 Vodacom Bulls 1560
14 DHL Stormers 1559
15 Sale Sharks 1557
16 Hollywoodbets Sharks 1553
17 Toulon 1553
18 Bordeaux Bègles 1552
19 Castres 1551
20 Kobelco Kobe Steelers 1543
21 Kubota Spears 1543
22 Saracens 1532
23 Racing 92 1530
24 Pau 1529
25 Exeter Chiefs 1515
26 Tokyo Sungoliath 1514
27 Cardiff Rugby 1509
28 Shizuoka BlueRevs 1508
29 Edinburgh 1498
30 BlackRams Tokyo 1489
31 Munster 1489
32 Emirates Lions 1487
33 Benetton 1485
34 Ospreys 1479
35 ASM Clermont Auvergne 1473
36 Urayasu D Rocks 1473
37 Harlequins 1468
38 Toyota Verblitz 1467
39 Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars 1453
40 Scarlets 1453
41 MIE Honda Heat 1452
42 Bayonne 1439
43 Cheetahs 1436
44 Yokohama Canon Eagles 1436
45 Connacht 1430
46 La Rochelle 1423
47 Black Lion 1419
48 Newcastle Red Bulls 1420
49 Zebre 1409
50 Dragons 1405
51 Lyon 1397
52 Perpignan 1380
53 Gloucester Rugby 1346
54 Montauban 1254

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