FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings: Feb. 25, 2026
FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings: Feb. 25, 2026
FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings: Feb. 25, 2026 sees Glasgow Warriors lead while Brumbies surge and Crusaders slide after major global shifts.
Kubota Spears moved to the top of Japan Rugby League One Division One at the halfway mark of the regular season after the reigning champions were dealt a rare, heavy loss.
Kobelco Kobe Steelers stunned previously unbeaten Saitama Wild Knights 40 - 24 on Saturday, erasing a 19 - 19 halftime tie with a dominant second half that included 21 unanswered points. The result dropped Saitama from first to third, with Kobe climbing and Kubota jumping into the lead after a 26 - 10 win over Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars.
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Kobe, recording only its third win over the Wild Knights since a nationwide competition began in 2003, seized control after the break following a momentum swing just before halftime. Saitama midfielder Damien de Allende scored for a third straight match, doing so in his 50th League One appearance, but Kobe’s response arrived through lock Gerard Cowley Tuioti before the interval.
Saitama fullback Ryuji Noguchi crossed late, denying Kobe a try bonus point, but the Steelers still delivered the Wild Knights’ biggest defeat since League One launched five years ago. It was only the eighth time in 83 matches that Saitama conceded more than 30 points, and just the second time such a game ended in a loss.
Kubota’s rise came with its own pressure moments. The Spears beat the Dynaboars despite briefly dropping to 13 players in the second half after two yellow cards. Mitsubishi scored during the numerical advantage but could not turn it into sustained control, and Kubota cancelled the damage before returning to full strength. Prop Opeti Helu’s late try sealed the result and secured a crucial bonus point in a four tries to one win, extending Kubota’s home streak to 24 straight at Spears Edoriku Field.
The weekend also delivered a jolt in the title race behind the top three. Defending champions Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo slipped to fifth after a 52 - 21 demolition by Toyota Verblitz, a statement win for a side that had managed one victory in eight matches this season before cutting loose with three tries in each half. All Blacks Aaron Smith and Mark Telea were among the try scorers as Toyota earned a bonus point and gained separation from the relegation series positions.
Elsewhere, Tokyo Sungoliath routed Yokohama Canon Eagles 54 - 22 despite losing Sam Jeffries to a red card early in the second half, while BlackRams Tokyo pulled away from Urayasu D Rocks with a decisive post break surge. Mie Honda Heat beat Shizuoka BlueRevs 26 - 21 to tighten the chase for the top six.
In Super Rugby Pacific, the Hurricanes opened their campaign with a 52 - 10 win over Moana Pasifika in Wellington as Josh Moorby scored a hat trick and Fehi Fineanganofo and Brayden Iose each added two tries. The Waratahs stayed unbeaten with a 36 - 13 win over Fijian Drua, powered by two tries from Max Jorgensen and a debut double from Ioane Moananu. The Chiefs made it eight straight wins over the Highlanders with a 26 - 23 victory in Dunedin, while the Blues beat the Western Force 42 - 32 in Perth. The Brumbies produced the round’s headline result, ending a 26 year wait to win in Christchurch with a 50 - 24 upset of the Crusaders.
How The Rankings Work
Our Professional Club Power Rankings are built on a dynamic rating system that updates after every confirmed result. Each team starts from a common performance baseline and moves up or down depending on three core factors: quality of opposition, match context, and competition strength.
Beating a highly rated opponent carries significantly more value than defeating a lower ranked side. Away wins are weighted more heavily than home victories, while narrow losses to elite teams are treated differently from heavy defeats. Margin of victory is considered, but it is capped to prevent one lopsided score from distorting the model.
Competitions are tiered to reflect overall strength, ensuring that elite European fixtures influence ratings differently from emerging leagues. Cross league adjustments allow clubs from different competitions to be compared on a unified global scale.
The model rewards consistency over time rather than short term spikes, producing a rolling performance index that reflects sustained quality, not just headline results.
FloRugby Rankings February 26th 2025
1. Glasgow Warriors - 1675
2. Northampton Saints - 1671
3. Leinster - 1668
4. Toulouse - 1647
5. Bath - 1642
6. Bristol Bears - 1638
7. Montpellier - 1607
8. Chiefs - 1591
9. Bordeaux Bègles - 1588
10. Leicester Tigers - 1583
11. Brumbies - 1576
12. Racing 92 - 1570
13. Ulster - 1562
14. Saitama Wild Knights - 1561
15. Vodacom Bulls - 1560
16. Kobelco Kobe Steelers - 1557
17. Kubota Spears - 1553
18. DHL Stormers - 1548
19. ASM Clermont Auvergne - 1545
20. Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo - 1543
21. Saracens - 1532
22. Hurricanes - 1530
23. Tokyo Sungoliath - 1525
24. Waratahs - 1525
25. Stade Francais - 1524
26. Emirates Lions - 1522
27. Hollywoodbets Sharks - 1518
28. Moana Pasifika - 1517
29. Exeter Chiefs - 1514
30. Castres - 1513
31. Cardiff Rugby - 1509
32. Pau - 1503
33. Blues - 1500
34. BlackRams Tokyo - 1499
35. Edinburgh - 1498
36. Shizuoka BlueRevs - 1491
37. Munster - 1489
38. Benetton - 1485
39. Highlanders - 1481
40. Ospreys - 1479
41. Reds - 1475
42. Toyota Verblitz - 1474
43. Harlequins - 1471
44. Sale Sharks - 1464
45. Urayasu D-Rocks - 1461
46. Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars - 1456
47. MIE Honda Heat - 1455
48. Fijian Drua - 1453
49. Scarlets - 1453
50. Crusaders - 1446
51. Toulon - 1441
52. Cheetahs - 1436
53. Connacht - 1430
54. Yokohama Canon Eagles - 1428
55. Perpignan - 1425
56. Newcastle Red Bulls - 1420
57. Black Lion - 1419
58. Lyon - 1413
59. Zebre - 1409
60. Western Force - 1406
61. Dragons - 1405
62. Bayonne - 1399
63. La Rochelle - 1388
64. Gloucester Rugby - 1346
65. Montauban - 1240
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