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FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings: March 11, 2026

FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings: March 11, 2026

FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings, March 11, 2026: Super Rugby Pacific drives all movement as Toulouse stay top and the Chiefs, Hurricanes rise.

Mar 11, 2026 by Philip Bendon
FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings: March 11, 2026

The latest FloRugby professional club power rankings saw sharp movement driven exclusively by Super Rugby Pacific after every other major league stood idle over the weekend.

With no action in the URC, Premiership, Top 14 or Japan Rugby League One, every rise and fall came from Round 4 in the southern hemisphere, where the Hurricanes, Chiefs, Reds, Blues and Highlanders all banked statement wins.

The biggest mover near the top was the Chiefs, who rebounded from defeat to beat Moana Pasifika 57 - 24 in Hamilton. Leroy Carter crossed for a hat trick as Damian McKenzie returned to steer a fluent attacking display, lifting the Chiefs back into the global conversation and up to 18th overall.

The Hurricanes also surged after dismantling the Waratahs 59 - 19 in Sydney. Billy Proctor finished with a hat trick as the Wellington side overwhelmed the hosts with pace, pressure and ruthless finishing. That result pushed the Hurricanes up to 24th, while the Waratahs slipped to 39th after suffering their first loss of the campaign.

The Reds produced the most significant result of the round by winning 34 - 31 away to the Brumbies in Canberra. Carter Gordon’s late try sealed a dramatic victory that lifted Queensland to 25th and dropped the Brumbies to 14th. The defeat was narrow, but in a round where only one league was active, any result at the top end of Super Rugby carried outsized weight in the global table.

The Blues also gained ground by beating the Crusaders 29 - 13 at Eden Park. Caleb Clarke scored three tries as Beauden Barrett controlled the contest in his return. The win lifted the Blues to 32nd and sent the Crusaders down to 46th, underlining how volatile the early weeks of a season can be in a live ratings model.

The Highlanders joined the weekend’s winners with a 39 - 31 victory over the Western Force in Dunedin. Caleb Tangitau scored twice as the Highlanders climbed to 38th, just ahead of the Waratahs on rating points.

At the top of the overall rankings, Toulouse remained No. 1 on 1648 points, narrowly ahead of Northampton Saints on 1646. Bristol Bears edged Bath for fourth, while Glasgow Warriors stayed third despite not playing.

How the rankings work
These rankings are built from a rolling results based system that updates after every completed match. Teams gain or lose points based on who they play, where they play and whether they win, lose or draw. Beating strong opposition away from home carries more value than beating lower ranked teams at home, while narrow games are treated differently from more emphatic results. The model also accounts for league strength so that performances across competitions can be compared on one global scale. Early season movement can be sharper because teams have played fewer games, while ratings generally stabilise as more data comes in. The aim is to provide a fair cross league snapshot of current club form without relying on reputation alone.

Professional Club Rankings March 11th 2026

  1. Toulouse 1648

  2. Northampton Saints 1646

  3. Glasgow Warriors 1630

  4. Bristol Bears 1624

  5. Bath 1623

  6. Leinster 1606

  7. Bordeaux Bègles 1595

  8. Montpellier 1592

  9. DHL Stormers 1569

  10. Ulster 1560

  11. Leicester Tigers 1553

  12. Racing 92 1553

  13. Cardiff Rugby 1552

  14. Brumbies 1548

  15. Kubota Spears 1545

  16. Kobelco Kobe Steelers 1544

  17. Chiefs 1543

  18. ASM Clermont Auvergne 1542

  19. Exeter Chiefs 1541

  20. Pau 1537

  21. Vodacom Bulls 1533

  22. Stade Francais 1532

  23. Hurricanes 1531

  24. Reds 1529

  25. Saracens 1526

  26. Tokyo Sungoliath 1525

  27. Munster 1524

  28. Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo 1523

  29. Fidelity SecureDrive Lions 1514

  30. BlackRams Tokyo 1504

  31. Blues 1501

  32. Ospreys 1498

  33. Benetton 1496

  34. Shizuoka BlueRevs 1495

  35. Hollywoodbets Sharks 1492

  36. Fijian Drua 1491

  37. Highlanders 1490

  38. Waratahs 1490

  39. Edinburgh 1484

  40. Toulon 1484

  41. Castres 1483

  42. Toyota Verblitz 1479

  43. Connacht 1477

  44. Urayasu D Rocks 1472

  45. MIE Honda Heat 1467

  46. Crusaders 1466

  47. Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars 1464

  48. Moana Pasifika 1464

  49. Sale Sharks 1461

  50. Harlequins 1459

  51. La Rochelle 1458

  52. Western Force 1455

  53. Lyon 1445

  54. Black Lion 1441

  55. Yokohama Canon Eagles 1440

  56. Cheetahs 1440

  57. Zebre 1428

  58. Dragons 1422

  59. Bayonne 1422

  60. Scarlets 1417

  61. Newcastle Red Bulls 1401

  62. Perpignan 1378

  63. Gloucester Rugby 1361

  64. Montauban 1263

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