Leinster holds the No. 1 spot in the latest FloRugby Rugby Union Club Rankings after another strong URC result, while Toulouse's emphatic Top 14 win over Toulon helped power one of the biggest moves of the week. 

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The Premiership picture also tightened, with Leicester’s 41-17 win over Northampton adding another wrinkle to a playoff race that still includes Bath and the Saints near the top. 

With domestic leagues nearing their decisive rounds, European rugby now turns toward Bilbao, where Ulster faces Montpellier in the EPCR Challenge Cup Final before Leinster meets Union Bordeaux-Bègles in the Investec Champions Cup Final.

See the full rankings below. 

Rugby Union Club Rankings - May 13, 2026

1. Leinster Rugby (URC) - 11-6 - Last: 1
2. Stade Toulousain (Top 14) - 17-6 - Last: 13
3. Glasgow Warriors (URC) - 12-5 - Last: 6
4. Union Bordeaux-Bègles (Top 14) - 13-10 - Last: 4
5. DHL Stormers (URC) - 12-1-4 - Last: 2
6. Montpellier Hérault Rugby (Top 14) - 14-1-8 - Last: 8
7. Northampton Saints (PREM) - 12-1-2 - Last: 5
8. Bath Rugby (PREM) - 11-4 - Last: 3
9. Hurricanes (SRP) - 9-2 - Last: 9
10. Chiefs (SRP) - 9-2 - Last: 11
11. Vodacom Bulls (URC) - 11-6 - Last: NR
12. Kobelco Kobe Steelers (JRLO) - 16-2 - Last: 16
13. Saitama Wild Knights (JRLO) - 16-2 - Last: 10
14. Leicester Tigers (PREM) - 11-4 - Last: 20
15. Section Paloise (Top 14) - 15-8 - Last: 21
16. Kubota Spears (JRLO) - 14-4 - Last: 15
17. ASM Clermont (Top 14) - 14-9 - Last: NR
18. Ulster Rugby (URC) - 9-1-7 - Last: 7
19. Munster Rugby (URC) - 10-7 - Last: NR
20. Stade Français Paris (Top 14) - 13-1-9 - Last: 19
21. Blues (SRP) - 8-4 - Last: NR
22. Crusaders (SRP) - 6-6 - Last: NR
23. Emirates Lions (URC) - 10-1-6 - Last: 23
24. Queensland Reds (SRP) - 6-5 - Last: 18
25. Exeter Chiefs (PREM) - 9-1-5 - Last: 17

Investec Champions Cup Final

Saturday, May 23

• 9:45 a.m. ET - Leinster Rugby vs. Union Bordeaux Bègles - San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

EPCR Challenge Cup Final

Friday, May 22

• 3:00 p.m. ET - Ulster Rugby vs. Montpellier Hérault Rugby - San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

How The Rankings Work

These cross-competition power rankings compare professional rugby union clubs across major leagues using a standings-based rating model. Each team’s rating is shaped by record, point differential, league strength, previous rating and major knockout competition status.

Champions Cup semifinalists receive an added boost because those results provide the strongest cross-league signal, while Challenge Cup semifinalists receive a smaller adjustment. The model also uses league-specific caps and movement limits, so strong records in developing or lower-strength competitions do not outweigh proven performance in deeper leagues.

The rankings are meant to estimate current club strength across competitions, not simply mirror domestic league tables.

A FloRugby annual subscription provides access to live matches and replays from the URC, Gallagher PREM Rugby, Top 14 and EPCR competitions throughout the global rugby season.

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• United Rugby Championship
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• Investec Champions Cup
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• And more

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