The 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup kicks off next year on Oct. 1, 2027, bringing together 24 nations for the largest tournament in the competition's history. The expanded event features 52 matches across seven Australian cities, culminating in the final at Stadium Australia in Sydney on Nov. 13.

Two of the TOP 14's top three teams will meet Sunday, Nov. 1, when Section Paloise hosts defending champion Stade Toulousain at Stade du Hameau in Pau, France. Toulouse enters Round 8 atop the standings with 28 points, while third-place Pau has 22.

Australia Rugby begins its November 2026 Northern Hemisphere tour against England on Nov. 8, followed by matches against Scotland and Wales to complete the Wallabies' Nations Championship regular-season schedule.

Argentina Rugby begins its November 2026 Northern Hemisphere tour against Ireland on Nov. 6, followed by matches against Italy and France to complete Los Pumas' Nations Championship regular-season schedule.

Fiji Rugby begins its November 2026 Northern Hemisphere tour against France on Nov. 7, with matches against Ireland and Italy completing the Flying Fijians' Nations Championship regular-season schedule.

France Rugby  enters the November 2026 Nations Championship atop the Northern Hemisphere standings, with three home matches separating Les Bleus from a potential appearance in the inaugural Grand Final.

France Rugby has named a 42-player preparation squad for the November 2026 Nations Championship, with head coach Fabien Galthié bringing back Grégory Alldritt and selecting Antoine Dupont, Romain Ntamack and Louis Bielle-Biarrey for the final three regular-season rounds.

Stade Toulousain is still on top. But after another weekend of domestic rugby, the race behind Europe's No. 1 club is getting considerably more interesting.

Jac Morgan and Finn Russell are preparing for a West Country showdown as Gloucester Rugby welcomes Bath Rugby to Kingsholm Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, for Round 4 of the Gallagher PREM.

For the first time this season, Europe's top rugby clubs got to test themselves against competition from outside their domestic leagues. And after the opening rounds of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, the FloRugby Club Power Rankings have undergone some serious changes.

Exeter Chiefs have enough to worry about facing six-time European champion Stade Toulousain. Now they'll have two Ntamacks to contend with.

Michele Lamaro is preparing for his 100th Benetton Rugby appearance, and the milestone comes with a chance to settle an old European score.

Ollie Chessum is back, and his first assignment of the season takes Leicester Tigers across the English Channel.

Faf de Klerk is bringing some Springbok star power to France, but he'll find a few familiar South African faces waiting on the other side.

Seven years after leaving South Africa for Harlequins, Stephan Lewies is back in the Hollywoodbets Sharks starting lineup for a European showdown.