FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings: March 4, 2026
FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings: March 4, 2026
FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings for March 4: Retallick and Kobe pile on points in Japan, URC flips, as Lions lift SA Shield and Glasgow falls.
Brodie Retallick kept piling up tries in Japan Rugby League One, as the Kobelco Kobe Steelers ripped the Urayasu D Rocks 78-19 to stay second on the Division One table and tighten the title race.
Retallick scored twice in a 12-try rout that pushed his season total to 11, three clear of teammate Inoke Burua, who added a hat trick to move to eight.
Brave Blossoms backrower Tiennan Costley also scored three times as Kobe, coached by Dave Rennie, continued a scoring surge that has produced 49 tries across their last six matches.
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The Saitama Wild Knights responded to last week’s setback with a 66-19 win over MIE Honda Heat, powered by the return of Dylan Riley.
The center scored his first try of the season in his third appearance, as Saitama raced to a 35-7 halftime lead, then finished with nine tries, the biggest haul of the campaign. Lachlan Boshier and Ben Gunter each scored twice.
The Kubota Spears stayed on top but missed a bonus point in a 28-10 win over Yokohama Canon Eagles after leading 21-0 early. Jesse Kriel’s Eagles rallied after halftime to cut the margin, before Rikus Pretorius scored late, leaving Kubota’s lead over Kobe trimmed to two points.
Tokyo Sungoliath surged closer to the top 3 by crushing the Shizuoka BlueRevs 57-24. Sungoliath dominated the first half on the way to a 38-5 lead, then finished with winger Seiya Ozaki completing a hat trick. Shizuoka slipped further from the playoff places with eight matches left.
Ricoh BlackRams Tokyo deepened Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo’s slide with a 33-14 win, highlighted by TJ Perenara’s second-half try.
Toyota Verblitz made it two straight wins with a 31-29 victory over the Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars in Kyoto, where Shinya Komura’s late conversion proved decisive after Siosaia Fifita scored in the 78th minute.
In the BKT United Rugby Championship, the Fidelity SecureDrive Lions clinched the South African Shield by beating the DHL Stormers 24-10 in Johannesburg, then watched the Vodacom Bulls thrash the Hollywoodbets Sharks 41-12 in Pretoria.
Lions captain Francke Horn said the last two derby wins had been a major step for the group, while coach Ivan van Rooyen pointed to improved consistency against South African rivals.
The URC weekend also shook up the table.
Connacht beat the Glasgow Warriors 15-10 with Sean Jansen scoring from a line-out maul on the final play, while Cardiff stunned Leinster 8-7 in heavy rain to climb into third.
Power rankings reflect those swings, with the Northampton Saints still leading overall, Toulouse closing in and URC sides compressed behind them after a round of road upsets.
FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings Methodology
These power rankings are built from a long-running results model that updates after every finished match.
Each team starts from a common baseline, then rises or falls based on opponent strength and match outcome.
Winning away from home is valued more than winning at home, and results against stronger teams move the needle more than results against weaker opponents.
Competition strength also is accounted for, so performance in elite tournaments carries more weight than lower tier leagues.
Big wins matter, but the influence of margin is capped to avoid blowouts distorting the table.
The model is designed to react quickly early in a season, then stabilize as teams accumulate games. When teams are close on points, recent head-to-head outcomes can help separate them. The goal is a clear, comparable snapshot across leagues without guessing future results.
FloRugby's Professional Club Power Rankings For March 4, 2026
Northampton Saints - 1,671
Toulouse - 1,649
Bath - 1,642
Bristol Bears - 1,638
Glasgow Warriors - 1,636
Leinster - 1,634
Montpellier - 1,625
Brumbies - 1,590
Bordeaux Bègles - 1,588
Leicester Tigers - 1,583
Vodacom Bulls - 1,577
Saitama Wild Knights - 1,563
Kobelco Kobe Steelers - 1,562
Kubota Spears - 1,558
ASM Clermont Auvergne - 1,553
Racing 92 - 1,552
Cardiff Rugby - 1,542
Fidelity SecureDrive Lions - 1,538
Crusaders - 1,537
Stade Francais - 1,535
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo - 1,533
Tokyo Sungoliath - 1,533
Saracens - 1,532
DHL Stormers - 1,528
Ulster - 1,525
Waratahs - 1,525
Edinburgh - 1,514
Exeter Chiefs - 1,514
BlackRams Tokyo - 1,509
Hollywoodbets Sharks - 1,506
Ospreys - 1,506
Pau - 1,503
Fijian Drua - 1,501
Reds - 1,501
Chiefs - 1,499
Munster - 1,497
Western Force - 1,494
Blues - 1,488
Benetton - 1,485
Shizuoka BlueRevs - 1,483
Toyota Verblitz - 1,483
Connacht - 1,481
Hurricanes - 1,481
Harlequins - 1,471
Sale Sharks - 1,464
La Rochelle - 1,459
Urayasu D Rocks - 1,456
Highlanders - 1,455
MIE Honda Heat - 1,453
Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars - 1,448
Toulon - 1,443
Castres - 1,442
Scarlets - 1,437
Cheetahs - 1,436
Moana Pasifika - 1,430
Yokohama Canon Eagles - 1,424
Newcastle Red Bulls - 1,420
Black Lion - 1,419
Perpignan - 1,417
Lyon - 1,412
Dragons - 1,406
Zebre - 1,403
Bayonne - 1,392
Gloucester Rugby - 1,346
Montauban - 1,238
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