Brodie Retallick kept piling up tries in Japan Rugby League One as Kobelco Kobe Steelers ripped Urayasu D Rocks 78 - 19 to stay second on the Division One table and tighten the title race.

The United Rugby Championship took a break from its Six Nations 2026 vacation to play Round 12 in the final weekend of February, and a predictable wild weekend of rugby ensured.

Round 12 of the BKT United Rugby Championship served as a reminder that momentum, not reputation, is beginning to define the 2026 season.

The 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.

Who doesn’t love a grudge match? Jordan’s Bulls vs. Thomas’ Pistons, Brady’s Patriots vs. Manning’s Colts.

The Glasgow Warriors remain No. 1 in FloRugby’s Professional Club Power Rankings, holding firm on 1,676 points after a weekend that delivered drama in France and Japan, but saw no movement from the United Rugby Championship or Gallagher Premiership.

Glasgow Warriors tightened its grip on the top spot in this week’s FloRugby Professional Club Power Rankings after a 31-22 bonus-point win over Munster at a sold-out Scotstoun, a result that underlined the depth behind Franco Smith’s frontliners, as Six Nations squads peeled away.

The Glasgow Warriors, the No. 1-ranked team at FloRugby, return to Scotstoun Stadium on Friday to face Munster Rugby in a United Rugby Championship Round 11 clash that brings together two clubs with consistent postseason ambitions and a history of physical, high-stakes encounters.

Benetton returns to Stadio Monigo on Friday with a key BKT United Rugby Championship matchup against the Scarlets, a contest both sides have openly framed as part of a broader stretch of season-defining fixtures.

The United Rugby Championship plays one more round of matches before entering its Six Nations-induced hiatus in February, and the landscape of the competition could look very different after this weekend.

The global club rugby game delivered another decisive weekend, as Japan Rugby League One and the United Rugby Championship both produced results that reshaped domestic races and nudged the wider professional landscape forward.

Don’t look now, but here come the Vodacom Bulls.

The club rugby season is entering a chaotic phase, as domestic leagues once again approach a hiatus with the 2026 Six Nations preparing to capture the attention of the sport.

Back in action and without even the slightest dip in intensity, Round 10 of the BKT United Rugby Championship delivered unrivalled action from pillar to post.

The Glasgow Warriors moved to the top of the  United Rugby Championship standings after capitalizing on the first league defeat of the season for the DHL Stormers, reshuffling the table at the midway point of the campaign.